So I may have muffed up...

[KHornet]

A few years back I decided I didn't need a 340 Sav, took it to a gun show in Lincoln and
a guy offered me 250 for it. I had paid about 100.00 for it a few years back, and felt
I had made out well. Took the 250, and walked over to a Win dealer, and got a decent
94 for the 250, talking him down from 300 for cash. Now all that said, I like the 94 Win
in 30-30, and have one in 357 with long bbl that I like, but wish I also had the 340 back.
As a matter of fact, wish I had the majority of fire arms I have sold or traded off in the
past. Far to many to list. But like the old Pa Dutch saying goes: "Ve got too soon old-
and too late smart!" I managed to get the getting old part ok, but the getting smart part
I am still working on.

Paul

 

[RBHarter]

Last winter we bought a 325C Savage with 2 clips (ok I know they're magazines but it says clip right on them) in 30-30 .
Shot several 50 yd groups of 3 shot work ups 3 touching . Paid $200 .
Miss killed a hog with it in May .
I was taken with that fancy looking butter knife bolt.

 

[JSH]

Lever gunitis, revolveritis I have never heard of a cure for either.
I messed up bad a couple of years back. Let a buddy talk me out of a new unfired in the box savage 99 in 375WW, never knew they made one $600 OTD. Oh well.
Fast forward to this year. New unfired no box 94 Winchester XTR in 375 came home with me. Passed up a pair years back NIB one a 375 and the other was the 307. The XTR from this year cost me what the asking price for the pair was!!!
Josh, I sure do understand the wants for a lever gun. If you are just wanting a shooter I would look at either a Contender/G2 (sorry there never was a "G1") or the Encore platform. The 30-30 carbine or rifle barrel can be tough to find for either. I would suggest a full custom and look at MGM. May be over budget but a good platform and you can go to handgun length barrels as well.
Jeff

 

[JWFilips]

I'm just wondering; Is there any caliber rifle out there that could be re-chambered to a 30-30 Winchester?

 

[9.3X62AL]

Ruger #1 comes to mind, JW.

My current 30/30 is a gorgeous Marlin 336 from the 1950s, 24" barrel and 2/3 magazine. Came with all-steel Lyman receiver sight, too. Life is good.

 

[Cherokee]

I've got two Winchester LA from some years ago. One is a 20" that I have fired very little. It has beautiful wood but right after I bought it I ran into another 26" Oct-Bl "Classic" that has become my good CB shooter.

 

[300BLK]

Anyone have experience with the Savage 170 slide-action rifle? One of those would be pretty neat to have, particularly if you shoot wrong-sided like me (one reason I like leverguns for many jobs outside of punching paper at the range).

170s were built on a shotgun platform and had their share of problems. I've handled them and wasn't favorably impressed.

Send that 99 30-30 off to JES Reboring and turn it into a 35-30 or 38-55.

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

RBHarter last winter I got a 325 just like yours with the butter knife lever. I am still waiting for the GS to get done drilling the front band on the action so I can mount a Red Dot sight scout scope fashion.
Just to turn the knife a little. Last fall I was at a gun auction. I passed on a 340 (nothing special) that went for 185$ I already had 2 of them. Later the same day I got a Handy 30/30 20 gau. combo for 190$

 

[smokeywolf]

I'm just wondering; Is there any caliber rifle out there that could be re-chambered to a 30-30 Winchester?

25-35 Winchester and 219 Zipper. Parent case was 30-30.

Model 64 Winchester could be had chambered for any of those three, plus 32 Winchester Special.

 

[Ian]

170s were built on a shotgun platform and had their share of problems. I've handled them and wasn't favorably impressed.

Send that 99 30-30 off to JES Reboring and turn it into a 35-30 or 38-55.

Rotary magazine is very much limited to exactly what it was made for. Also, the pencil barrel won't bore. What I'd really like is to have a new barrel screwed on it that was chambered for 7x30 Waters, but the '99 is so gawdawful ugly I'm not sure I'll ever spend the money to make that happen.