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My Marlin is going KRAZY

Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
edited November 2019 in General Discussion
841077996
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/841077996
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  • Chief ShawayChief Shaway Member, Moderator Posts: 6,289 ******
    edited November -1
    My guess was $1200.
    It might make 1300 these last minutes
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  • Chief ShawayChief Shaway Member, Moderator Posts: 6,289 ******
    edited November -1
    My guess was $1200.
    It might make 1300 these last minutes
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A 1987 gun that looks like it was almost new...
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    mrmike08075 wrote:
    Wow.

    Well found and well sold.

    Micro groove rifling carbine in .41 magnum...

    I would enjoy testing iron sights versus an entry level decent 3-9X40 scope or maybe even a shotgun scope or holosight...

    Williams hi vis puke neon green fiber optics fire sights...

    How rare are these production wise???

    Mike

    IIRC, about 3300 in 41 were made..
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    mrmike08075 wrote:
    I like Marlin lever guns...

    I have a model 36RC and a 336 and a pair of take-down 39's..

    To my great regret I once passed on a 336 In .219 zipper with an octagonal bbl.

    Sweet guns.

    Mike

    Some things hurt more than old girl friends...
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    mrmike08075 wrote:
    I have your standard .30-30 WCF and the brush busting fireplug .35 Remington but the .219 zipper would have been an interesting addition - the strong action and heavier octagonal bbl would have offered some interesting reloading possibilities...

    Not certain what the round is good for but it has always interested me.

    And I always had a hankering for a .25-20 or .32-20 or a .38-40...

    Mike


    IIRC, the zipper was the first real varmint cartridge in a lever rifle...
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  • BobJudyBobJudy Member Posts: 6,671 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    toad67 wrote:
    mrmike08075 wrote:
    I have your standard .30-30 WCF and the brush busting fireplug .35 Remington but the .219 zipper would have been an interesting addition - the strong action and heavier octagonal bbl would have offered some interesting reloading possibilities...

    Not certain what the round is good for but it has always interested me.

    And I always had a hankering for a .25-20 or .32-20 or a .38-40...

    Mike


    IIRC, the zipper was the first real varmint cartridge in a lever rifle...

    Sorry not even close. The Savage 22Hi-Power predates the zipper by about 25 years. 30 years ago I passed on a 99 in 22HP because the only available loads were from Dominion In Canada and almost impossible to get. Shoulda, woulda, coulda, it would be worth a whole lot more today. Bob
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  • BobJudyBobJudy Member Posts: 6,671 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    mrmike08075 wrote:
    A retired gent at my gun club has a savage model 99 take-down with two barrels and a compact headcase...

    It had a .22 savage Imperial high-power barrel and a .410 gauge shotgun barrel and the take-down case has fitted interior partitions...

    Has a standard style steel tube stith scope and a slick custom set up to mount a long eye relief German ZF-49 scout style sniper optic...

    Amazing bespoke piece.

    Where do the .22 hornet and .218 bee come into play timeline wise compared with the zipper and Imperial HP???

    Mike

    The Zipper, Bee and Hornet are just youngsters. The Hi-Power was 1912 and arguably started the craze for small caliber fast cartridges. A few years later they brought out one of the all time greats, the 250/3000. About 1930 for the Hornet and mid 30s for the other 2. The Hornet still stumbles on and fills a useful niche when it comes to varmints especially with modern bullet tech. I wonder if the other 3 cartridges if introduced today with modern bullets like the VMax would be successful in the market? Bob
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  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,046 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "IIRC, the zipper was the first real varmint cartridge in a lever rifle..."
    "Sorry not even close. The Savage 22Hi-Power predates the zipper by about 25 years.'

    .............the .22 hi-power was originally sold a a 'deer' cartridge, it uses a .228" bullet and was considered "greased lightning" on edeer
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  • Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,244 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good job Ricci, I figured 1K was about all it would go but boy was I wrong.
    RLTW

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  • BobJudyBobJudy Member Posts: 6,671 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    mrmike08075 wrote:
    I have a Spanish Mauser carbine with a Winchester model 54 bbl chambered in .250-3000 savage...

    25 caliber 87 grain jacketed bullet breaking 3000 foot per second was ground breaking and revolutionary when introduced back in the day - lightning in a bottle and a spectacular deer cartridge...

    I am a huge 7X57 mm Mauser fan and it's a delight to shoot but the .250 savage put out some amazing numbers compared to what else was offered when introduced...

    Some cartridges are simply possessed of that magic something and have a mythic reputation and possess great lore and gravitas.

    Mike

    I've got a 99 in 250 and a couple of Rugers ( 77 and No.1 ) in 7x57. Those along with a 03 redone in 257 Roberts are my favorite centerfires. They were cutting edge cartridges at the time and hold up pretty well today but they aren't the latest and greatest so have fallen from favor. Never mind that they have worked great for more than a century we must market new cartridges to keep the consumers buying new stuff.
    With modern guns and components these cartridges really shine. For instance I can load a 140 gr bullet in the 7x57 at 2800 fps. This is virtually the same as the more modern 7/08. I wouldn't use this load in a 100+ year old Mauser but it works great in modern guns. Bob
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