New S & W rifle

[murphydog]

https://www.smith-wesson.com/1854?t...utm_term=LEARN+MORE&utm_campaign=Smith-Wesson

Bit of a surprise!

Appears to be more Marlin than Winchester based.

 

[Rick Sanborn]

So their “getting back to their roots” campaign is based on copying Marlin rifles?

 

[SteveA]

Has a bit of Henry in it too with the mag tube system.

 

[Tom S.]

I wonder if there are any plans to offer in their 460 or 500 mag cartridges?

 

[oldman10mm]

I'm a fan of large loops. Blue and wood would be great, SS and wood would be OK too.

 

[Pisgah]

Did I ever want a S&W version of a Henry rifle? Ummmm... no.

 

[twodog max]

Starting watching a review of it and after a few minutes quit. It has all the features to make a traditional lever shooter like me say no.

 

[mckenney99]

The inmates appear to be running the asylum.
Once again they are introducing models that no one wants and still won't address the lack of quality control on the models they are already sending out the door.

 

[UncleEd]

Don't know what S&W is paying the guy at the
Shot Show who has to tout the gun but it's
not enough.

 

[waffles]

Absolutely baffling. A niche levergun chambered in .44 mag with rails, polymer, a high price tag, and a lack of retro appeal at a time when they can't even get their flagship revolvers out the door with the tiniest but of QC. I often have trouble understanding S&W.

That said, if the QC winds up being halfway decent, I'd absolutely be keeping an eye out on the used rack of the pawnshops in a few years for one. I kinda dig it.

 

[Rule3]

I wonder if there are any plans to offer in their 460 or 500 mag cartridges?

I am gonna wait for the 30SC

 

[THREEDFLYER]

Here is a link to a YouTube review...

There are so many dicontinued S&W models that could have been re-introduced.....for example the Model 52 Mid Range!!!!

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPXOyq4AlbM[/ame]

 

[IAM Rand]

Kinda baffled myself on this. Not sure why they didn't come out with it in 45 Colt first. I am also one that hopes they offer it in 460 or 500. More 460 because I have the pistol. Love to have a carbine in 460 as well. Just hope they don't make it prohibitively expensive. REALLY don't want them to charge 4-6K for a lever action in 460.

I think it would have been better if they had brought out a bourbon like some people speculated.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Smith's New Gun

Is a stainless steel 44 magnum lever rifle that looks like a cross between a Henry and a Marlin........They call it the model 1854. Put together with Torx screws instead of regular screws.....Plastic stocks.....Crossbolt safety...Magazine tube removal.

 

[Borderboss]

Isn't that nice, S&W made themselves a Marlin. I guess their R&D people are into copying other companies. A year or two ago it was copy the Kel-Tec KSG. This year, it's copy Marlin.

 

[hkcavalier]

They missed their window --- which was during the production lull after Ruger bought Marlin.

Nice looking rifle, but yes it looks just like the Marlins, Henrys, and Chiappas already out there.

 

[M29since14]

The inmates appear to be running the asylum…

That thought has occurred to me whenever I consider most of the “outdoor” companies. As a friend likes to quip, “The golfers have landed jobs in the firearms industry!”

On the other hand, even a junior dinosaur can appreciate some “modern junk,” as Mario Andretti so famously labeled it. GPS and ELTs are excellent examples.

 

[Tanners Owner]

I was surprised at the direction S&W took as well. While this particular configuration doesn’t appeal to me, I might be interested in a lever action in a more robust hunting cartridge say 45/70 or in the 460/500 S&W rounds. I may also be interested in something that meets SASS requirements.

That said, I’d be more interested in a metal framed DA/SA concealable pistol similar in size to the CSX

 

[Barbarosa99]

I will wait until there is a pile of them at CDNN at half price!

 

[Rust E. Badge]

Wow! Surprised so many on the forum are beating S&W up for such a new market approach. Some said it looks too much like other lever guns (duh), others would prefer another plastic pistol (not enough of those on the market yet I guess), some wanted another metal pistol, give me another caliber some say (.38/.357, .45 Colt, .460, 500 Mag, 45-70), they keep copying other companies, blah, blah, blah. Dang, I like that Smith will capture a new market with new shooters with a traditional-styled lever-action rifle. I personally prefer a new Class 3 but S&W nor the federal gov't asked me. I'm certain Smith has a better vision for staying productive (alive) in the market than I do. Yah for the "home team".