Level Action Rifles

[dom1104]

Anyone know anything about these?

Uberti 1873 Rifle and 1873 Carbine

I am looking for a higher end / nicer / more expensive ride than a Rossi.

 

[IUprof]

Thanks for so many responses.

I don't have any plans to hunt really, especially not in the short term but its a consideration.

22lr makes the most sense for me, because I mostly want to plink, but I have a few 22 rifles, so I'd kind of like to move into something bigger.

Keep the suggestions coming and thanks again..

Well the next caliber up would be a 38/357. I have a Marlin 1894c. Shooting 38s is great for plinking. 357, as mentioned before, can double as HD and hunting.

 

[jkirby]

I have a Marlin 1894C (38/.357). It was made right before Remington took over making the Marlin Leveractions. I've heard bad stuff about the newer Remington made marlins but the ones before they took over are Good to go. I love mine, it is a gun I will never part with. It will be passed down to my son. It shoots great, very accurate, and its just fun to shoot. Never had a Winchester but have shot a Henry .22lr and was impressed. If I was to buy another lever action it would be a new Henry or a Used Marlin, probably another 1894.

 

[VN Vet]

I recommend you have a lever action and a revolver of the same caliber.

 

[ol' poke]

I have a Rossi 1892 in .44-40 that can hit a 8" pie plate at 100 yds all day with the factory iron sights. Commercial ammo in that caliber is expensive, so I load up my own with full cases of FFg blackpowder. FIRE & SMOKE! What a hoot! For the $, I'd recommend a '92 over the other models. You might want to wander over to the Cowboy Action Shooting forums to post your questions there as well.

Good huntin'!

ol' poke.

 

[tenring]

All lever guns are not made the same...

You have the Winchester type lever guns that take rounded bullets. The lever is under the action and the locking weaker then other actions.

Then you have the Savage type lever guns with a box magazine and a different style bolt. There are Savage 99s in modern calibers using spitzer bullets. Including 308 and 243. The Savage lever system is the most modern. The lever is behind the action and drives a bolt/block back and forth. Some of the last ones made have detachable magazines.

The odd one out is the 1895 Winchester. It's really a third type that John Browning worked on to have a box magazine and better locking lugs for high powered cartridges. Most of the 1895 Winchester guns are expensive collectibles. Browning added extra locking for the pressures.

Here is a Savage action that was made for the Canadian army.

Now that is class!

 

[IUprof]

I recommend you have a lever action and a revolver of the same caliber.

+1 my Marlin goes great with my Ruger GP100

 

[remauto1187]

I have a 1975 Glenfield 30A which is essentially a Marlin 336 chambered in 30-30. Great rifle! Picked it up at a auction last year for $250. I have seen 3 or 4 go for 250-300 range since then at auction. Id grab one if I were you! Downside is you cant hunt deer with it in Indiana.

 

[Hoosier8]

I have a 1975 Glenfield 30A which is essentially a Marlin 336 chambered in 30-30. Great rifle! Picked it up at a auction last year for $250. I have seen 3 or 4 go for 250-300 range since then at auction. Id grab one if I were you! Downside is you cant hunt deer with it in Indiana.

Hmmm. I had a Glenfield 30A stolen out of my trunk a few years ago. Got the serial number?

 

[remauto1187]

Hmmm. I had a Glenfield 30A stolen out of my trunk a few years ago. Got the serial number?

Question is...DO YOU HAVE THE SERIAL NUMBER?

 

[SERparacord]

Anyone know anything about these?

Uberti 1873 Rifle and 1873 Carbine

I am looking for a higher end / nicer / more expensive ride than a Rossi.

Try here, they Use the same rifle but slick then up a bit.
Repeating Rifles

 

[coyotehunter4]

I am partial to the Marlin 336. Great gun, killed 3 deer with my Marlin in a modified 35 Remington this year. What most people don't realize is Marlin was building guns before Winchester was in business.

 

[Hookeye]

There are a couple of lever guns not mentioned........

Not cheap but looks way cool....Big Horn Armory .500 S&W

And if wanting mag fed and of modern cartridge, Browning BLR (ugly as sin IMHO)

 

[Hoosier8]

Question is...DO YOU HAVE THE SERIAL NUMBER?

Aye captain, I most certainly do!

And if someone paid that much for my stolen one, they got ripped off. I paid 125 for it.

 

[Hoosier8]

Nothing wrong with the Rossi's. Here is a 44mag 16" Trapper.

 

[remauto1187]

Aye captain, I most certainly do!

And if someone paid that much for my stolen one, they got ripped off. I paid 125 for it.

If "mine" is "yours" then Ill take 5 more just like it at $250 each.....Mine is 99.9% condition with the original "marlin" marked scope on it.

 

[glock34]

Any comments on the Rossi's particularly with the stainless barrels?

I hope they are good because I have one on the way. I wanted another Marlin pre-remminton and could not find one at a decent price. I shot a friends blue rossi 357 and seemed nice. It was brand new so it was hard to get it out of his hand to shoot it.

 

[vedearduff]

Anyone know anything about these?

Uberti 1873 Rifle and 1873 Carbine

I am looking for a higher end / nicer / more expensive ride than a Rossi.

I have one in .44WCF (44-40) and could not be happier. It was purchased for CAS matches and I shoot compressed BP loads.

If you just want something for the range and do not plan on heavy loads, one of these would be a great option. The .44WCF with full power BP loads will do well as a hunting rifle.

If you go with .38SPCL/.357 MAG or .44SPCL/.44MAG and want to take full advantage of the power offered by the magnum rounds, you would be better off with a Marlin or a Winchester '92 or one of the clones. The Rossi '92 clone is probably the least expensive and most widely available while the Puma (currently made by Chiappa, formerly made by Rossi) is a more faithful clone of the Winchester and is almost double the cost of the Rossi.

 

[bdybdall]

If you can find older Winchester rifles they are great! I have two 30-30's, a 375H&H and a 45colt. I also have a puma 357 that I used to kill a doe at 100 yards last fri. I love Lever guns

You have a .375 H&H lever gun? Are you sure that's not .375 Winchester?

 

[VidGuy]

+1 on the Henry. Have one in .22 and in .45LC. I'll take them any day over my Winchester Buffalo Bill 30-30.

Smoothest action ever.