whats the ultimate pump or lever

[bovine]

Winchester 88 in 308

 

[3Gun Jim]

Remington 870!!!! Time tested and true>

 

[3Gun Jim]

Also because it is easy to get a hold of all kinds of mod's for it.

 

[Demonical]

Marlin M1895XLR, .45-70 with 405gr bullets: currently testing Remington, Hawk and Woodleigh 405grers.

Nothing like resurrecting a 16 year old thread.

 

[Crack]

45-70 = 405gr 1300fps - 1400fps is this pop gun load to much for you as well?

Big hole in big hole out...

...and less to eat

 

[Raton57]

45-70 one thing it doesn't do is blow up with decent bullets. I use 350 grain Hornady round nose bullets. Just never used a lever unless you call a Ruger SS as a lever.

 

[geologist]

When I was a field geologist I alway planned to get a 7600 carbine in 30-06 and then have it re-chambered and bored for the underappreciated .338-06 for a stopping rifle for the great bears.

Install a Wilson ghost ring sight for fast under 25 yard shooting.

It would have the advantage of great sectional density plus the bragging rights for a unique carbine.

 

[struff55]

As to the quint essential lever gun for deer size game. There can be only one

The winchester model 94 (insert caliber choice)
The model 94 in .30-30 was said to (at one time) taken more whitetail deer
than any other gun and caliber combined.

As for the pump I'd be guessing but the Remington model 7600 (insert caliber)
It seems to have a huge fan base. Toted to have excellent reliability and accuracy, as well as having quick target accusition.

Those are my choices and yes I know, I must be ghey I own 2 94's in .30-30
One was grandpa's and the other was the first rifle I ever bought. I just can't part with either. CDN 1

yup s 94 the crudest cycling lever of all time combined with a terrible trigger
pie plate accuracy
possibly a 336 marlin or a modern take a blr

 

[BlackRam]

Ultimate lever?
John Wooter's custom Winchester Model 88 with mannlicher stock in 7mm-08 made by Joe Balickie. (His wife had a matching rifle)
Saw a photo of those rifles in a gun/hunting magazine back in the 90's; absolutely beautiful rifles!

I have a Model 88 rebarreled to 7mm-08; just need to get a mannlicher stock for it...

 

[Gatehouse]

Taipan X

 

[fat tony]

.307 Winchester Angle Eject because.

 

[Ungrateful]

The op of this thread was banned a decade ago

 

[pounder]

Still my favourite bush gun. .300 savage

 

[fat tony]

I screwed up and fumbled a deal on a .30/30 AE - this was before Summer 2019 when life was normalish. Sad.

Ungrateful: 'Nothing is over!'

 

[kamlooky]

Thuffr’in thread retherrechshun.
.308win, 35rem & .308win

 

[fat tony]

I always liked the idea of a 336 Texan in .35 Remington. Pistol grip variety would be okay too. But I'd like good world pricing, so that is a dream today.

 

[Butcherbill]

The op of this thread was banned a decade ago

Just foreshadowing how relevant this thread would become is all.

 

[hessels]

Krieghof Semprio in 6.5x55

 

[geologist]

 

[geologist]