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I have heard of it. I believe it was a Canadian company. If you look at vintage ammo on gunBroker you'll usually see a bunch of this stuff. I know at least for stuff like 32-40 and 38-55

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geobru wrote: ↑Thu Jan 22, 2026 6:10 pm

I love that story. Thanks for sharing. What a cool looking rifle!! Glad it's still in the family

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I'm very excited! Can't wait!

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Flint, how does this rifle shoot? Let me know how yours shoots. Thanks. It shoots very well actually. However, I perhaps foolishly decided to go another direction and now have built a whole different gun around that receiver. I have/had zero problems or stiffness with the action on that rifle thoug...

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you can always watch fleabay for an old one but quality is always a stuff shoot (: .. yeah, exactly, that's kind of why i started this topic. the used fixed power leopolds that they recently discontinued are now selling for double on ebay used what they sold new for a couple/few years ago. and even...

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Thanks all,

I appreciate all of the suggestions. I'll look into them for sure.

worst case scenario is I get something I don't like on the marlin and then find something else to put it on.

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Thanks guys, seems the 2-7 is popular on leverguns! I have a 2-7x on my muzzleloader and do love it, but have been hesitant to put something that big on a levergun. thanks Doc for the recommendation, I'll add those into the mix of options. I personally like to keep the optics as low as possible, but...

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Hi all, this year, I hunted some and wanted to kill a deer with my 35 rem 336. However, the couple opportunities I had while carrying that rifle were at dusk and dawn and I couldn't see the sights well enough to shoot. For that reason I ended up finishing out the season with my scoped 250 sav and di...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 7:11 pm It's very simple, ONE of each. That way you can shoot which ever fits your mood that day!

this seems to be my strategy

It's hard to objectively separate "best" from "favorite" though

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I don't have any experience with BP substitutes in cartridge loads so this may not be applicable or helpful. However, in my muzzleloader, I switched to blackhorn several years ago and will never go back. so vastly superior anything else I used before. Price doubled a couple years ago and I'll keep p...

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Man, I always want to buy all the guns. It's funny, I had just been watching videos about these Mossbergs before you posted this for sale. They were always kind of interesting to me as many guns copy the basic marlin design but not as many are patterned more similar to the winchesters. I thought it ...

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Nice job. Enjoy the meat. That looks like a little more than a spike to me. Seems like the smaller bucks hold onto their antlers for longer. I bet the bigger bucks have started dropping by now.

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This guy has some really good product testing videos https://youtu.be/AXXuWL3l5qo?si=vcVHR8tPcCtn9n5b https://youtu.be/jlK7UWHD3sY?si=rpTqAIYYF7NfYzMn Here are a couple recent ones he did on jump starters. I bought 8 gooloo jump starters at work and we've used them a ton and have started 12 passenge...

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The JESS rebore will be .376 or .377 I think. I think .376 I had a barrel done by him and he does a great job. Actually, I need to sell that barrel now, but it's a winchester barrel so it won't help you. I think if I was in your shoes now making this decision, I'd buy the 336CB and be done with it. ...

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Very cool. Underrated guns. Sad they are now long gone. I hate to think about how much they probably sold for 20 years ago. Considering I bought my marlin 336 brand new in 2002 for I think $350, I imagine the H&R handi rifles (then owned by Marlin) were probably selling for half that. I remember...

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i think its the mossberg 472, made in the 70's in 30/30 and in 35 remington you are totally right, that looks like the rifle in the video for sure. neat. I've never seen one of those before. Thanks guys. I knew someone would know what it was. I couldn't just let that go after I realized it didn't q...

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You’re in the valley correct ? I hunted Elkins WV area in the 2023 season and yes I had my ATV with me . But I’m nowhere near in shape for walking the mountains anymore , used to follow setters around the Blue Ridge for grouse but it would literally kill me now . Yup, Rockingham. but I spend all my...

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This short popped up on youtube just now and the rifle looks like a marlin, but the top of the receiver has a groove running down the middle of it. I've never seen a marlin like that. Also the forend looks a little wonky. Like the end of the forend closest to the receiver doesn't taper in like a mar...

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I guess it depends on what you plan to do with it.

I've had two blackhawks. a 41 mag and a 45 colt bisley. VERY solid guns.

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Thanks all! Congratulations on your deer, Flint! I hope it was downhill getting that buck out! Those are some nice Savage 99's you have and a good write up. Thanks, JBowen Nope! Unfortunately it wasn't all downhill! Well done! 3 miles is a long drag! You should have set up camp and eaten him then wa...

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I agree. Looks like a house cat to me. Compare the size to that coiled hose. Not a large animal

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Deer season ended last saturday and wanted to share my success this year as it involved some cool leverguns. first buck was killed on public land. national forest, wilderness area, over 3 miles in from the road at 4000' elevation. Not a big buck, but a feat to accomplish all the same. Been wanting t...

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I'll take it

pm incoming

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I don't know if the front sights differ by caliber, but I have a 16" R92 in 357

the front sight is about .5" from the bottom of the dovetail to the top of the bead.

not counting the dovetail base, the post of the sight is about .35-.36 above it

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you could also shoot it and see if the primers are backing out. I have an old winchester 1894 that had the barrel replaced 75 years ago, and rounds shot in it have slightly protruding primers. I don't shoot it that much though, so I'm not concerned.

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I don't think the solution needs to be that complicated. Just swap your FTX bullet for an XTP. Done. I've been shooting .452 XTPs in my muzzleloader for 10 years and they work awesome. Almost all of my bucks have been shot with this bullet. I shoot the .452 300 grain mag with the black crush rib sab...

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Yes, I've been a hardcore airgunner for about 40 years - though haven't been able to shoot as much lately. Lately I've found JSBs to be pretty much my go to starting point. 20 years ago crosman premiers were always the starting point, but seems the've dropped off lately. I have one rifle that absolu...

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What a special hunt. I'm glad you both were able to share it. I have some similarily treasured memories.

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Some good points have been brought up. However, I still think that the availability of ammo is not on par with the availability of guns chambered for it. Why was there never a leverevolution round made for it? Doesn't it seem like a glaring exception? Leverevolution ammo is currently being made for ...

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I've been thinking about this for a while. years. Why doesn't anyone load hunting ammo for the 38-55? Literally the only thing you can buy is cowboy ammo. HSM or Black Hills. However, if you go to just Midway right now, there are literally SIX different hunting loads available for the 32 special!!! ...

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Perfect shot!!! nice doe and beautiful rifle! I've killed a lot of deer with 150gr bullets in a 30-30 and don't think you can do much better for eastern deer!

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wow, double congrats. two very nice looking deer.

what load are you shooting in that rifle. Hopefully before next season I'll finish my 38-55 rifle and work up a deer load.

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Great job! Pretty good beard for a jake. how far away was he?

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I for sure used to see those on the ammo rack when I was younger. It seems like they were sold into the 90s maybe. Or maybe they had just been sitting on the shelf for a decade.

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For those who enjoy levergun hunting photos Last month I hiked a couple miles in to a ridge with a bunch of hickory trees I had noticed while hiking previously. The squirrels were plentiful and I had no trouble collecting my limit of six. https://i.postimg.cc/7YQfF2Kt/IMG-20251023-155753473-HDR(1).j...

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About a month ago, I finally made it to the gun range to make sure I was all sighted in for deer season. I took any of the leverguns that I thought I might use this year, as well as my muzzleloader. Last Christmas, my wife got me one of those Garmin chronographs, so I took that along to try as well....

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I found a winchester big bore at a pawn shop ten years ago and bought it. scrounged up brass and loaded some hawk bullets I think. shot this doe with it. https://i.postimg.cc/6Q24F2v8/2015_Doe_375_Win.jpg worked good! then I needed money and sold it on this forum to a member. forgot who. someone in ...

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Sure hear you Earl. Ray, thank you for your suggestion. I found a more budget friendly option: five pounds of in-the-shell jumbo Virginias from the Whitley Peanut Factory for $37 shipped, and will report. I mentioned this peanut thing on my FB page and an old Arcata High School pal and I started re...

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I also shoot the 300gr. .452 XTP in my muzzleloader. Under 90gr. of blackhorn powder I've chrony'd it between 1750-1765fps. Not sure how that compares to the velocity of a loaded cartridge out of a levergun, but I can tell you that it get's the job done on deer. Most of the bucks I've killed over th...

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Ok, so I guess Hornady is producing 348 interlocks again? Hopefully they will make them available as reloading components also

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Midway is showing a 348 win offering from HSM as 'coming soon'. it is supposedly loaded with the hornady interlock 200 grain bullet. This bullet was discontinued a few years ago. Does this mean they are bringing it back? How can HSM load with it otherwise? is hornady making it just for ammo manufact...

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The 1940s "flat band" did not come from the factory drilled and tapped as a standard item. Its possible it was a special order, or more likely done by a gunsmith or just the owner. Bottom line, whatever numbers it may represent are unlikely to be representative of standard factory hole lo...

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big bear wrote: ↑Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:05 pm I think I'm going to shoot some of the Speer bullets and ponder about the Winchester 150gr bullets. I will try and post some pics. Selling and shipping any to the U.S is not worth the paperwork/legal hassle entailed. Sorry.

Didn't realize you weren't in the US.

Enjoy

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Still have the rear sight and elevator. The rifle is 1942 vintage caliber 32 Special oh cool. The rifle I referenced above is a 32 special from the 40s. I forget the year, but it's later than '42 I have three 94s that are DT'd Both post 64s measure 3.855" from front end of receiver to middle o...

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Very sorry to hear about your dad. That is very hard. one thing I've done before is search SOLD auctions on gunbroker. That works if you can find the same guns as you have and in similar condition. It might not be as official as getting an appraisor but it will tell you the real current selling valu...

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I may also be interested in a box of the 220s.

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Thanks guys,

I think I'm just questioning whether the 35 rem chamber pressure is/was really dictated by the model 8 remington as is so frequently touted.

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Hi all. I just saw something that made me question everything. I'm a huge fan of the 35 rem and the 300 savage. I can't tell you how many times I've read that the potential of the 35 rem is held back because of the relatively low pressures that it's loaded to due to the fact that it was originally c...

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100% 1- 30-30... I'm an under achiever :lol: Looks like we have a winner! :) Looks like we are all over the map! and it's cool we have members with just a few guns all the way to too many to count apparently!!! :shock: I guess it depends on whether we're talking lever action repeaters, or just rifl...

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I have three 94s that are DT'd

Both post 64s measure 3.855" from front end of receiver to middle of first screw hole - so similar to Walt's measurement.

However a 40's flat band measures 3.658"

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