FWIW............ Those things SUCK to shoot. That butt "pad" (if ya wanna call it that) was designed for maximum recoil transfer straight into the shooter's shoulder. Kinda like having a guy whop you in the shoulder with a rubber mallet.

I've shot LOTS of guns with LOTS more actual foot/lbs of physical free recoil energy than a '95 in 4-hunnert five Win. But not too many that just plain sucked that bad to shoot. Good bit of muzzle rise off the bench, too. You'd better have a hand on the fore end.

I have 3 levers. On the top is a 95 Marlin that was manufactured in 1897. On the bottom is an 1886 Winchester with a 4 digit serial number. The 86 has original case hardening and 98% original blue. Both are 38-56, a necked down 45-70. The third lever (not pictured) is a Sako Finnwolf in .243.

Them Finnwolves are nice guns. But then what Sako isn't?

Have a lot of lever guns and really love my savage 99s


Savage 99s ones a takedown in 300 savage the other is a clip fed up n 308



And 1886 take down in 45/90



Savage 99 years n 30/30 was my little brothers



Winchester deluxe model 71 that I bought at the national trappers convention in Rochester MN spent my entire budget of 500$ on it but don’t regret it



Marlin model 1893 in 30/30 bought new by my grandfather in 1905 and carried by him from the area near Buffalo NY to Mn at the age of 15 when he left home to seek his fortune

Interested story about those 3 bolts in the stock

If you got that good-looking '71 Deluxe at the most recent Rochester National convention for $500.00, then I REALLY missed out when I was there. One like that could bring more than 4 times that now.

I've posted this before top gun in the photo was my grandfathers model 94 Winchester in 32-40. I was told by the cousin I got it from it was made in 1920 or 21 I haven't researched it myself.
Bottom gun in pic was my fathers model 94 Winchester in 30-30. He was given the gun new for his 16th birthday. So it was built in 1949 I would imagine?
My younger sister now has possession of that gun. I took this photo when I used it a couple years back to shoot a deer.
The 32-40 is the only lever gun I have ever owned. It's still a shooter for me and I have used it for deer hunting.



Mac

Nice looking rifles!

I do have a ‘81 marlin 444s with micro groove rifling. I can get 1.5” groups at 100 yds with cast bullets

Lot of nice rifles. I've got 6 Winchesters, 2 Savage 99, 2 Henrys, and 16 Marlins. Always liked the Marlins. If I see one at a shop or auction I'm trying to get it.

1892 Winchester long barrel in 25-20 with folding marbles peep,,,,killed a lot if fox with it back in the 60’s

1997 was a good year, I am aware of what they bring now though at the time I wasn’t really sure if I got a good deal or not but I bought it anyways because it just felt so good ln my hands, I actually went back 4 or 5 times to look at it because the price was my entire savings at that time and I had been planning on loading up on traps and supplies to go hard at trapping that year

Nightlife, the 99 is an elegant gun.

I want a 250-3000, not looking real hard, mostly my goal is to buy one at a local auciton. Don't know why.

I have a Marlin 39 takedown and an old ithica model 49 single shot 22 lever action that my dad got me when i was 5 yrs old. It was actually made for sears and roebuck and he ordered it out of their catalog. killed my first squirrel with it when i was 7 yrs old. it has taken alot of coons also.

Your right about that, I have an early model 99 in 250-3000 that was my ma’s, dad had one in 308, over her lifetime she killed a lot of game with it up to and including a grizzly in 48 or 49 not sure of exact year, it might not be the biggest one ever taken and the 250-3000 might not have been the rifle of choice but she did it, wasn’t an elk rifle either but she took several with it, it was her only rifle and she was deadly with it, frankly I don’t remember her ever missing target or game

I know where one is an have yet to get it bought!

I can tell you two guns my dad had when I was growing up that I begged him not to sell-a Browning BL-22 and a Savage 99 in .243. He sold both. He wouldnt let me shoot either one but would let me run the action of the Browning. SMOOTH!! Now theyre $750 so doubt ill be getting one.

1895 Marlin 45-70. They made 18,000 of them starting in 1895 with the lowest serial number being 131180 built november 27th 1895.
Mine was missing several parts when I got it after my father passed away. It belonged to his uncle. According to the Browning serial number search, mine was made in 1895. I ordered the parts that I could find, and then had a local gunsmith make a firing pin and a missing screw for it. Got it shooting now, just need to do a little work on the replacement forearm, looking forward to shooting a deer with it this fall.

Too bad Steve, I sold a couple good ones at our moving sale auction a couple years ago. I gave my 250-3000 model 99 takedown to my son.

I’d like to find a 25-20 rifle, lever or pump action. Willing to trade my entire remaining trapping outfit for the right rifle/ammo/die.

Picked up a 1892 from 1904 yesterday it's in pretty darn good shape! It's chambered in 38-40. Now to find some ammo. The only stuff I could find In stock was cowboy action loads from midway.

Your 99's appear to be a 99C (clip) and a 99G (checkered take down). I am not a 99 fan but I did just tuck a super clean 99G in 300 in the safe just because it was so clean and had never been drilled and tapped for a scope. If I can find a set of Stith mounts for it so I can scope it without drilling it I may even shoot it.