waco
Springfield, Oregon
I really have no words.
Somebody please explain...
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Kevin Stenberg
Well-Known Member
Thats just like the mod 94 with a black plastic stock
waco
Springfield, Oregon
Sorry. That is retarded.
The simplest explanation for the Marlin is Youtube, the gun rags, and many of the online fora, where if isn't "tactical" it is no good, because "that $%^# will get you killed on the street". The Rossi is mostly marketed at an earlier generation's version of the same tacticool insanity acquired while they watched TV.
I only hope I live long enough to see the weapon fads of the next generation.
I only hope I live long enough to see the weapon fads of the next generation.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Big loop lever: John Wayne in 1939's movie "Stagecoach" playing the Ringo Kid.
Tactical: because they never have and never will do anything dangerous in their lives.
Plastic: because even yellow pine is too expensive.
Tactical: because they never have and never will do anything dangerous in their lives.
Plastic: because even yellow pine is too expensive.
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
My objection is trying to drag leverguns into what the gun grabbers consider dangerous because they look scary. I prefer blue steel and lumber on my guns. Just sleepy old leverguns that aren't even modern or relevant. Nothing to see here, just move along.
Ian
Notorious member
Observation Of The Year, maybe even of the century.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Other, than the exorbitant price. I find it very functional for a wet weather hunting firearm. Alaska, comes to mind. Especially in that caliber.
I haven't researched it, but I 'm guessing the black finish is rust resistant and maybe even self lubricating. My 1894 was bright stainless, sent it out to be promptly Ceracoted.
Wish my 1894 had come with a large loop. Functional, for cold weather hunting, while wearing gloves. Even in warm weather, I keep my pinkie out of the lever.
Also, added a A/S scout mount to the 1894. Length is long enough to mount a scout or a conventional type scope. I have both. Trijicon reflex for close range/tree stand hunting or switch to a Leupold 1 x 5 lighted reticle, when longer ranges can be encountered. Conventional sights just don't work for aging eyes. Trophy bucks, normally don't wander around in the daylight. That's how they got to be trophies. Lighted reticles give the hunter the advantage during that 1/2 hour time interval, before dawn and dusk.
BTW, I also have/tried the X/S peep with fiber optic front sight. Way over rated for low light capabilities. Doesn't hold a candle to a lighted reticle/red dot. YMMV
I haven't researched it, but I 'm guessing the black finish is rust resistant and maybe even self lubricating. My 1894 was bright stainless, sent it out to be promptly Ceracoted.
Wish my 1894 had come with a large loop. Functional, for cold weather hunting, while wearing gloves. Even in warm weather, I keep my pinkie out of the lever.
Also, added a A/S scout mount to the 1894. Length is long enough to mount a scout or a conventional type scope. I have both. Trijicon reflex for close range/tree stand hunting or switch to a Leupold 1 x 5 lighted reticle, when longer ranges can be encountered. Conventional sights just don't work for aging eyes. Trophy bucks, normally don't wander around in the daylight. That's how they got to be trophies. Lighted reticles give the hunter the advantage during that 1/2 hour time interval, before dawn and dusk.
BTW, I also have/tried the X/S peep with fiber optic front sight. Way over rated for low light capabilities. Doesn't hold a candle to a lighted reticle/red dot. YMMV
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
To each their own. Personally, I don't like a scope in a light lever gun at all. Something like a Savage 99 in 308, yeah, a traditional scope is fine. Red dots and me don't mix. But, to each their own. Don't really care for plastic stocks, but they have some appeal. Kinda like plastic tableware...
Missionary
Well-Known Member
Whether or not I like it..... I will defend the RIGHT of someone else to own that ugly duckling..
Not writing you do not believe the same .....
Not writing you do not believe the same .....
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Yeah ugly. But if it brings a new person into the firearms world, fine. Just a brother of a different strip. Besides that, guys like me are an endangered species anyway.
I ran a pilot house vessel in Prince William Sound for years and about half of the time running to the grounds I would have the door open and locked back. The helm was starboard of center and it was only one step to be out on the walk around. I say all of this because I kept a short barreled blue steel and wood stocked Ithaca 37 12 ga standing in the corner by the door. Besides the normal damp salty environment an occasional spray would come in while underway. There wasn't a harsher environment for a gun unless I would just submerge it in the salty brine we fished in. After a couple of years of this treatment I had a Smith friend strip it and treat it with zinc chromate then krylon paint.
Back to the pilot house of KraKaDawn it went. It's a crusty old beater no doubt, but if you give a gun a little care, I have found that coatings are nice but over rated. Yes they do work, but frequent oil and cleaning do as well. This old Ithaca is still with me and functions just fine for a gun that has been abused, and neglected in an extremely harsh environment.
Would I treat a nice rifle or handgun that way, absolutely not. But I stick with blue steel and wood. I know there's better, but, I'm stuck in the past. I do own a couple of stainless rifles and hanguns though.
Never liked the looks of stainless (but that finish on Winelovers Marlin is a game changer) as I used to take black bear hunters out to the islands and one day after dropping off a group, has I was running the skiff back to the boat I turned to watch a view of the area where I dropped these guys off. Nice sunny morning. Just shut down the kicker and floated to enjoy the view. I kept getting flashes from the hunters as they made their way up the valley. One fellow, little guy, worked for Black Hawk in Iraq was carrying a stainless Remington 416 Rigby, could see it miles away. If I could see it, game certainly would see it.
Asked him later that night if he would carry a shiny gun in the sand box. He looked at me like I was nuts. I mentioned what I had observed that morning.
I do carry a 480 Ruger SRH with a 5" barrel that has the brushed finish an is non reflective. Confidence in the 480. Guess I got a little drifty here, but but I did consider carrying my old Marlin 45/70 and a handgun on the islands, but, just did not think the Marlin was enough gun for comfort with the Brownies down there. So I had built a 458x2 American on a Remington 600 to carry along with the 480. More comfort. I have a lot more confidence in the 45/70 now, then back then. I'm sure with a steady hand, my nothing fancy old $500 Marlin would do the job just fine.
I ran a pilot house vessel in Prince William Sound for years and about half of the time running to the grounds I would have the door open and locked back. The helm was starboard of center and it was only one step to be out on the walk around. I say all of this because I kept a short barreled blue steel and wood stocked Ithaca 37 12 ga standing in the corner by the door. Besides the normal damp salty environment an occasional spray would come in while underway. There wasn't a harsher environment for a gun unless I would just submerge it in the salty brine we fished in. After a couple of years of this treatment I had a Smith friend strip it and treat it with zinc chromate then krylon paint.
Back to the pilot house of KraKaDawn it went. It's a crusty old beater no doubt, but if you give a gun a little care, I have found that coatings are nice but over rated. Yes they do work, but frequent oil and cleaning do as well. This old Ithaca is still with me and functions just fine for a gun that has been abused, and neglected in an extremely harsh environment.
Would I treat a nice rifle or handgun that way, absolutely not. But I stick with blue steel and wood. I know there's better, but, I'm stuck in the past. I do own a couple of stainless rifles and hanguns though.
Never liked the looks of stainless (but that finish on Winelovers Marlin is a game changer) as I used to take black bear hunters out to the islands and one day after dropping off a group, has I was running the skiff back to the boat I turned to watch a view of the area where I dropped these guys off. Nice sunny morning. Just shut down the kicker and floated to enjoy the view. I kept getting flashes from the hunters as they made their way up the valley. One fellow, little guy, worked for Black Hawk in Iraq was carrying a stainless Remington 416 Rigby, could see it miles away. If I could see it, game certainly would see it.
Asked him later that night if he would carry a shiny gun in the sand box. He looked at me like I was nuts. I mentioned what I had observed that morning.
I do carry a 480 Ruger SRH with a 5" barrel that has the brushed finish an is non reflective. Confidence in the 480. Guess I got a little drifty here, but but I did consider carrying my old Marlin 45/70 and a handgun on the islands, but, just did not think the Marlin was enough gun for comfort with the Brownies down there. So I had built a 458x2 American on a Remington 600 to carry along with the 480. More comfort. I have a lot more confidence in the 45/70 now, then back then. I'm sure with a steady hand, my nothing fancy old $500 Marlin would do the job just fine.