.308 lever action

  • jdbruesewitz
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 467
    November 17, 2006 at 5:03 pm #1252177

    A friend of mine is looking to buy a .308 lever action. Does anybody have one of these that they would be willing to part with.

    Thanks, Jeff

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    November 17, 2006 at 5:07 pm #500666

    That may be tough to find, and you can only shoot round nosed ammo with it. Why not just buy a 30-30?

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    November 17, 2006 at 5:09 pm #500667

    my grandpa still uses that gun….in fact my dad has one also with peep sights on it!!!! Very accurtate gun….he only uses 1 bullet a year!!!!

    jdbruesewitz
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 467
    November 17, 2006 at 5:09 pm #500668

    Tuck, I hear ya

    This is what he wanted, so I told him I would give it a shot

    rod-man
    Pine City, MN.
    Posts: 1279
    November 17, 2006 at 5:28 pm #500674

    Browning BLR is clip fed
    pointed bullets are fine in this one

    KirtH
    Lakeville
    Posts: 4063
    November 17, 2006 at 5:32 pm #500677

    I am not going to part with it, but I would highly rec a Browning .308 BLR, I have had mine for ever, it is a wsome gun.

    Clip fed, drives tacks when shooting

    jdbruesewitz
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 467
    November 17, 2006 at 6:05 pm #500687

    Thanks everyone for the info.

    krisko
    Durand, WI
    Posts: 1364
    November 17, 2006 at 6:07 pm #500688

    Quote:

    That may be tough to find, and you can only shoot round nosed ammo with it. Why not just buy a 30-30?

    Many of the .308 lever are magazine fed. I have an uncle that just sold one…He has a bunch of Winchester Model 88’s. They are awesome guns. He head shoots all his does and is very accurate with it. I’ll see if he has the other one he wants to sell.

    eyebuster
    Duluth
    Posts: 1025
    November 17, 2006 at 6:10 pm #500690

    Quote:

    Browning BLR is clip fed

    pointed bullets are fine in this one

    Yep, I have one and my Dad aswell they are nice guns works well for deer and have also seen my grandpa shoot a beer with one, never had a problem with bullets!

    Sorry couldn’t pry it out of my hand one of the best guns I have owned!

    jdbruesewitz
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 467
    November 17, 2006 at 6:27 pm #500695

    Why would you ever shoot “beer”

    Sorry I could’nt resist

    koldfront kraig
    Coon Rapids mn
    Posts: 1804
    November 17, 2006 at 6:27 pm #500696

    I think your talking about the Savage model 99.

    Lever action with an internal brass rotary clip or a box clip that drops out the bottom.

    jdbruesewitz
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 467
    November 17, 2006 at 6:28 pm #500697

    Krisko, see what you can come up with.

    Thanks, Jeff

    eyebuster
    Duluth
    Posts: 1025
    November 17, 2006 at 6:31 pm #500699

    Quote:

    Why would you ever shoot “beer”

    Sorry I could’nt resist

    Good Question!!

    coppertop
    Central MN
    Posts: 2853
    November 17, 2006 at 11:22 pm #500794

    Another vote for the BLR .308. I’ve had mine for 20 years, never a problem. I’ve even used it out west for mulies. Small and lightweight!

    rrouff
    Aledo IL
    Posts: 114
    November 18, 2006 at 12:39 am #500803

    I have a savage model 99dl in 308. If you are familiar with them they have a rotary magazine. PM me if interested.

    Jeff

    dtro
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    Jordan
    Posts: 1501
    November 18, 2006 at 4:02 pm #500891

    I have the same model only in a .300

    It was my grandfathers gun and it’s amazingly accurate. One year I had a “pro” sight it in for me and it was tough to get the gun back. His exact words were, “name your price”.

    It also has the rotary magazine, but I have used pointed tip ammo, should I not be??

    rrouff
    Aledo IL
    Posts: 114
    November 18, 2006 at 4:49 pm #500895

    The idea of the rotary magazine was so you could use pointed rounds. The model 99 is one of the classic deer rifles.

    Jeff

    dtro
    Inactive
    Jordan
    Posts: 1501
    November 18, 2006 at 5:25 pm #500899

    That’s what I thought, just had a momentary brain fart.

    Sure wish guns could talk, I would love to hear all this stories this one has

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    November 20, 2006 at 12:04 am #501104

    Never heard of that one. I will have to look it up!
    Thanks!
    Tuck

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