most used levergun

HillbillyGadget · Post by **HillbillyGadget** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:46 am

Which levergun and handgun of yours get's used the most?

For me I'd say my Marlin 30-30 w/ XS sights, it rides in my truck, and gets pulled out while working on my farm or hunting, when the weather is nasty or when the opprotunity pops up.

If I'm hunting up a doe and want a challenge, I'll take the .45 trapper or if small game is in the mix the '92 .357.

My most used handgun is a XD45, well carried the most, used would be a Ruger 22/45.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:52 am

Hard to say on "most", as it varies from year to year. I collect, so like to spread my shooting around. Most though would have to be my .22's - mainly because a lot of my shooting over the last several years has been training my young son, and the .22 is where you naturally start for such activities. Same on a handgun - various types, but when I'm not shooting a .45, it's a .22 with my son.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:58 am

Most used handgun would be one of my T/C's, I shoot a lot of handgun silhouette. Like YK I spread my rifle shooting around but probably it would be my Marlin 1889 in 44-40 manufactured in 1892.

Old Time Hunter · Post by **Old Time Hunter** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:12 am

'94 Trapper chambered for .44 Mag...followed very closely by my '94 BB .375.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:15 am

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Marlin 1894C in .357Mag.

danthegunman · Post by **danthegunman** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:25 am

A Winchester 94 30-30 Trapper.

1894 · Post by **1894** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:46 am

Marlin 1894 in .44 mag

Phil

k8bor · Post by **k8bor** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:50 am

1894C in .357 mag

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:14 am

I would have to say my 1892 in 32-20. Its good to shoot at home because of the low noise. Very accurate even though it was produced in 1893. Cheap to shoot also. It has logged over 6K rounds.
Handgun? Thats a toughy as I have many "working" sixguns but the one that (other than my 642 carry gun) gets stuffed in my pants or sometimes a holster while woodsloafing is a third gen Colt in 38-40.

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:29 am

win 30-30

ruger SBHH 44mag

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:31 am

My most used lever gun has for the past years been my 94AE Trapper in .45 Colt. Now that's being challenged by my Marlin 1894 Cowboy in the same caliber.
My most used revolver is my Old Model Blackhawk .45 Colt.

Remember: "The .45 Colt; first, foremost, and forever."

Joe

Modoc ED · Post by **Modoc ED** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:34 am

Winchester Model 94, .30-30.

I have handguns but don't use them. I haven't shot one of them for two or more years.

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:35 am

My 94 trapper in .45colt paired with my Ruger Vaquero also in .45colt. Cant go wrong with that pair

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:44 am

My "El Tigre" 92 in 44-40. It's My truck gun and is very tight and accurate. I also carry an old Colt W.D. King's conversion in 44-40 sometime. It's the only DA I have ever kept.

71fan · Post by **71fan** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:58 am

Winchester Trapper 44 mag, but my Winchester 55 30-30 is catching up.

Handgun with the most rounds by far is my Taurus 94 22, but most carried is my USP Compact 40.

big bear · Post by **big bear** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:01 am

Model 71...load development and carry along on mountain walks at my cabin..lotsa bears there.

Rhino357 · Post by **Rhino357** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:13 pm

Marlin 1894C / S&W 6" 686 in .357 MAG of course

neil mitchell · Post by **neil mitchell** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:37 pm

My newly acquired 336ZG 30-30 and Ruger MKI .22

Neil

blueroan · Post by **blueroan** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:14 pm

Either of a pair of 24 inch 44 Marlin Cowboy Rifles, occasionally a 357 Cowboy or an 1895 Cowboy or a 30/30 Cowboy. The 44s are my "go to guns" for 99% of the time.

I switch the handguns around even more. I have 5.5 inch 44 SUPERS, BISLEYS, and VAQUERO/BISLEY VAQUEROS. The VAQUEROS have seen the most range time lately and I don't know why...the sights ain't much and none of them have been to visit Jim Stroh at ALPHA PRECISION. He's done all the target sighted guns....the man is a genius and the popular magazines are jusst beginning to feature his work. Plus he is a true gentleman to do business with. Come spring, he's going to see my smiling face and every gun that he hasn't done a trigger job on yet. I'll save the shipping prices rip off from UPS/FEDEX/DHL and go visit. I've been wanting to drive down, shake his hand, thank him for all the fine work he's done for me and buy him lunch somewhere nice.

Savage99 · Post by **Savage99** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:41 pm

Probably my puma 92 in .357...for plinking it has to be my .22lr henry..of course the selection changes depending on hunting conditions..

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:08 pm

Most used levergun would be a close race between my 307 Winchester and my 1895G. The edge would probably go to the 307 Winchester.

Most used handgun, as of late, would be my XD9 since getting a CHL.

Johnny

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:15 pm

These have the most rounds through them. 600+ and 6000+ respectively - 30-30 and 44 Spl.

Lastmohecken · Post by **Lastmohecken** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:48 pm

My most used levergun has to be my Browning steel framed BLR in .308 win. That's the gun I grab when I absolutly want to kill something.

Handgun? That's a tough one, as I use several, but I guess it has to be my old Colt series 70, 1911 45ACP because I handle it every day. It's my bedside gun, it's the gun I grab to check out any unknown siduation around home, unless it's wild dogs chasing cattle or some other varmit that might require a long shot, then I grab the BLR or sometimes my pre-64 Winchester model 94. they're all loaded, but I llve in the boonies and I don't have time to load a gun if I need it.

Slick · Post by **Slick** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:11 pm

Savage99 wrote:Probably my puma 92 in .357

Same for me - I have TONS of .38 special loaded up with 12.5gr of 2400 under 158gr cast that shoot wonderfully out of both my Marlin 1894c or my Puma 92.

obfsas · Post by **obfsas** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:33 pm

Winchester 1894 Trapper in .357 is my Always Rifle. Handgun is a S/S Commander on a Lwt Officer Model frame. Duty gun is a Series 70 Colt Gold Cup. For Deer or Boar the 1894 Cowboy in .45 Colt. For Buff, 1895 Cowboy. [/b]

gon2shoot · Post by **gon2shoot** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:41 pm

Puma 45 and SBH. 44
45-70 is catchin up.

veeman · Post by **veeman** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:43 pm

My Winchester 94 in .45colt, Browning 1886, and Rossi 92 in .44-40 all get about the same amount of time. Probably the Rossi out in front.

Swampman · Post by **Swampman** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:49 pm

My Glenfield 30 is my most often used rifle. I love it. My Ruger .357 flattop is my most often used handgun.

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:53 pm

I usually have to think on these questions, but not this time. My favorite levergun is my Marlin 1894 in .32-20, with 28" full octagon barrel. I just love the feel, and the accuracy, so it goes to the range more than any other!
For a handgun, it's my S&W model 25 in .45 Colt, with 8 3/8" barrel. The most accurate centerfire I own!

jdad · Post by **jdad** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:16 pm

1947 39A - smallbore cowboy silhouette rifle

1967 S&W Model 28 - I like this a whole lot better than I did my Python.

Guncase · Post by **Guncase** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:44 pm

Winchester '92 25-20, and Ruger Bisley/Vaquero .45 colt

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:44 pm

Until last year it would have been one of these 32-20s especally the SRC.

Then I got my LTDIII 45-70 and a 45Colt Blackhawk. I've been obsessed with them since

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:31 pm

Most used lever is a 30wcf in a model 94 in my truck and ahorseback, unless Iam hunting in a grizzly infested area then I'll carry a brning 71 with 250 gr loads.
My go to revolver is a ruger sa in 45 colt, truck or ahorseback. danny

Grizzly Adams · Post by **Grizzly Adams** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:43 pm

Uberti 1873 SRC.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:06 pm

My most used levergun is my marlin 39TDS. most used revolver is my 38+P j-frame I carry every day.

Mojo · Post by **Mojo** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:10 pm

A 1957 39A. Hardly a week goes by that some sort of garden vermin (chipmunk, wood rat, crow, etc...) doesn't fall prey to that deadly .22.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:17 pm

Same as the last time I answered this question:

All three in .45 Colt

Although over the past year the SAAs haven't seen much use, and the 1851s are the most often out of the safe:

Coldfingers · Post by **Coldfingers** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:51 pm

1894C...rides over 2.000 miles a week in the tractor. Provides a more accurate platform to launch the ammo for the SP101.

I am trying to wear in the barrel of a 6" GP100 though

I drive through LOTS of wilderness each trip with plenty of pullouts that have large rock formations and gravel piles along with the various foxes, wolves, and yotes that are "in season"

Makes me feel more comfortable when I have to pull over and sleep with a tanker load of fuel in tow also. Not that any raghead would want that of course

Scotty

LeverBob · Post by **LeverBob** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:08 am

336CS Scout in 30-30AI.
45 Colt Ruger Blachhawk 6".

That rifle may change though, I'm shooting my 1950 Marlin 39A more & more...because of the price of components these days.

I carry my Ruger Security Six 4" in .357 Mag. everyday...the day long. Don't fire it as much as the .45.

LeverBob

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:04 pm

My most used lever is a trapper .38-55. Puzzle One is my truck gun/traveling companion. I got this little doe because P1 was where it's supposed to be, with me.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:10 pm

In the past, my Winchester 94 in 356 Win. but I think it will soon be superceded by my new Marlin 39A

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:20 pm

for hunting I would have to say my 375 win BB.I have taken more deer with it than all my "other" levers combined.

for handgun it has to be my colt 1911 with the python a close 2nd.
pete

Jeff Pitts · Post by **Jeff Pitts** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:13 am

It used to be that I had a different rifle in my hand and a different pistol on my hip on any given week.

I must be getting old, I have been packing a Marlin Cowboy in 44 since 2001 almost exclusively. Along with that has been a 4 3/4" Ruger flattop in .44, also exclusively. I shoot the same load in both guns which makes my life more simple.

Jeff

HillbillyGadget · Post by **HillbillyGadget** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:19 am

Thanks, for the replies, lot's of great pics. One thing I noticed most of the levers are still sporting the issued open sights, out to 50yds I don't think there is a faster set-up than opens.

ccw9mm · Post by **ccw9mm** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:29 am

Marlin 1894P .44mag lever, and CZ P01 9mm semi-auto pistol. The rest of the guns are nice for playing around, but these two get the most work.

Have an M1 Carbine and a Ruger PC9 being added to the stable, so likely those two will get quite a bit of use over the next year.

tman · Post by **tman** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:20 pm

blr. 308wcf, bb94.-356w.c.f. - glock 27. like the 94 the best, but expensive to shoot.

jbm1968 · Post by **jbm1968** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:21 pm

Handguns: Colt Combat Commander .45 followed by Ruger 50th Anniversary .357 Blackhawk and MKIII Browning Hi-Power 9mm. I need a Single Six!!!

Leverguns: Till now: Winchester 94BB 375 Winchester and Winchester Ranger Compact .357, but I think I will be shooting my daughters Christmas gift the most now: Winchester 94-22.

Other Longguns: What! they make others!!! Just kidding: My Winchester pre-64 M-70 30'06 and my Belgian Browning Auto-5 Light 12.

Boy, did I ever give a complicated answer to a simple question! The short answer is my Combat Commander .45 and .375 M94BB.

Bogie35 · Post by **Bogie35** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:28 pm

My Marlin 336C in 35 Rem...when I get it!

bogie

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:56 pm

Well, Times are changin'. For the longest time the Marlin .41 mag got carried around everywhere but the Sharps has taken it's place since it arrived.
A Ruger .41 mag Blackhawk or a Cimarron .45 Colt, both with 4 3/4 in. barrels go everywhere I do.

SJPrice · Post by **SJPrice** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:34 pm

Long gun would be my 1886 Browning 45-70 and handgun is either my FA 97 4 1/4 inch 45 colt or for CCW, my S&W M&P 40C compact.

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