Author Topic: Michigan lever owners ???? (Read 2920 times)

Marlin444 · « **on:** March 23, 2003, 04:44:33 PM »

Just wondering how many lever act. owners there are. I have a marlin .375 & .444 marlin.I reload for both, I use 200 & 220 gr. bullets, Aa1680 powder in my .375.In my .444, 265 & 270 gr. with VN 120.
I've taken one 6pt. w/ .444, my nephew took 4 deer last year with the .375.All were one shot kill's, under 100 yrds. Now all I need is a BLR
in .358 or a .356 in a marlin.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2003, 12:42:48 AM »

win 3030 marin .35 .444 .4570 blr 308 and I live in the beautiful UP. Come up and shoot some time!

Win71 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2003, 07:02:18 AM »

Alpena, MI - Winchester Model 71 (1937) 24" barrel .348 Win., Winchester Model 64 (1938) 24" barrel .32 Win Spl., Model 1894 (1913) 26" barrel .32 Win. Spl. and Winchester Model 1894 (1924) 26" barrel 30 WCF. All pre-war, they all get out hunting each fall. Usually in Mackinac County.

Al · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2003, 11:54:28 AM »

I have a pair of pre 64 Winchesters, a 30-30 and a 32, a Browning 71 Highgrade in 348, and yep I do shoot it, a 71 Browning in 50 Alaskan, a 70's vintage Marlin 45-70, and have a new model 86 Winchester out for a 50-110 conversion which should be here in May.

skandiaman · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2003, 01:35:31 PM »

.45-70 guide gun with 2x scope bear gun, Ruger 96/44 with Marble Arms fiber optic sights walking around deer gun.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2003, 01:41:08 PM »

sent you a personal message skandiaman.

44 Man · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2003, 03:41:10 PM »

Got a wonderful Marlin in .35rem. A real delight to shoot. Couple .22s Win 94-22, Win 250. Got a Win 94 in .45lc on layaway at Jays. All lots of fun. My first rifle was a Win 73 in 32-20. 24" octagon bbl-heavier than hell to a young'n. Let that one get away when I was older and "moved up" to a Win 94 30-30. Boy was that stupid! 44 Man

Asa Lenon · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2003, 04:35:24 PM »

45/70 Model 1895SS w/4X scope and see through rings so I can use the iron sights if necessary and a 44 Magnum Winchester Legacy with a red dot sight.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2003, 12:12:35 AM »

another yupper you guys are comming out of the wood work were going tohave to all get together this summer and do some shooting.

Quote from: Asa Lenon

45/70 Model 1895SS w/4X scope and see through rings so I can use the iron sights if necessary and a 44 Magnum Winchester Legacy with a red dot sight.

Trails650 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 25, 2003, 05:27:13 PM »

I've got a 375 win 94 just over 2 years ago. love that thing made some homemade rounds for it with some cut down african pointed bullets on the lathe.
As you can see I'm only about 14 miles away. :grin:

Marlin444 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 26, 2003, 12:58:26 AM »

Trails 650, I'm west of Bird's meat market.Are you going to the gun show at White Cloud this Sunday? I found my .375 there last year, hoping to find a 45-70 or .35 there. Have you checked out the pawn shop in newaygo, he has good prices on his guns. Last year he had a like new marlin .35 for $235. Marlin 444

Trails650 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:22:55 AM »

Marlin444,
I use too do all my meat shoping there until I started buying half a cow. I alwayed picked up a pound of there jerky too. Nice folk.
I've done plenty of buissness at the pawn shop. Bought a Fr-8 there and its also were I got my 375 94. Traded it for my colt 45 acp. I live right up the hill.
Is the gunshow still in the old plumbs in White Cloud?

Where do you hunt.

Lloyd, I've done some hunting up at hulbert know where that is?

Marlin444 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 26, 2003, 03:53:31 AM »

Trails, the show is at leighton hall.I believe that is the old plumbs. I do most of my deer hunting over in montcalm co. (in-laws place) . Here at home, there are getting to be to many hunters.I'm going to try turkey hunting this year, I've been seeing 35 w/ 5 tom's.I bought a rem. 788 in 7-08 from the pawn shop.I keep checking there for other lever actions, he's really low on rifles right now.

Trails650 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 26, 2003, 04:51:31 AM »

I hunt alot of places. North and west of White Cloud. Just East of Heiss Lake. Plenty of hunters there. It took a few years to find out where the deer run too. now I see all the action around 10:00-10:30. i just sit in the heavy stuff (good 375 area)about 35 yards off the two tracks and open fields and watch the deer file on by. :eek:

Dutch4122 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 06, 2003, 07:49:00 AM »

I live North of Flint and hunt near Hubbard Lake in southern Alpena County on family property. Have built up a decent collection of the Winchester "Big Bores" over the last ten years (.307, .356, .375, and .444) and have just gotten interested in Marlins with a 336D .35 Rem added recently and an 1895GS .45-70 in layaway at the present time. Also have one Savage 99 in .300 Savage, made in the mid-50's.

The idea of a Michigan Lever-Action shoot in the future sounds great to me so count me in! Hopefully in the U.P. Been lookin' for an excuse to get back up there and do some prowlin' around. :wink:

Luv2hunteup · « **Reply #15 on:** April 06, 2003, 02:05:53 PM »

I've got a winchester model 95 in 405 winchester. If I can get some loads put together I may be interested in a lever action shoot. It's nice to see other yoopers out there. I moved below the bridge in '76 so I had to give up my yooper membership card and promise not to use the secret hand shake. I've still have a camp in the EUP.

Marlin444 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 06, 2003, 03:42:21 PM »

Last weekend I found a Win. 94 .356, at a small gunshow.I have a set of dies& brass on the way.This makes 3 levers so far.I'm looking forward to
working up some loads for my new bigbore.Whats the going price on the win. 94 AE .356, I paid $325 for mine.

Dutch4122 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 06, 2003, 04:32:15 PM »

I paid $350.00 cash for mine at the Midland Gun Show in the spring of 1996; and I saw a Winchester .356 (pre-safety) at Williams Gunsight a year ago for $459.00 in 95% condition. Sounds like you made a respectable deal to me based on the prices I've seen in my area.

By the way, you wouldn't happen to be the same guy I sold a couple of boxes of Sierra .375 200 grn F/P's to last year, would ya? Seems to me that Howard City rings a bell.

Anyway, congrats on the .356 Winchester Levergun, I'm sure you'll love it.

Marlin444 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 07, 2003, 12:54:15 AM »

Yes, I'm the same person that bought the .375 bullets from you.I let my
nephew use the .375 last yr., he took 2 buck's & 2 does with it.It was his first yr. deer hunting, they were all one shot kills.I used the 200 gr. W/ AA
1680.The guy I bought my .356 wanted $350 for it, I talked him down $25.it's a pre safety, no extra's with it.Have you tried the 200gr. Rn's in yours, I picked up 100 of them for $8.00 at the same show.

Dutch4122 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2003, 03:05:12 PM »

My .356 loves the factory loads and I hunted with them in 2002. Sorry, but no performance on game to pass along as I got skunked. Passed up a few questionable shots and didn't see anything else.

I have a batch loaded up with the Sierra 200 grn R/N (actually they have a very blunt nose and you could almost call them a F/N) using AA-2015 powder. I choose 42 grns as a start and have them worked up very slowly, stopping a couple of grains short of the maximum for the .358 Winchester with this bullet in the Sierra manual. Just waiting for the weather to break so I can take off for the range.

williamlayton · « **Reply #20 on:** April 07, 2003, 11:41:26 PM »

jest aquestion fer you guys. what does a lease cost up where yall are from? or do most hunt public land? just a question from a guy in texas who is wonnderin.
blessings

Marlin444 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 08, 2003, 03:21:20 PM »

Williamlayton, I really don't know what hunting land is renting for here in Mi.I hunt on private land, I have access to around 200 acres.Where I live, (west mi) there are 4-5 state game areas within an hour drive.There is
alot of federal land available to hunt also.

Ric · « **Reply #22 on:** April 09, 2003, 12:03:25 PM »

There is a Browning BLR in 358 at my local store for sale if anyone is interested. Are they hard to find now? Their phone number on request.

I have a 356 and could not be happier.

RIC

Luv2hunteup · « **Reply #23 on:** April 09, 2003, 03:09:06 PM »

William Layton

Leasing land is not very popular in Michigan. I know of a few that are very pricey but it's good land. Typically Michigan's private land is broken up into smaller parcels. Multiple owners per section. Taxes are high.

On the good side we have lots of public land to hun on. The UP is loaded with lots of state, federal or CFA land.

williamlayton · « **Reply #24 on:** April 10, 2003, 01:07:59 AM »

do i understand up to be the upper penninsula? trying to learn something of your state. interesting though--there is a lot of land down here which is national forrest but i would guess the vast majority of folks hunt on leasted land. generally the landowner, rancher leases the property out by the gun--most often provides some kindo of shack for shelter--but that is not always the case . prices vary depending on the area and size of game. i do believe your game is larger than here. That is hard for a texan to confess--don't tell anyone i said that. :wink:
blessings

Severt Swenson, Jr. · « **Reply #25 on:** April 10, 2003, 12:03:35 PM »

This thread is making me home sick. Back in 1954 my folks bought me a brand new Winchester Mod. 94 30-30 for deer hunting from Sherman's Sport Shop in Fremont, MI, and I have had it ever since. It cost $48.00. Let my brother use it in Michigan when I come west and now it's my daughters. Have a Mod 94 in 32 special and that has collected two elk and a number of mule deer. Also have a Browning 53 in 32-20. I really enjoy lever guns, but use the flat shooting caliber bolt actions now.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #26 on:** April 10, 2003, 12:20:35 PM »

yup and you guys arent suppose to be crossing the bridge :eek: We have to many people up here already :-D

Quote from: williamlayton

do i understand up to be the upper penninsula? trying to learn something of your state. interesting though--there is a lot of land down here which is national forrest but i would guess the vast majority of folks hunt on leasted land. generally the landowner, rancher leases the property out by the gun--most often provides some kindo of shack for shelter--but that is not always the case . prices vary depending on the area and size of game. i do believe your game is larger than here. That is hard for a texan to confess--don't tell anyone i said that. :wink:
blessings

williamlayton · « **Reply #27 on:** April 10, 2003, 12:36:34 PM »

we're not crossing the bridge--we got a lot down here--but we're keeping the bridge open for those who cross the river can keep on movin. :wink: :wink:
blessings

Win71 · « **Reply #28 on:** April 10, 2003, 12:50:04 PM »

williamlayton, The Upper Peninsula is know as the UP, the residents of the UP are known as " Yoopers". The Lower Peninsula is know as the Lower. The two peninsulas are separated by the Straits of Mackinac and connected by the Mackinac Bridge. Anyone from the Lower or from below the Bridge are known as "Trolls or Flatlanders". By the way, the correct spelling is Mackinaw below the Straits and Mackinac above the Straits both have the same meaning.

williamlayton · « **Reply #29 on:** April 10, 2003, 04:30:12 PM »

very interesting--you folks seem to have some of the same kinds of divisions in the state as we do here. by the way, texas is the only state that has the right to divide itself if we wanted--but we're divided on th issue.
blessings