Lever Actions – Why You Need One
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 8 months ago
They didn’t really get to the main question. Lever actions, why you need one. Well, they’re cool. We all learned on them. They can take cartridges that you can’t really put into an AR without an awful lot of weight. The recoil of a .30-30 is highly manageable and tame, and the recoil of a .45-70 isn’t much worse than a 12-gauge shotgun, which isn’t that bad. It’s something I operate rather than a machine.
This is for starters. Besides, lever actions are cool. Additionally, lever actions are cool. Finally, to my last point, lever actions are cool.
I thought the line in the middle of the video was amusing. Park ranger to dude – if you’re in the middle of the bush and a grizzly turns on you and you have a .357 magnum, use the gun on yourself.
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On April 3, 2022 at 9:34 pm, J said:
This guy’s research is very poor, can anyone here tell me why???
On April 4, 2022 at 6:56 am, Fred said:
Is he reading the Wikipedia page while filming?
Oh, and thanks a lot Herschel, as if I needed yet more reasons to buy lever guns.
On April 4, 2022 at 10:09 am, George said:
30-30, a deer killer for sure. I wish I still had my dad’s Model 94.
On April 4, 2022 at 10:19 am, 41mag said:
Ruger Marlin in 45-70. Willing to pay for it and reload it.
On April 4, 2022 at 12:35 pm, xtphreak said:
yes they are cool.
and waaayyyyy overpriced right now
go price a new Ruger/Marlin 1984
I want a SS Laminated one but they’re priced crazy
My 1895 is Blued/walnut 22″ barrel
I have Rossi 1895 SS in .44 mag / blued in .357 mag / and old 1894 Win in .30/30
I like the lever guns
cuz they’re cool :)
On April 4, 2022 at 2:03 pm, Elmo said:
As much as I love Ruger quality, if I was in the market for a .45-70 lever gun (or any other lever gun, for that matter), I think I’d pass on the new Ruger/Marlin and it’s $1400 msrp, regardless of the discount a dealer might give you and IF you could find one, and I’d be scouring the web auction/gun sites to find an old Marlin for sale. Last I looked there were lots of them out there and prices weren’t near what you’d pay for Ruger’s latest.
On April 4, 2022 at 8:32 pm, Russell G. said:
My 1921 ’94 Saddle Ring carbine in 30-30 can also be hauled around all day long out in the bush without any major unpleasantness and it shoots Berry’s bulk plated bullets with 4198 just fine within its intended range with a Lyman #2 peep sight.