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Lever action rifle ideas/recommendations

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  • 19-11-2018 11:04pm
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    brugmand
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    As above, looking for a nice lever action something larger that 22


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    tac foley
    Registered Users Posts: 5,500 ✭✭✭tac foley


    Marlin, Winchester, Rossi, Pedersoli, Henry and Uberti all make very nice .38Spec/.357Mag underlever rifles and carbines.


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    brugmand
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    Yeah I have been drooling over the Henry and marlin 45-70 lever actions for a long time. Are the 45-70s or 30-30s restricted ?


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    tac foley
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    It is my understanding of the firearms laws in the RoI that .30-30 is not restricted, but .45-70 is....


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    brugmand
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    Okay thanks, that's made my choice a lot clearer, my go to would have been 45-70 with 30-30 right behind


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    tac foley
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    A .30-30 is a great choice for deer and feral goats up to 150 yards, providing you can get near enought to them..............it's really a woodlands calibre, hence its popularity in the North East and North West forested areas.


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    juice1304
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    3030 is unrestricted and licensable for deer. i have one myself. ;)


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    gunny123
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    Do not forget the excellent Browning BLR, its available in a lot of really good deer calibres. Some versions are takedown, and they are very well made in Japan.


    https://browning.eu/products/rifles/lever_action/A-BLRPGTRACK/


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    judestynes
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    Take into consideration ammo availability. 30.30 and 45 70 both great but not available everywhere. Savage offer lever rifles in common hunting calibres like 308 and 270 and others too. Just 1 more option.


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    gunny123
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    judestynes wrote: »
    Take into consideration ammo availability. 30.30 and 45 70 both great but not available everywhere. Savage offer lever rifles in common hunting calibres like 308 and 270 and others too. Just 1 more option.

    Do you mean the savage 99 ? That has been out of production for a long while now, too expensive to make in this brave new world of ours.


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    BattleCorp
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    Hey OP, just in case I'm thick or missed it, do you want the lever action for hunting or target shooting?


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