Quote Originally Posted by Doc45 View Post
For me the prices on lever guns has taken me out of the market. Used to be ARs were expensive and lever guns were cheap, haha not no mo!
The pistol caliber ones are definitely priced high but if you look around you can still get some good deals on used 30-30?s, especially in Colorado since they are ?too small for elk? and are ?limited to a hundred yards to be effective?.

The last couple of Winchesters I bought were in excellent condition and likely hardly ever fired. Both were early 1980?s models and were purchased for $400 and $425. Sometimes you can find the Marlin 36 even cheaper.