Lever guns will never die.
My son with his first deer:
He's a lefty, and loves lever guns.
I think the comment about Henry bringing new shooters under the spell of the lever action is dead on. My youngest son has a Henry .22 that he loves.
I got this Marlin a little while ago, and can't see ever getting rid of it:
This is my only other one, but it needs some work:
