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Originally Posted by snowman View Post
Some simple facts. A lever action Marlin is an excellent gun. A lever action Marlin 45-70 is the ultimate hunting gun, from deer to bear. It is not and none of the lever actions are target guns.

All good target guns are in the range of $1000 to $4000, with $2500 being average. That applies to both pistols and rifles.

If you want a 22 targert pistol, check out what the National Match people are using. Same for rifle.

Your should expect to pay about $900 for a second hand target gun, not the top of the line, but average.

Of course, if you have bo koo bucks, you can spend upwards of $25,000 on a gun

I play golf from time to time with my friends, I have a set of JC Penney Catalog Clubs that I paid $200 for 12-15 years ago. Should I get the latest set of Pings for that too?

Same goes for Raquetball, I have a $50 Sports Authority Raquet should I buy the best there is?

I truly do not think my lever action rifle will be holding me back anymore than my gold clubs or raquet do.
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