Pistol-caliber lever guns: most fun for the buck?

[Badkarma 1]

I have to admit that I've always had a facination with these carbines but never owned one!
That might change now as a friend of mine recently let me shoot his little Rossi 92 SRC in .357. And it was a hoot!!
Think I'll do some trading this week during vacation and get me one of these handy little rifles in either .357 or .44 Mag. They make a heck of lot more sense for HD and general rifle duty than an AR or AK!
Thanks for this thread John! I intend to follow it closely! Dale

 

[feralmerril]

I have the browning 92 in .44 mag and the puma in .357 mag. I belive most people will find the .357 mag more usefull and more pleasant to shoot. These guns have a short LOP, thats why the lace on recoil pads are mine, but I am built like a gorrilla.

 

[CJofWolfcreek]

The first rifle I ever hunted deer with was a Winchester 30-30 and I've been in love with the lever action ever since. In pistol calibers I have a Marlin 1894c in 357 mag and a Henry H001 in 22lr. The wife has a Marlin 1894css in 357 mag. When I carry my 1894c, it's companion piece is a Ruger Blackhawk in 357 and the wife carries a Ruger Security Six stainless. A Ruger Single Six accompanies the Henry to the range for 22 plinking.

Still hunt with lever actions, in fact I've never hunted with a rifle that wasn't a lever. Current hunting tool of choice is a Marlin 336xlr, 30-30 24" barrel in stainless and shoots reloaded Hornady flex tips. It will reach out and drop the deer at 200 yards.

 

[RobertJ.]

I have the Rossi Puma in .357, with the 16" barrel. It's my favorite rifle. I added a Williams peep, and a big white bead front. It'll shoot handloads and factory ammo into 1.5" at 50 yards consistantly. And it's just so handy!