$500 to spend on a levergun...

verticalgain1 · November 23, 2004, 10:07 PM

Hi all.

I have at or about $500 to spend on a levergun this coming weekend at the gunshow. I'm under the impression I can get ahold of a new Rossi '92, Winchester '94, or Marlin 1894 for this price. I'm after a .45LC, to match my Vaquero.

So which would you get if it were you, and why? Would you get a levergun I didn't list?

Thanks in advance,
Justin

Sir William · November 24, 2004, 12:27 AM

Save your $500.00. I honestly think you will be ahead if you add another $500.00 to your budget and buy a Uberti.

fastforty · November 24, 2004, 12:40 AM

From what (limited) knowledge I have, I think that the Winchester has the "loosest" action, Marlin is a little "tighter", & Rossi is the tightest yet (whether that matters to you). Using BP in it, I'd lean a little toward ease of complete disassembly (and reassembly, LOL). Other than that, it'd be a matter of which one fits you best & just plain feels like part of you; that goes a long ways to how well you shoot it & your overall satisfaction.

Hal · November 24, 2004, 06:36 AM

LOL!
Not much mystery about my vote eh?

Anywho - I voted Winchester - simply because it's a Winchester.

I think a person's first lever gun should be a Winchester. <-- note I said first. Once you get bitten by the lever-bug, many many many more will follow.

Last count I had 4 Win - 1 Browning 1 Marlin in the safe,,,and I don't care for shooting a rifle much at all! Thank God for that, otherwise I can't imagine how many would be scattered around the house.

griz · November 25, 2004, 12:07 AM

Welcome to TFL!

I voted Marlin. They work well, are easy to work on, reliable, and if you shoot SASS, it does have the advantage of being able to throw a round in the open action for a reload. I used one for a long time before I got my 73. If you can find a 73 for $500, I'll change my vote, and take two myself.

**4V50 Gary** · November 25, 2004, 11:25 AM

I voted Marlin and I suppose having four of them shows my bias (45-70, 44 Mag, 38/357 and 22 LR).

View Poll Results: Which 45LC Levergun for ~$500
Winchester '94 Trail's End	6	24.00%
Marlin 1894	11	44.00%
Rossi (Puma)'92	3	12.00%
Other	0	0%
I just want to see the results	5	20.00%
Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

November 23, 2004, 10:07 PM	#1
verticalgain1 Junior Member Join Date: May 18, 2004 Posts: 1	$500 to spend on a levergun... Hi all. I have at or about $500 to spend on a levergun this coming weekend at the gunshow. I'm under the impression I can get ahold of a new Rossi '92, Winchester '94, or Marlin 1894 for this price. I'm after a .45LC, to match my Vaquero. So which would you get if it were you, and why? Would you get a levergun I didn't list? Thanks in advance, Justin __________________ "If you love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." Samuel Adams

November 24, 2004, 12:40 AM	#3
fastforty Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 1999 Location: In a kornfield in kalifornia Posts: 1,161	From what (limited) knowledge I have, I think that the Winchester has the "loosest" action, Marlin is a little "tighter", & Rossi is the tightest yet (whether that matters to you). Using BP in it, I'd lean a little toward ease of complete disassembly (and reassembly, LOL). Other than that, it'd be a matter of which one fits you best & just plain feels like part of you; that goes a long ways to how well you shoot it & your overall satisfaction. __________________ When Banjos are outlawed, only Outlaws will have Banjos The Bible is my lawbook. I turn the other cheek when applicable, and spend the rest of my days resisting evil at every front, until I have breathed my last breath.

November 25, 2004, 11:25 AM	#6
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,829	I voted Marlin and I suppose having four of them shows my bias (45-70, 44 Mag, 38/357 and 22 LR). __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

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November 24, 2004, 12:27 AM	#2
Sir William Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2004 Posts: 3,261	Save your $500.00. I honestly think you will be ahead if you add another $500.00 to your budget and buy a Uberti.

November 24, 2004, 06:36 AM	#4
Hal Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 8,563	LOL! Not much mystery about my vote eh? Anywho - I voted Winchester - simply because it's a Winchester. I think a person's first lever gun should be a Winchester. <-- note I said first. Once you get bitten by the lever-bug, many many many more will follow. Last count I had 4 Win - 1 Browning 1 Marlin in the safe,,,and I don't care for shooting a rifle much at all! Thank God for that, otherwise I can't imagine how many would be scattered around the house.

November 25, 2004, 12:07 AM	#5
griz Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2000 Location: Middle Peninsula, VA Posts: 1,588	Welcome to TFL! I voted Marlin. They work well, are easy to work on, reliable, and if you shoot SASS, it does have the advantage of being able to throw a round in the open action for a reload. I used one for a long time before I got my 73. If you can find a 73 for $500, I'll change my vote, and take two myself.