Originally Posted by
Tufrthnails
I got it used in 06. My brother has it right now at his house (he loves to shoot the thing). I have thought about taking it to a smith, but honestly I am thinking now about making it a bada$$ christmas present for him. He doesn't have any hunting rifles and he has either been using it or his father in laws .270. He makes a lot of sacrifices for his family so I think that is prob going to be the route I go. I may tell him to take it to a smith that I have used in the past to see what he can do. I have heard there were some not so good years so i really just figured it was my luck.
BTW I got my eye on a Henry 45-70 gov! I got to have a levergun in the safe it is unAmerican not too!!!!
Yessireebobby! But before you "gift" it to him, try that load combo I gave you. It might just tighten that puppy up. Then you will be giving him a really good shooter! And give that crown a really good inspection too. Wear from someone cleaning it from the muzzle end can leave a very small wear spot which will effect your grouping. I've had a lot of lever guns come in with just that exact problem. I mean it's not THAT dang hard to drop the lever and extract the bolt on a Marlin! Takes me approximately 1 minute and I'm oldern dirt! But most people just don't think about it with lever guns. They think it takes a smith to break one down when a monkey with a flat head screwdriver can do it!