For years I have thought about getting a lever action rifle. Not being a hunter I really have no NEED for such a rifle, but I guess I have always been intrigued by the idea of having a "cowboy" rifle. Watching the "Longmire" series where the main character always carries his 30-30 brought it back to my mind again.
If I get one, I think I would prefer a 357magnum version so that I could make use of the 38 Special ammo that I have in quantity. My biggest concern is finding a rifle that is relatively easy to take down for cleaning. Maybe its just me, but I have little trouble with any of the pistols that I own, but I dread taking apart the Mossberg 500 shotgun that I have. There are two pieces that have to be placed just so to get the trigger housing back into the gun and to complete the re-assembly, and I have a heck of a time getting this done correctly. The last thing I want is to buy a rifle that I hesitate to use because I would dread having to take it apart for cleaning.
I'm really totally ignorant about lever actions, and hoped folks here could advise me as to which, if any, of this type rifle might be easiest to take apart and re-assemble.
If I get one, I think I would prefer a 357magnum version so that I could make use of the 38 Special ammo that I have in quantity. My biggest concern is finding a rifle that is relatively easy to take down for cleaning. Maybe its just me, but I have little trouble with any of the pistols that I own, but I dread taking apart the Mossberg 500 shotgun that I have. There are two pieces that have to be placed just so to get the trigger housing back into the gun and to complete the re-assembly, and I have a heck of a time getting this done correctly. The last thing I want is to buy a rifle that I hesitate to use because I would dread having to take it apart for cleaning.
I'm really totally ignorant about lever actions, and hoped folks here could advise me as to which, if any, of this type rifle might be easiest to take apart and re-assemble.