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I love my stainless Marlin 45/70 Guide Gun, and I've got a Savage 99 in 308 that is probably as old as I am. But if we are talking old lever guns (I'm not old, lol!) I would have to go with Win 94 in 32 Special and a 92 in 218 Bee.
I've had a couple of friends that had the Winchester Big Bore 375 (again, not really old) and they are a nice round, but the accuracy on the two I was around sucked. I really wanted a 444 Marlin when I bought my Guide Gun, but they weren't making it in either stainless or a short carbine model, I've never regretted getting the 45/70 instead, love the gun and the caliber.
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#7658075 08/25/2205:48 PM08/25/2205:48 PM
My Marlin JM 1895 stainless and walnut guide gun in .45-70 is a favorite for me. While it isn’t old by comparison to some classics that you discuss, it is about 20 years old - can’t remember exactly when I bought it. Had some custom work done by a gunsmith in Montana. Even with the short barrel it shoots 2” groups out to 200 yards. It is my now classic deer rifle here in Ohio. I plan on using it for a bear hunt in Maine in 2023.
Looking for a different type of lever action. A Ruger Number 1 in .45-70. Unfortunately most people must think they are made of solid gold.
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#7658279 08/25/2210:50 PM08/25/2210:50 PM
My grandfather's model 94 Winchester 30-30 he bought it for 50 dollars when he was 15 from money earned delivering news papers. He passed away in 2019 a month before my daughter was born. It has its own spot on the wall in a custom wooden gun rack my wife had made specifically for that rifle it's one of my most prized possessions.
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#7658408 08/26/2207:52 AM08/26/2207:52 AM
Well, I like them and have owned a lot of them in the past. I had a Winchester 1873, 1886, 1887, 1892, several 1894's, a model 94 .22Mag, an 1895, an unfired model 65 in 218 with bolt peep, model 71 Deluxe, several model 64's (2 deluxe), 2 Savage model 99's (a .300 and a .250). They went when I sold the collection, but I did retain a minty '94 and an unfired (supposedly) '64 deluxe. If I could find a minty '71 deluxe I would be sorely tempted
I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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#7658416 08/26/2208:01 AM08/26/2208:01 AM
I have a Model 1894, Trapper, short barrel with saddle ring. I had it certified by the ATF as a curio and relic. It isn’t in the greatest of shape but hey, I got it in a trade for a 1976 15 foot tri hull boat that I never used.
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#7658439 08/26/2208:41 AM08/26/2208:41 AM
My next rifle,and probably last ,will be the 45/90,probably one of Winchesters newer offerings.The originals,when you can find one,are way above my pay grade.