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Just wanted to say Hello!!
I'm new to this forum and reading through it seems to have a mine of useful information!
I am a UK Lever Gunner (couple of Marlin 1894's) in .357. I am a competition shooter, and compete in Events such as the Match 1500. Dont know if that translates directly to any competitions you have in the States or not?
Anyway, thats my hello. Hope to be around for a while and get to know some other Lever gun fans!!
Amazed at some of the stuff that gets hunted with Leverguns in countries other than the UK
Do you really hunt Alligators with Leverguns?? Crazy!!! That is something id love to see!!!
Sure, folks hunt alligators with leverguns. I suspect there are very few game animals world wide that someone in this bunch hasn't dropped with a levergun.
Welcome You have found your self in the right place. Pull up a stump grab some tea or coffee and enjoy the fire. There are a few of your country men on here as well who should be along.
Jeremy
GySgt USMC Ret
To err is human, To forgive is devine, Neither of which is Marine Corps policy Semper Fidelis
I like shooting rattlesnakes and grouse with my levers. Killed a rampaging Bull Mouse in the yard not long ago also.
Ok, so he wasnt really rampaging, but he was stealing the bird seed. 3 grs Unique and a round ball did the trick in a 30-30 tho.
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt-
Isnt it amazing how many people post without reading the thread?
Funny coincedence. My favourite target load is 5.4 grains of Unique. With a 158 grain, Lead Truncated Cone.
Which would probably just bounce right off a Bull Mouse!!
I've got some Vectan SP3 Powder here and some 158 grain FMJ truncated cones. I've heard that 16 grains of this stuff will make a nice hole through pretty much anything.
I'll throw a batch of scones into the Dutch Oven to go along with your tea, hope you like Lapsang Souchong, it is all I brought this time.
If you've never visited the Garrett Cartridge Company's website, you should go there soon. There are some articles there recounting Vin Lupo's exploits as he took the African Big Five with a Marlin .45-70 lever-gun.
Tell us more about this match 1500 you mentioned. Is it a 1500 yard or meter match? Or is it with weapons from 1500? Or is it 1500 possible points for a perfect score?
Doc Hudson, OOF, IOFA, CSA, F&AM, SCV, NRA LIFE MEMBER, IDJRS #002, IDCT, King of Typoists
Welcome! There are a great bunch of guys here and the coffee (or proper British tea) is always hot .............. as long as you make some before you sit down.
Steve Retired and Living the Good Life No Matter Where You Go, There You Are
Welcome to the fire Adam from down-under. We shoot pigs,goats roos deer and feral dogs with levers just to name some of the pests here abouts. Crocs here would have been taken with levers too, but they are now protected
We have just started at my local club to shoot gallery rifle with our pistol caliber levers, its great fun. Browse around this forum, there is heaps to learn.
Hi Adam and welcome.There are 4 or 5 regular UK members on this forum I live near Croydon, at the other end of the tram line from Wimbledon.
I have 8 leverguns, all except one (Browning 1886) are 19th century originals. I use them for Western, Historic and very occasional
Gallery rifle.
Perry Owens
Hi Adam
I am a newboy to this forum and I also think is is geat and a distinct change from th UK shooting scene.
If you in the Bisley area this Saturday morning I expect to be on the Short Siberia. Just look for a guy with an Evans rifle (there won't be many) and that will be me.
Stanforth.
Hello Adam
Welcome to the fire,you may want to sit back a little,it's been hotter than blue blazes in my neck of the woods.
A great amout of knowledege and experience here,I think you will like it here.
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Another G'day Adam, from downunder.
Like you, I shoot the 357 lever in competition, but have heard of one pro shooter here in Oz who used to shoot camels with his 357.
You'll like it here, nice bunch of blokes and truck loads of useful information.
Bob
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Another hearty welcome from Canada. Here's a fitting photo of an original Winchester Model 1894 chambered in 30 W.C.F. (30-30) made in 1913.
Kirk: An old geezer who loves the smell of freshly turned earth, old cedar rail fences, wood smoke, a crackling fireplace on a snowy evening, pristine wilderness lakes, the scent of
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester. Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
Howdy pard from Pennsylvania Those ruffians from Texas don't have a patent on the word, "Howdy". We do all sorts of neat things here--talk guns & ammo, share info, talk about the impending Revolution, but most of all, we like to lie and tell tall tales---especially those guys from Texas. ----------------Sixgun