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Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:07 pm
by John25
ovenpaa wrote:I am warming to them, what class of competition can they be used in and do they allow optical sights?
Ovenpaa, I have a 94AE in .45 long colt.
NRA run Gallery Rifle comps, UKPSA have accepted Gallery Rifle as a discipline. Both accept optical/red dot etc
Shoot 'em the way they built 'em I say (Says he with a Williams peep sight on the back!)
My favourite fun the lever action
Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:33 pm
by Alpha1
Stick with Winchesters Marlins are crap.
Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:46 am
by Sim G
Alpha1 wrote:Stick with Winchesters Marlins are crap.
And you come to that conclusion how...? :roll:
Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:32 am
by John25
When I bought my Winchetster, which I have come to love and serves me very well; I was advised, buy a Marlin, Winchesters are crap.
Whatever floats your boat I guess.
Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:42 am
by dromia
Alpha1 wrote:Stick with Winchesters Marlins are crap.
You been drinking again Dave?
Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:23 am
by ovenpaa
John25 wrote:Ovenpaa, I have a 94AE in .45 long colt.
NRA run Gallery Rifle comps, UKPSA have accepted Gallery Rifle as a discipline. Both accept optical/red dot etc
Shoot 'em the way they built 'em I say (Says he with a Williams peep sight on the back!)
My favourite fun the lever action
I can see I need to try this at some point, what is the usual COF?
Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:51 am
by bnz41
Hi
I have a Winchester 94e 20" barrel in 38/357 the only calibre choice," 2 for the price of 1" which I can use a scope or the standard sights..
Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:36 pm
by Mike357
Ovenpaa, we shoot PP1 CoF with the Lever Actions and variations thereof. The ckub is starting Bianchi this year, whatever that is :lol:
There is lots of choice and even the chance to shoot back to 300yds at Bisley.
They are great fun but think Marlin. My Winchester is a pig and you sometimes get rounds dropping out under the carrier assembly and jamming the action. Easy fixed with an empty ball point pen but your goosed if that happens on PP1. Has been suggested that 357 rounds in a Winchester need to be crimped like a bugger to stop this happening. Remains to be seen.
Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:06 pm
by ovenpaa
What distances do you shoot the competitions at?
Re: Lever Action Rifles
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:23 pm
by Mike357
ovenpaa wrote:What distances do you shoot the competitions at?
Most are range dependant, our range is 25yds, if we had a 50yd range we'd use that I guess. From Gallery Rifle UK web site -
The Events
The majority of events are shot at distances between 10m and 50m, with a few going out to 300yd.
There is a large selection which only requires a range of 25m.