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That was a serious extractor.

I don’t think many of us would be mad at knowing about a gun deal.

Meanwhile, on a small farm in Nebraska, a farmer made a startling discovery

Suddenly, a shot rang out

I still like it

So, does anyone else start off with a plan for a gun purchase, research, follow auctions, bid on auctions, then randomly make a 90deg turn and purchase something else? Or is it just me? I have been looking for a Marlin 444s for a while. I’ve bid on several. I even picked up a box of ammo in anticipation of acquiring one. I even had an active bid on one (thankfully I was out bid), when out of the blue, I purchased a Remington Model 81. My neck still hurts from the whiplash. I’m looking forward to cleaning it up and posting picks. I know it’s not a lever gun (my current obsession) but it is really cool. And it’s in .35 Remington.

Looks like a Deluxe model. I bet if you pull the stock off, you will see a XX stamped on the tang which should denote premium walnut.

I do have a “Marlin” in .35 Remington it is a Sears Model 45 which is basically a Sears Branded 336

Wow! That is a pretty Marlin. I wish had an extra 336 in .35rem instead of 30-30.

When was your property last assessed?

I could see a ban on Sporting rifles extend to all magazine fed semi-automatic rifles. I mean, it makes sense if you are really trying to stop the dangerous use of that style rifle. We all know that, functionality wise, there is not much difference between an AR/AK and a ‘Mini14/30.

And if you want to, you can make it “tacti-cool” (although I personally don’t care for tacti-cool lever guns)

Im contemplating looking for an older Model 81 just to have a semiautomatic “hunting” rifle

Well, a levergun in .357 or 44mag with a 16” barrel would be a good choice. Faster to cycle than a bolt action. An older Remington semiautomatic (model 81 or model 750) in 30.06 or .35 Remington would be good as well. The lever gun in a pistol caliber will hold more rounds.

That’s the freaking truth

I’m thinking a lot if us have that agreement with our wives. If I have a little extra after a sale/purchase, I do try to spend a little on her for the brownie points. I would say to pick up a lever gun, but that may be a rabbit hole you don’t want to fall into. (anyone have a lever gun in Marlin 444 they are looking to part ways with?)

You can just buy my Rossi 44Mag

Rossi R92 in 44mag. Stainless Steel, 20” Barrel. I added a saddle ring. I have put probably 30 rounds through it. I’m guessing it doesn’t have more than 40ish rounds down the pipe. I need to make room for a Marlin in 44mag. $750 located in Nashville. Must be legal to own and purchase a firearm. TN DL or HCP flash. It is the third from the left in the second photo.

Man, @lshel would be on this if it was in SS (and he hadn’t just sold his Rossi in .357) GLWS

But, really, for a lever gun, the Marlin 336 design is very simple to disassemble, clean and put back together. I did it to a new to me (1964) 30-30 this morning while on a conference call.

Or if you don’t want to fool with it any longer, I’ll give it a nice home.

They have the slightly smaller ones (same height and length but slightly thinner for $25. They have the 120mm mortar cans for $18. I think the 50cal cans are $15 and the 30cal cans are $12.

They want $30 for the 30mm ammo cans.

Not that sign, But this one...

If you get as far west as Nashville, look up Battleground Army Surplus. He has all kinds of ammo cans for decent prices.