Best cal. of the leavers?
06-14-2005, 08:15 PM
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Kountze, Texas
Posts: 5,393
RE: Best cal. of the leavers?
Gopher Slayer,
What is your reason for choosing a lever gun? It is my favorite action, and my favorite caliber is 30-30. In my opinion, the 30-30 covers lever action range perfectly especiallyon whitetail deer.
If I want longer range, I shoot my .270 bolt action, but the 30-30 Marlin will reach any deer that comes around all of my stands in the woods.
If you are after long range gophers, a lever action might not be your best bet, but the above mentioned do offer long range calibers.
C. Davis
What is your reason for choosing a lever gun? It is my favorite action, and my favorite caliber is 30-30. In my opinion, the 30-30 covers lever action range perfectly especiallyon whitetail deer.
If I want longer range, I shoot my .270 bolt action, but the 30-30 Marlin will reach any deer that comes around all of my stands in the woods.
If you are after long range gophers, a lever action might not be your best bet, but the above mentioned do offer long range calibers.
C. Davis
06-15-2005, 07:18 AM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: A flat lander lost in the mountains of Northern,AZ
Posts: 3,171
RE: Best cal. of the leavers?
go for a browning BLR in 7mm rem mag, thats probably the best lever gun period for long range shots.
Boy do I miss savage mod 99's though I borowed one from a friend in 308 win for a deer hunt a fews years ago I fell in love with it, I tried to find one and could never find one. I offered my buddy 600 bucks for his, he looked at me and said "seriously?" I was never more serious in my life, he turned it down LOL I dont blame him a bit.
Boy do I miss savage mod 99's though I borowed one from a friend in 308 win for a deer hunt a fews years ago I fell in love with it, I tried to find one and could never find one. I offered my buddy 600 bucks for his, he looked at me and said "seriously?" I was never more serious in my life, he turned it down LOL I dont blame him a bit.
06-16-2005, 02:03 PM
#28
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mtn. Hse. Alberta
Posts: 823
RE: Best cal. of the leavers?
When Savage came out with their model 99 lever action it was chambered in .303 savage, .300 savage and then 250/3000. The whole idea was to have a lever action (which was very popular back then) in a cartridge with sme more power and "reach" than a 30/30. Then came the .308 and .284 chamberings and they are very decent moderately long range numbers.
A winchester model 88 or a Browning BLR in .308(the BLR also comes in 30/06 and I think 7mm Rem Mag.) would be a good choice. Sako made a lever of a similar stile at one time (in 308 and 243)
I have a Savage 99 in .300 savage which I used to shoot a moose a white-tail and two wolves last fall.
Robin.
A winchester model 88 or a Browning BLR in .308(the BLR also comes in 30/06 and I think 7mm Rem Mag.) would be a good choice. Sako made a lever of a similar stile at one time (in 308 and 243)
I have a Savage 99 in .300 savage which I used to shoot a moose a white-tail and two wolves last fall.
Robin.
06-17-2005, 07:46 PM
#30
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 98
RE: Best cal. of the leavers?
I have a Browning BLR in .308 and have dropped several deer and Elk with it. The longest shot was at 250yds. It also comes in a long action version in 30-06 and 7mm Mag. As well it is now being offered in all of the WSM calibers. If you want a long range lever gun they would be tough to beat.