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*sigh* Another caliber and another mouth to feed...
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<blockquote data-quote="Slack One" data-source="post: 831894" data-attributes="member: 2270"><p>If your gun likes the Hornady LeverEvolutions, they're great. My Marlin does not care for them, and tends to shoot patterns with them. Also, they're rather expensive. But they do boost the usable range on a .30-30 quite a bit, thanks to being a standard "pointy bullet" vs. the usual .30-30 softball.</p><p></p><p>My particular lever gun likes 150 grain Federals, which shoot flat enough for most hunting I do around here. Sort of a moot point as I've been shooting a .308 lately, but the Marlin is so much handier than the Mauser...</p><p></p><p>I hate to say it, but I hope you still like the rifle after you shoot it a while. The big loop levers are an acquired taste. Frankly I dislike them, as I end up beating the crap out of my hand having to "dive" for the loop in order to cycle the gun. Slightly oversized is nice to have so you can wear good warm gloves, but big oversized just seems to be one more thing to hang on brush. A good leather wrap around the belly of the loop might make it more comfortable, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slack One, post: 831894, member: 2270"] If your gun likes the Hornady LeverEvolutions, they're great. My Marlin does not care for them, and tends to shoot patterns with them. Also, they're rather expensive. But they do boost the usable range on a .30-30 quite a bit, thanks to being a standard "pointy bullet" vs. the usual .30-30 softball. My particular lever gun likes 150 grain Federals, which shoot flat enough for most hunting I do around here. Sort of a moot point as I've been shooting a .308 lately, but the Marlin is so much handier than the Mauser... I hate to say it, but I hope you still like the rifle after you shoot it a while. The big loop levers are an acquired taste. Frankly I dislike them, as I end up beating the crap out of my hand having to "dive" for the loop in order to cycle the gun. Slightly oversized is nice to have so you can wear good warm gloves, but big oversized just seems to be one more thing to hang on brush. A good leather wrap around the belly of the loop might make it more comfortable, though. [/QUOTE]
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