Mojave Lever Crew - Roll Call!

[Kerplow]

Well that was exciting, I managed to break two 30 cal decapping pins within 100 rounds. I was cranking through 38/357 brass with no problems but I guess I need to slow my roll a bit with 30-30.

[ar15barrels]

Lemme guess, fiddy bucks?

Nope.
I overpaid but this one sure seems nicer than most that I keep missing in the mid treefiddies and some have sold into the fives that didnt look as good.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/916871935

The buy-it-now price was comical.

[Kerplow]

Nope.
I overpaid but this one sure seems nicer than most that I keep missing in the mid treefiddies and some have sold into the fives that didnt look as good.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/916871935

The buy-it-now price was comical.

Love those comical BIN prices. $420 seems pretty decent for an S&W anything.

[Kerplow]

Oh noes! It happened again!

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/915786507

[Kerplow]

Here’s some pics of the 1936 after I cleaned it up. All but one of the pics have been doctored to show color detail.

[bergmen]

Outstanding! Have you had a chance to shoot it yet?

I still have to drag mine out and get pictures for show and tell. Maybe today.

Dan

[Kerplow]

Outstanding! Have you had a chance to shoot it yet?

I still have to drag mine out and get pictures for show and tell. Maybe today.

Dan

[bigbossman]

Oh noes! It happened again!

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/915786507

Nice grab. So - "new in box". Are you gonna shoot it?

Here’s some pics of the 1936 after I cleaned it up. All but one of the pics have been doctored to show color detail.

There is some decent case color left on that rifle. Nice.

[Kerplow]

Nice grab. So - "new in box". Are you gonna shoot it?



There is some decent case color left on that rifle. Nice.

[bergmen]

Outstanding! Have you had a chance to shoot it yet?

I still have to drag mine out and get pictures for show and tell. Maybe today.

Dan

So, I finally brought the 1936 out to the garage for a photo session. Here goes:

[bergmen]

Next set of Model 1936 photos:





Just discovered that my Dad had filed two notches in the butt plate. Probably the first two deer he got with this rifle (there were many, many more - can't find any more notches):



The obligatory JM stamp:

[Kerplow]

Very nice! That looks to be in pretty good shape too!

[bergmen]

Very nice! That looks to be in pretty good shape too!

Thanks! My Dad hunted with it for maybe 15 years until he was able to get a Winchester Model 88 in .308. This got "handed" down to me when I was in high school and began deer hunting with my Dad. Then I bought a Savage 99 in .308 and this got "handed" down to my little brother (two years younger than me).

Years later, my eldest son started hunting with this rifle and I had my 336CS (sold the 99 many years ago). Then my youngest son hunted with this rifle and finally my daughter (younger yet).

A few things I remember about this rifle. The firing pin is fragile and will break easily if dry fired. My brother and I did that twice. My Dad, for some reason bobbed the hammer (he never mounted a scope on it - would have been blasphemy according to him). He always sighted it in at 200 yards, tough to do with those buckhorn open sights.

I can't remember the last time I shot this rifle. Time to take it to the range along with my 336CS that I bought in 1994.

Dan

[Kerplow]

Good to know about the firing pin, I dry fired it a couple times last night, but I will cease hat behavior.

The trigger is pretty damn heavy and has a slightly gritty feel to the initial pull. I would like to clean that up a bit if possible.

[golfish]

The Crew is really getting some nice lever guns