Thread: Lever action

Originally Posted by 7x64

Levers are great fun. I stick to getting my lever fix in 22 though. Picked up a 94/22 off a member here in trade. Surprised how much I've enjoyed it. Beautiful little rifle and shoots brilliantly.

Sorry Marlin owners, as a non- expert the 94s just look right. The Marlin to me is uglier than the blr. Life's too short for ugly rifles (although I do have a savage in the back of the safe - only comes out after dark ��)!

They say you can have a lot of fun with the ugly ones

Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

If the Winchesters are soo fantastic as you claim then why did Winchester go belly up in the 80's after being sold to its employees? Marlin got bought by Remington in the mid 2000's. There is no contest when it comes to mounting a optic(Marlin wins), the extra inch of lever throw? Are you insecure about an extra inch(or lack of)?. When it comes to accuracy the humble Marlin wins also with the leverevolution ammunition bringing in a number of rifles going under the inch.

I was making the point that you missed yet again( are you a person who does things three times?) that although entitled to your opinion you were going about it in a wanker sorta way and was just reminding you of the lack of common decency.

Yours Truly from a PROUD Marlin Owner

I can demonstrate my opinion in any fucking way I like. If I cared what you thought of it I would have sent you a Christmas card.

Winchester went out of business in the 1930's smartass. It was sold to its employees in the 1980's by Olin, who continued to manufacture rifles in the same factory under license. It that too pretentious and know it all for you? I didnt even have to google it. But what does the manufacturing history have to do with why I like Winchesters? Who cares?

You may continue to own your goddamn Marlin and be pleased about it. I said: I wouldn't touch a Marlin. I'm not bagging the rifles anymore, now I'm starting to wonder about the fucking owners.

Rock river, Carlsen - drop it. Have owned heaps of Winchesters and Marlins and both make some very good rifles. Nothing wrong with the 336 range, and the 94s were still fine rifles up to last 3-4 years of final production. New Miroku made 94s excellent. There is no wrong choice here. Just personal preference.

I prefer the 94 but would grab a 336 any day. In fact gadgetman says he's about to buy one and whether he likes it not that 336 is gonna spend good time in my closet. Don't tell him that. Let him buy it first.

Also a great fan of the Winny 9422 (22LR) and 9422M (WMR). Restored and sold a brace of them couple of years ago - one in each caliber. Beautiful wee rimfire levers.

Now here's a lever action worth mentioning Sarko Finnwolf | Trade Me

Agreed - what a gem. Very tempting. Problem is I would need to chop and thread/suppress it, but the Finnwolf is/is becoming a classic, kind of rifle you might want to keep original.

A question on Uberti lever actions - not a make I've had anything to do with. Italian of course doing copies of old school lever models. Has anyone owned one or looked into these rifles? Seems to be original old school calibers and pistol rounds - no 30-30 - or am I wrong here. Be interested to hear about them if someone knows this make.

I think that the role that lever actions play (small carbine that's fast to fire and takes a pistol caliber) is now better filled by the modern do everything rifle - AR15.

Digit is selling 9mm ARs for $1700. One is on my ever growing purchase list.

The role they play for me is not anything to do with pistol calibres, my current one being 30-30, it's more about the slim profile/feel in the hand. So they are worlds apart i reckon

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

I think that the role that lever actions play (small carbine that's fast to fire and takes a pistol caliber) is now better filled by the modern do everything rifle - AR15.

Digit is selling 9mm ARs for $1700. One is on my ever growing purchase list.

But a lever is much cooler, sleeker, and sexier, ... and way less evil.

Originally Posted by mudgripz

Agreed - what a gem. Very tempting. Problem is I would need to chop and thread/suppress it, but the Finnwolf is/is becoming a classic, kind of rifle you might want to keep original.

A question on Uberti lever actions - not a make I've had anything to do with. Italian of course doing copies of old school lever models. Has anyone owned one or looked into these rifles? Seems to be original old school calibers and pistol rounds - no 30-30 - or am I wrong here. Be interested to hear about them if someone knows this make.

I've had a fair bit to do with Uberti lever actions, both the 1866 & 1873 models.
They are well made rifles and as accurate as any modern lever gun. The two models above are only available in pistol caliber and are heavy guns, noticeably more so than
the Rossi or Marlin. The 1873 is a neat gun to take apart, the entire working mechanism is visible with the removal of the two side plates by undoing a single screw.

The 1866 is a little more difficult to disassemble and I've heard (not seen) of the rifles brass receiver being stretched by firing too many full house loads.
To follow the evolution of the lever action rifle, from the Henry, 1866, 1873, 1892 then 1894 rifles is quite cool. Each gun has unique features and noticeable design changes along the way.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

But a lever is much cooler, sleeker, and sexier, ... and way less evil.

Hillary? Is that you?

Originally Posted by gadgetman

But a lever is much cooler, sleeker, and sexier, ... and way less evil.

This will make your eyes burn then,heres the evil version
Mossberg 464 SPX Tactical Lever Action


Its just so wrong in so many ways its not possible to list all of them

Originally Posted by mikee

This will make your eyes burn then,heres the evil version
Mossberg 464 SPX Tactical Lever Action
Attachment 61611

Its just so wrong in so many ways its not possible to list all of them

No NO NOOOOOO,................ Thats like a AR15 with a wooden stock............. just not right

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

Hillary? Is that you?

Bugger Bill, I think I've been tumbled!

Originally Posted by mikee

This will make your eyes burn then,heres the evil version
Mossberg 464 SPX Tactical Lever Action
Attachment 61611

Its just so wrong in so many ways its not possible to list all of them

How do I make that unseen?

Originally Posted by viper

No NO NOOOOOO,................ Thats like a AR15 with a wooden stock............. just not right

If you ever wondered what a firearm would look like if it were designed by a "brainstorming session" at a marketing dept whose members have less than no idea of what a firearm actually is then THIS IS IT folks