Even though I started with a Winchester 94 I would have to admit the shooting edge goes to marlin. Just picked up a 94-22 last weekend.-again! Hope it shoots as good as my last one. I have had several levers over the years. My old Browning 308 was a great one. The one that I love the most is my savage 99 in 308. Whoever thinks that lever guns aren't accurate and can't reach out there has never reloaded for a Browning or savage.
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Me78569
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If you want a level gun, but also want a modern ish bullet look at the Long Ranger from Henry. I have one in 6.5 creed and I love it. They also do a .308 if a man bun isn't your style. 
And what it does with some 124gr Hammer Hunters at 100 yd.
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Otherwise a 30-30 side gate from any of them brands would be on my list. Henry does good by me, but my model 94 has always treated me well.
And what it does with some 124gr Hammer Hunters at 100 yd.
Otherwise a 30-30 side gate from any of them brands would be on my list. Henry does good by me, but my model 94 has always treated me well.
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While too anemic for deer hunting, my favorite lever rifle for plinking and SASS is my model 73 Winchester in 44-40. It's surprisingly accurate and perfectly balanced.. It's an oldie(1881). Shown with my Colt SSA.
If I remember right Marlin just came out with a handful that are even threaded for suppressor...
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Pre '64 Winchester Model 94 .32 Winchester Special
Give the Browning BLR in 358 win a look. Excellent rifle for deer and elk. The detachable magazine is handy for a truck gun.
RidgeReaper208
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Don't sleep on a Browning BLR, these are exceptional rifles and come in a variety of calibers! My only knock on the Browning is that you can not get it with a "Cowboy Lever." Every gun owner should have a cowboy gun, the nostalgia behind them is priceless! Yeehaw 
seattleman1969
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For more cartridge options don't forget the Browning BLRs, but I agree with several others, nothing beats a lever rifle for a feeling of nostalgia, and they are **** fun to shot. Another member here came and hunted with me last year here in Montana and brought his Marlin .45-70 Guide for a bear backup gun. I was surprised at the rather low level of recoil.
Jeffrey Van Zandt
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Back east many years ago for deer hunting in the mts when Browning came out with the BLR in 358 win I got that the year it hit the market loved it took many whitetails and black bears with it and would still have it but do to a house fire lost it. It was fast for running whitetails in the hardwoods and swamps
seattleman1969
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Beat me to it...
44-40 "While too anemic for deer hunting" ??????????
I guess all those millions of head of big game shot with a 44-40 just died of natural causes.
Here is a quote from the old Hodgdon 26 edition loading manual.
"Introduced in the Model 1873 rifle, the 44-40 Winchester was once to the deer hunter what the 30-30 eventually became. Some cartridge historians have even said that the 44-40 killed so many deer that the 30-30 had been around for many years before it accounted for an equal amount of venison."
I guess all those millions of head of big game shot with a 44-40 just died of natural causes.
Here is a quote from the old Hodgdon 26 edition loading manual.
"Introduced in the Model 1873 rifle, the 44-40 Winchester was once to the deer hunter what the 30-30 eventually became. Some cartridge historians have even said that the 44-40 killed so many deer that the 30-30 had been around for many years before it accounted for an equal amount of venison."
