April 2, 201214 yr Had three of my lever action Marlins at CR this afternoon ( in the pouring rain). Lots of people when I arrivred, but only one other guy left when I headed out... Top is my 1950 Marlin 39-A, in 22LR. The original rimfire scope is still mounted, and works great. Middle is my Marlin 1895 in 45-70 Govt. This is a ton of fun to shoot, and my loads are pretty brisk, but not quite as unpleasant as some factory loads. I could shoot this one forever, and end up with a 1" hole. 45-70 is a cool round, with a giant brass case. Bottom is my newest Marlin Glenfield 30-A in 30-30, manufactured in 1981. Just picked this up on the forum this past week, and it is a great shooter. Bought some Hornady Leverevolution ammo and it's a good shooter. I'm looking forward to working up some loads for it.
April 2, 201214 yr I want myself a 95 in 45-70. Awesome gun. I'm dying to launch some 405gr potatos at 2000fps
April 2, 201214 yr Very nice, Love my Marlin Golden 39A, my fathers was the fist gun I shot probably close to 40 years ago. Have a 336 in 30-30 also, can't have too many LA's is what I say.
April 2, 201214 yr Author What scope do you have on the 1895? It's a Leupold VX-III 4.5-14x, mounted on an XSSight Lever Rail, which is a great way to mount optics on these rifles. I have another Marlin 1894 in 44 mag, and I have the XSSight Rail with ghost sights.
April 2, 201214 yr Very Nice! I like that lever rail system! When I picked up my rifles XS only made the Scout Scope Mount base for the 1895 and nothing for the 1894. Ended up with a Wild West Scout Scope Mount for the 1894 and a XS Scout Scope Mount for the 1895. Tried a Leupold FX 2.5 x 28 Scout Scope and it didn't work for me. Switched to a Mueller MX-1 Red Dot. Its good for short range, but I would like to get a variable power scope on it sometime. Do you have with eye relief on the 1895? Bob
April 2, 201214 yr Author Do you have with eye relief on the 1895? No problem. Look at how far forward that scope is on the 1895 in the middle vs the 30-30 at the bottom.
April 2, 201214 yr One day I'd like to get a lever-gun in .38spc/.357... that way I get a cool lever-gun without needing to buy a whole new type of ammo!
April 2, 201214 yr Sorry for the half sentence Melgamatic. I stopped half way through and didn't think I sent it. What I meant was, do you have a problem in picking up the full scope picture with that much eye relief?
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