"IF" you had to take a lever gun into combat

A......lever.........in........combat..........um....uh.....what kind of nightmares did you have.........talk about a nightmare.......I say tuck rolll and run.
 
Marlin 336.. If you need a rifle get a rifle caliber. Make mine 30-30. Leave the buck horns on it. Buy a bandolier and a cool sombrero. Tuck your sixgun in your waist band or in a fancy carved holster. Cigarillos otpional.
 
Should I expect problems?
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Not in normal use. A stock '94 with factory loads or normal reloads is something you can bet the ranch on. I have encountered problems at the range when trying to softly eject the brass to save some effort collecting it for reloading. Kick out the old and slap in the new and it won't let you down.

Tom
 
I had two new Win 94 trappers in 30/30. Quality control has gone down substancially. One would jam every time. The other would just hang up occassionally due to the long 30/30 round. I know how to operate a lever gun and do not baby it. I sold both. Bought a 1894P and am completely happy. For self defense purposes the magnum is so much better because it cycles faster and holds more rounds. Everyone said, "Buy the Marlin". I didn't listen and it cost me.
 
Well, a BLR in 308 would be good, but for extra mags, and you would want lots of 5 round mags, you will be paying $40. If someone with a BLR and a .308 battle rifle would be willing to find out if the magazines would work that would be perfect. Or a 30-06 BLR and a 20 rd BAR mag might work.
 
If it absolutely had to be a lever-gun, I would like to have a .35Remington Marlin 336 if it were to be used for "slash-and-run" tactics.

However, I wouldn't feel a bit undergunned with my Marlin 1894 .44Remington magnum, especially with it's 10+1 capacity.

If I ever had to leave my Springfield SAR-48 (FN/FAL clone) at home in such a situation, I'd be awful pissed.
:mad: :(
 
Hi yankeetrash. Same here on the Win.94. My trapper .357 has never failed me and I have used it quite a bit. In fact it's my favorite prairie dog gun, and yes you sure can get a lot of shooting on dogs IF you have lots of cattle around. Hint a prairie dog cannot tell the difference between a man and a cow. Of course the cow does'nt suffer from the same limitation;)
 
Yanketrash,

Hopefully your 94 will work fine. Mine will not cycle through a magazine without premature release of a round under the loading ramp. It is much worse if the action is worked slowly nand it does not matter if it is factory ammo or not. Removing the stuck shell is a pain....At least with mine, I consider it as a single shot which may not be useable after 1 shot.

MFH
 
Neat "what if" question, but the U.S. never adopted a lever action after the Spencer. They had good reasons.

Jim
 
Marlin .30/.30 or .44!
If I could experiment I may think about adding either a fiber optic blade to the front site or maybe a Reflex II? Just thinking.
Would be a nice rifle to have even if the kitty didn't get sucked through the jet intake.
That plus you never have to worry about a magazine.
Though one good question...Is it faster to fire off shots with a lever or a bolt action? Assuming you had both a long and short action bolt rifle?

Jon
 
I have owned 94's for years. I have several in the angle eject/cross bolt safety. No problems have been experienced. I shot these often as I reload. As previously indicated, ejection needs to be quick.
 
I thought the Savage 99 would have been 1st choice. It seems like whenever combat rifle cartridges are discussed here there are more vocal folks for the battle rifle cartridges power. Go figure.
 
I think, as most probably do, that a lever gun would be a disadvantage, but if I had to pick one, it would be my Win. 1895 in .405 W.C.F.. If I'm going to be disadvantaged, I want it to be wiyh style. Besides, I have some 300gr. Barnes X bullet loads (2,200 f.p.s.) for it that will stop a jeep!:D :D :D :cool:


MOLON LABE!
 
Fellows, a good leveraction is far from a disavantage. They have been used a lot in wars from about 1860 or so through the first part of the last century, not to mention many social problems and law enforcenent vs. bad guy confrontations in past 100years. Like any other weapon it should be well tested before you trust your life to it.

My first choice would be my steel frame Browning BLR in 308Win. with several clips. I also have a lot of faith in my the two 1895 Winchesters I own or my pre-64 Mod. 94 30-30.

Sure a good agument can be made for a automatic but for a close encounter where fast handling is needed a good leveraction man is a force to be reckoned with.

The Winchester 73 probably saw more use as a man killer than any other leveraction. I also would guess that the Russian 1895s saw a lot of hard use.
 
Jim Keenan: What about the Winchester 1895? Wasn't it temporarily adopted by the U.S. Army's Cavalry?

I once had a '95 saddle-ring carbine in .30-
03 with U.S. military markings...

(That's one of the guns I truly regret selling.)

Art
 
M92 trapper in 44mag or a Savage 99 in either 250, 300sav or 308.

BTW, while the tube guns don't have mags to cause problems they do have one little problem - if you dent that tube you is in for trouble!
 
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