Wayne,
thanks for the input, I have 2 win94's at home in the UK (one 22LR and one 22WMR) but am in the uk for a while and it seems a shame to not own a 30-30 and have seen a marlin.
whats the opinions on marlin vs win?
regards,
Gixer
Well, there's now a 30-30 added to the house...hopefully get out to try it out in the next few days...
which peep sights are good as the couple i have seen are up at the $100 mark.
regards,
gixer
Also, the first 4 digits of the serial number are 0505 - does this mean it was manufactured in 1995?
regards,
gixer
Also, the first 4 digits of the serial number are 0505 - does this mean it was manufactured in 1995?
regards,
gixer
Have a look at the Lyman aperture sights they really are first rate, far better than the ones offered by Williams in my opinion. http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/sights/66-receiver-peep.php
The bludgers- the one that I bought some time ago was steel and a proper fully adjustable sight not just the screw pinch type of the cheaper Williams.
The last time I ordered a Lyman #66 Receiver Sight I was shocked to find it aluminum instead of steel. That makes them on par with Williams in my view.~Muir
This made me think of all the 30-30's I've owned. One of my favorites was a cast bullet bench rest rifle made on a Swedish Mauser. It was a single shot, had a speed lock installed, cocked on opening, and had a Douglas "XX" air gaged 1-10" twist barrel in a heavy stock. It had a Dayton Traister trigger. With weighed and sorted bullets that rifle would shoot .5", 10 shot groups at 100 yards. Not good enough to win an unlimited class match but that was with me shooting!~Muir
PS: This is one of my current 30-30 favorites. Kinda kicks.....
Nice Contender , I've always liked them . On a similar vein , a younger acquaintance of mine built a very cool full stocked 35 Rem on a Carcano action and a twenty inch barrel , with a little work the en-bloc clips even worked . I donated a double set trigger assembly to the project . It was definitely a very handy and reliable deer rifle for the thick stuff . I've been thinking about building something along the same lines on a Swedish M38 action I have . The smaller rim size might give some trouble , but it would be slick . So many plans , so little time lol .
AB
I'll keep an eye open for a 256 barrel . To be honest , I didn't know that TC chambered Contender barrels for 256 WM . I always wanted to try one in 357 Herret , that would definitely be a bit punchy.
You're right about the 358win. I've been looking in vain for a Savage 99 in 358 for a number of years , so I might just break down and do it .
To bring this back to the 30/30 , how common are the Remington 788's in 30/30 in your parts ? I had a Savage 340 in 30/30 years ago that shot quite well , IT WAS UGLY , but it shot well . I always wanted to see how accurate the 30WCF could be and I thought a 788 would be a good platform to do it on .
AB