Browning BLR experiences

[Afry]

Brownings are real nice but pricey, check out the new Marlin

Marlin Firearms: NEW 308 Marlin Express

[doughnut]

The Marlin Express is cool, but a proprietary cartridge. The .308, 06', 270 all are easily available. Also, pointy bullets are a no-no in a tubular magazine gun!!

[Kurt]

How come

[rdrrm8e]

Originally Posted by doughnut

The Marlin Express is cool, but a proprietary cartridge. The .308, 06', 270 all are easily available. Also, pointy bullets are a no-no in a tubular magazine gun!!

Not exactly true.........I saw these at a local gun show last weekend. Soft tips that won't set off the next round if gun is dropped or from recoil


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[Afry]

What he said. True they are a proprietary round as my .204 was. If I am traveling to a place where I don't think I can get rounds such as these I have Cabela's send my ammo ahead to where I am staying rather then hassle with the airport (gun is enough). Especially if I need large amounts for prairie dog shoots.

Two boxes of centerfire will fit in my gun case as I did last trip to Argentina with a .270wsm (the ultimate round). They had never seen a .270wsm and did an article in their version of Field and Stream on it compared to a 30.06. In all fairness I had never seen a 14 gauge single shot partridge gun either.

[doughnut]

"In all fairness I had never seen a 14 gauge single shot partridge gun either."

No? Doesnt everybody have one?

On the "pointy bullets" thing. I realize that they make some that are supposed to work, but again, moving away from readily available


go with a 9X54 R

[Kurt]

I have a 14 gauge in my gun cabinet. It's an older black powder shell gun.

Now as far as Partridges? We just shot ditch pigeons with em. Least my Granddad did.