Are leverguns Dead?

[indiandave]

I got a Henry Bog Boy .357 magnum for Christmas and I'm loving it.
The muzzle energy with a good hot .357 round is around 1200 ft/lbs. At 150 yards it still has 600 ft/lbs. It drops 10 inches at 175 yards and is dead on at 100yds. The recoil with .357s is mild and with 38 special it just goes poof! The Henry has a smooth action and a great trigger. It loads fast and easy through the tube. 10 rounds of .357 or 11 rounds of 38 special.

I have the same rifle as you. It's a hoot to shoot. I just put on the large loop lever to make it easier to shoot with gloves on.

 

[smitty_bs]

I normally use a Remington 700 in 30/06 or 35 Whelen during the Wisconsin deer season. But I happened to have picked up a Made in 1950 Model 94 in .32 Special a while back.

I took it out in the thick woods this year and it handled like a dream. Took a nice forkhorn buck at 25 yards. Rifle handles like a wand!

I will be in my family a long long time.

 

[buckeyeshooter1]

us old timers might be the last to carry the lever actions. Seems like the follow up generations are more interested in adapting military type rifles.... Into civilian uses.

Funny, some of us have adapted ... To the plastic guns. I have grown to appreciate a flattop AR, even some modern tupperware.

Who knows, in twenty years the M-16 clones might be the next 30-30.

Well -- lets see Marlin is now being made in Ilion in the Remington plant. The product there is very poor and most of the product lines are gone.
Winchester is not making lever guns except in 'special runs'-- and they now have rebounding hammers and tang safetys that make then less than fully trustworthy (think lock on SW).

That leaves Henry, Uberti, Rossi and Mossberg.

Yes, the levergun is DEAD!

 

[GatorFarmer]

'Twas the SKS that killed the classic .30-30 lever action deer rifle, not the AR.

It was mostly a matter of price. For quite some years you could get an SKS for at or below 100 dollars. The ammo was cheaper than .30-30 too but worked just as well on deer at the same ranges as the .30-30.

For blue collar hunters, that was good enough, and many less affluent folks took to the SKS platform as a simple tool to put meat on the table. (A role my old Krag sporter probably once served back when it could be had cheaper than a commercial product.)

The folding bayonet was/is handy for some guys, since they just poke the rifle in the ground using it to keep it handy.

Shrug. Still wood and steel, at least as issued.

 

[Sebago Son]

Well -- lets see Marlin is now being made in Ilion in the Remington plant. The product there is very poor and most of the product lines are gone.
Winchester is not making lever guns except in 'special runs'-- and they now have rebounding hammers and tang safetys that make then less than fully trustworthy (think lock on SW).

That leaves Henry, Uberti, Rossi and Mossberg.

Yes, the levergun is DEAD!

Don't forget the great BLR from Browning. It is a solid, consistent performer and sells well.

I think that your eulogy for the classic Lever Gun is more than a little premature.

 

[1 old 0311]

Henry's

 

[Sprefix]

Yup, These are all gone..................

Every one of them is Dead,Dead,Dead...................They're ugly, unreliable, of ancient design, and all the Indians are GONE!!! Dern it, anyways...........Anyone got any of these old junkers layin' around that they need to get rid of??? I'll even pay shipping to get them outta you're hair.

 

[McShooty]

Another reason to love the lever action derives from its solid position in American history. It is a truly American invention made for Americans. Developed during the last half of the 19th century when America pushed west through the entire North American continent, it was the perfect answer to the question of what to carry for folks on the move who needed to hunt and protect themselves, in other words, folks exercising their American freedoms.

 

[zoom6zoom]

Mossberg just released their 464SPX. A tacticool lever gun. Collapsible AR type stock, multiple rails, all the zombie hunter goodies. It might get folks who've never considered a lever to try one, but it made a purist like me throw up in my mouth a bit.

Google the pics yourself, I won't be responsible for this one burning your eyes.

 

[NE450No2]

I do not consider myself a Lever Rifle Freek. However I think they will be around even after you can buy a Phase Plasma rifle in the 40 Watt range...

Just this deer season I carried my 44 Mag Winchester Trapper as my "Utility" rifle durring December and I shot 2 deer with my 1895 Winchester in 405WCF...

Lever Rifles are an American Icon. Every American should have at least one...

 

[NE450No2]

I do not consider myself a Lever Rifle Freek. However I think they will be around even after you can buy a Phase Plasma rifle in the 40 Watt range...

Just this deer season I carried my 44 Mag Winchester Trapper as my "Utility" rifle durring December and I shot 2 deer with my 1895 Winchester in 405WCF... This 1895 is a takedown and is my most favorite Lever rifle of all time. An 1886/mod 71 rates a close second.

Just a few days ago I spent some time in the woods with a buddies Mod 71 Carbine in 348WCF, on a pig hunt. What a nice gun...

For the Money, a Marlin in 45/70 is hard to beat.

Lever Rifles are an American Icon. Every American should have at least one...

 

[chez323]

My first rifle was a Marlin 336C lever action 30-30. I still have that gun, cost me $79.99 back in 1977 and I've taken several deer with it. It's light, handy and accurate. Great deer gun for the woods of PA where the brush is thick and the shots are short and quick.

 

[410bore]

i sure hope they arent dead....i just bought a Marlin 444 today....
i get the impression it would make something quite DEAD though.....

 

[Eaglestroker]

I make leather for lever guns, I can tell you they are far from dead. For me the Marlins are the most popular. I start with a Pre 64 Winnie, then an 1895 Marlin in 45-70, now a Texan in 30-30. If run across a .357 1894 Cowboy I'll probably pay to much for it. Did I mention I'm in my early twenties?

 

[Armyphotog]

I'll always have my Model 92 Winchester Saddle Ring carbine, but my Colt Lighting Pump can shoot rings around it.

 

[guy22]

No lever guns are not dead! Just look at sales!!!

I always wondered how Custer's men might of done if armed with a Winchester Model 1873, and a the Colt Peacemaker???

Anybody else thought about this???

Guy22

 

[Maximumbob54]

Mossberg just released their 464SPX. A tacticool lever gun. Collapsible AR type stock, multiple rails, all the zombie hunter goodies. It might get folks who've never considered a lever to try one, but it made a purist like me throw up in my mouth a bit.

Google the pics yourself, I won't be responsible for this one burning your eyes.

OMG, what have they done...

Oh the humanity...

 

[Sebago Son]

Yak! Yak, Yaaaaaaak....

 

[swilli41]

We need to plant some seeds: Grandpas out there, make sure all of your grandchildren get Red Ryder BB guns.

 

[Coelho]

I guess I'm dating myself but I think they are cool. Especially this one.