Lever Action gaining in popularity?
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I picked up a used Marlin 1894 last fall in a .44 mag. it very quickly became a favorite. I can see myself adding to it and enjoying every round. I had mine out earlier today and it's just plain smooth, accurate low recoil and fun. I also took three deer with it last fall. quite the competent plinker I tell ya.
QuarterHorse
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I'm sorry for that. I wouldn't go as far as saying every Rossi will be having this issue. I've settled on the Rossi as I'm really wanting a '92 style and at it's price point and aftermarket for it, it seems to be the way to fly.
I got my hands on a 16" barrel of what I wanted and ALMOST walked out with it, however, I wanted the 20" and the 8 round vs 10 round capacity wouldn't allow me to use it in CAS events.
Even covered in the thick oil from the factory the action was smooth and it shouldered great. I can not WAIT to get mine in, cleaned up, and run some reloads through it!
Sheikyourbootie
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In our family lever guns were never unpopular. Here is a coyote I took yesterday at 150 yards while she was on the dead as run. This was my grandfathers Marlin.
My grandparents, pictured here:
My father...the kid in the middle after shooting his first bear:
Between my grandparents, my dad and myself, this little lever gun has put a lot of meat in the freezer. Now that my dad is too old to get out there and drag a deer back to camp, it's my turn to show my kid how to use it. I need to see if I can find the slide of my first deer with this gun...hopefully I can still find the slide at my dad's place.
My grandparents, pictured here:
My father...the kid in the middle after shooting his first bear:
Between my grandparents, my dad and myself, this little lever gun has put a lot of meat in the freezer. Now that my dad is too old to get out there and drag a deer back to camp, it's my turn to show my kid how to use it. I need to see if I can find the slide of my first deer with this gun...hopefully I can still find the slide at my dad's place.
2damnold4this
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Those are some great pics.
I think a lot of people are getting over the whole mall Ninja Tactical fad and remembering what a good, old fashioned, reliable gun the lever actions are.
I just ordered a new stainless 16" Rossi 92 in 45 Colt from my guy on Monday after seeing a used one in the shop in a 20". I've had a couple other levers over the years and the 92 is my favorite. Not much you can't do with one- hunting, target, home defense, etc...
I just ordered a new stainless 16" Rossi 92 in 45 Colt from my guy on Monday after seeing a used one in the shop in a 20". I've had a couple other levers over the years and the 92 is my favorite. Not much you can't do with one- hunting, target, home defense, etc...
I have several Winchester leverguns and just a few weeks ago got a Rossi 92 16" 45lc and despite the horrible stories i have heard about Rossi the gun is awesome,no feeding trouble and the lever is pretty darn smooth. I like tinkering so i am going to slick it up some but also plan on getting one in 45-70 and 44mag now. My fondness for leverguns comes from thier reliability and growing up watching John Wayne movies with my grandpa,to me leverguns are a symbol of America.
QuarterHorse
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Could you message me the shop info?
I believe lever guns are great. Yes, AR rifles are cool but I don't understand why there is so much attraction to the "tactical" guns for people that have no tactical/military training whatsoever. I guess the concept of personal choices applies there. Personally, i own a pistol cartridge carbine, because I am tired of dealing with tactical m16s and m4 carbines. Plus, I believe big caliber guns are the best for home defense. Whoever home-invading dirtbag I shoot with a 300g .45 bullet is not standing up again. Apart from that, lever guns are simple, attractive and fun to shoot! I get compliments on my Henry every time I go to the range. Maybe there is still a cowboy in me.
Creek Henry
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I just think people are buying more of all types of guns. Put it down to affluencey and fear but lever guns are not going out of style.
Rumpelhardt
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I'd almost be willing to bet that there are more lever guns per capita here than any other state. if there was such a thing as a State gun the 94Winchester in 30-30 would be Maine's. Having said that i must confess that I have never owned one. Borrowed one a couple times but I have always preferred a bolt action. I have always found the Model 92 style Rossi's in 44 Magnum to be intriguing but stories of poor quality from various sources have kept me away.
I have re discovered my love for the Lever Action and am tricking mine out a little. Over the winter I hunted Hogs with some young Houndsmen, three of them used Winchester 94s and one used a Rossi Carbine, they looked at me a little strange when I showed up with a Yugo Mauser. LOL
ATPBULLETS
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Great Pics..... thanks for sharing...
Jack O'Conner
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Some guys are hooked on plastic stocked bolt action rifles. But thousands of hunters still enjoy hunting with their walnut stocked leverguns. This Marlin is chambered in 444 which is a real powerhouse!
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KnightofCydonia
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Hi,
Finally got somewhere nice while looking for black bear to take some pictures of my new to me Savage 99C in .308. Hiked up a logging road to the very top, looks like a forest fire burned everything down, it was really eery up there and super quiet. Lots of signs of bear and deer though.
This gun is a dream to carry at the receiver, it fills your hand and the smooth contours are easy to grasp. I like it more than the Marlin/Winny slab sided receivers. It balances well too and comes to the shoulder quick. No scope for this rifle, maybe a peep sight on the back, but with the stock iron sights, this rifle was plenty accurate for hunting.
Finally got somewhere nice while looking for black bear to take some pictures of my new to me Savage 99C in .308. Hiked up a logging road to the very top, looks like a forest fire burned everything down, it was really eery up there and super quiet. Lots of signs of bear and deer though.
This gun is a dream to carry at the receiver, it fills your hand and the smooth contours are easy to grasp. I like it more than the Marlin/Winny slab sided receivers. It balances well too and comes to the shoulder quick. No scope for this rifle, maybe a peep sight on the back, but with the stock iron sights, this rifle was plenty accurate for hunting.
Fell in love with lever guns once I bought a winchester model 94AE which was my primary deer rifle that never let me down.
Since Then I have become very affectionate to Marlin lever guns and scored a model 336RC 30-30, a .444 XLR and a.308 MXLR.
As far as accuracy and incredible ballistics The .308 MXLR is by far my favorite not to mention a work of art to look at.
Can't wait to get some leather buttstock sleeves with bullet loops to dress them up even further.
Silver scope on the .444 is just sitting there upside down in the pic since I was in the process of mounting it.
I know some guys frown on putting scopes on lever rifles but after getting burned for not being able to see deer in low light or in heavy cover I have come to find that a quality scope can help you get shots you never thought possible.
I nailed one with a heart shot in heavy cover as it was ducking behind some trees and moving an inch at a time in a very shadowed area.
I would have never made that shot with open sights let alone been able to even see the deer in there but the leupold scope made it so easy it was almost wrong.
Since Then I have become very affectionate to Marlin lever guns and scored a model 336RC 30-30, a .444 XLR and a.308 MXLR.
As far as accuracy and incredible ballistics The .308 MXLR is by far my favorite not to mention a work of art to look at.
Can't wait to get some leather buttstock sleeves with bullet loops to dress them up even further.
Silver scope on the .444 is just sitting there upside down in the pic since I was in the process of mounting it.
I know some guys frown on putting scopes on lever rifles but after getting burned for not being able to see deer in low light or in heavy cover I have come to find that a quality scope can help you get shots you never thought possible.
I nailed one with a heart shot in heavy cover as it was ducking behind some trees and moving an inch at a time in a very shadowed area.
I would have never made that shot with open sights let alone been able to even see the deer in there but the leupold scope made it so easy it was almost wrong.
III-Percent
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I wish you were right, however, I went into my LGS a few weeks back and saw a "tactical" lever action complete with composite instead of wood, a collapsible stock and rail system. There were about 10 guys standing around the guy holding it oohing and awwing at that travesty of a firearm haha. My grandfather would be rolling in his grave if I even held that damn thing. I wanted to find whoever made it and cuff up upside the head, personally.
Also read an article about how the .30-30 is the new "tactical" round and that lever action .30-30's are "one of the best" firearms for home defense - blah blah blah and they went on as if you would soon be seeing lever action .30-30's back on the battlefield.
Personally, I have a pre-'64 Winchester .30-30 and love it. Their classics, fun to shoot, and I love most any rifle with a wood stock. Wouldn't dream of trading that wood stock for polymer and a rail system, but, to each their own I suppose.
Magnum Wheel Man
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got a couple, & love them... the pistol caliber guns are a new departure for me, since I started CAS... however either the 38 / 357, or the 45 Colt, have quickly become a couple of my favorites...
