Brownells Gun Tech™ and resident firearm historian Steve Ostrem shows us his nicely preserved classic Winchester - no, wait.... It's a Marlin 1893 lever action carbine chambered in .30-30 Winchester. Marlin's trim, handy carbine is a lengthened, strengthened version of their Model 1889 rifle, which had been chambered in the popular pistol caliber cartridges of the time. The Model 1893 is designed for larger, "high-velocity, small-caliber" cartridges like .30-30, .32-40, .32 Special, and .38-55. It's a neck-and-neck competitor to the Winchester Model 1894, which was available in many of the same calibers - did we mention .30-30? The 1893's combination of size, strength, and power is pretty much ideal for deer hunting. Workmanship is first rate, and the action is wonderfully smooth. It has Marlin's trademark side ejection, touted at the time as a safety feature, but also handy later in the 20th century when folks started mounting scopes on lever guns! Which does Steve prefer, Marlin or Winchester? Watch and find out.
4 мар 2021
