Lever action rifles
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Bowhunter57
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I'd buy it, but I have no use for a 30-30 caliber.
I hunted deer in the Manistee National Forest with one very similar to it, in the fall of 1976. It was a Bicentennial Buffalo Bill with a 26" octagonal barrel and it was very accurate.
D - all the above
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Start with iron, then work your way up to whatever you intend on using the rifle for. I prefer scope on mine, but red-dots are nice too. Whatever works best and shoot others to find out if you can. Good luck!
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Ohhhh fuuuuck right off. This thread is closed. The fact you even have to ask. Just buy a damn bolt gun Dustin.
Dang, just lookin for opinions. JerksOhhhh fuuuuck right off. This thread is closed. The fact you even have to ask. Just buy a damn bolt gun Dustin.
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All my lever actions have open sights... Main reason is the nostalgic look... Cowboys didn't have scopes... Plus it's a short range gun.. In all my years of hunting, 99% of my deer shot with a rifle have been under 50 yds... You should be able to hit a pie plate with every shot with that gun at 100 yds...
Shit, biggest hurdle so far is just finding one. Everyone seems to be out of stock
Maybe you should just get a vacuum instead.
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Fair enough.
. If you want to scope it and maintain the nostalgia of a lever action. Here is a period correct 3x 
Wm. Malcolm 3X Short Rifle Scope
William Malcolm is the oldest name in scope manufacturing, established in 1855. Malcolm Optics has stepped back in the time to redesign this historic line of telescopic rifle sights, providing today's vintage rifle shooter with period correct styling and modern optics.
taylorsfirearms.com
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Just did some search's and everywhere is out of stock... Better get yourself on a waiting list.. I get on one at a bigger dealer... Grice gun shop in Pa. Palmetto Armory to name a few...
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Damn.. He could store his fly rod in there... Reminds me of a Unertl....Fair enough.
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Wm. Malcolm 3X Short Rifle Scope
William Malcolm is the oldest name in scope manufacturing, established in 1855. Malcolm Optics has stepped back in the time to redesign this historic line of telescopic rifle sights, providing today's vintage rifle shooter with period correct styling and modern optics.
Maybe I should hold your head under water for 5 minutes
44mag is 150 yards or less for deer catridge imo.
So with that being said.
Open sights are the most period correct but the least accurate option. Also as you get closer to @"J" in age you might find it hard or impossible to focus on the front sight post AND the deer.
A good peep and post can be scary accurate and fast.
Red dot is another good option, the sig and vortex options start around $100 and go up from there, or get an aimpoint if you feel the need to drop that sort of coin on a hunting gun.
If you want to go scoped (and i don't blame you, my centerfire ones have been scoped) go low power fixed or lvpo. I really like my 1.25-4 Leupold with the red dot in them. Plenty of zoom for the range but 1.25 is close to a red dot when stalking for quick shots. I have one on my muzzy that I'll have at salt fork if you want to look through it.
Fine, keep it. Next time Im over Im moving your beer to the top shelf
How many dumbass pills did you take this morning? We are the same height. Only I can get about 3' closer before my stomach touches. Which means I can reach higher.
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Don't listen to him Dustin. He just mad he can't drive a shitbox diesel with 362k miles and the dash doesn't look like a Christmas tree.
