Thread: Lever action rifles- thoughts?

Originally Posted by MB

I don't like lever actions. You did ask for thoughts! The cowboy look doesn't do it for me. If you want a bush rifle, then the shortest option is a single shot.

Definitely each to their own. A lever gun is more about the pointability and handiness of such a firearm, especially if not using a scope. The tube mag thing can have its limitations though admittedly.


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I had a mate ask me once what I was doing with the cowboy gun. At the the time it was a straight stock BLR
in 308 but the truth is a love carrying and shooting levers actions more so that my bolt actions. the sound of lever action is music to my ears and the fast follow up shoots feel natural off hand to me.
Mine have all been accurate enough. My favs are a slender Win 94 with peeps sights, great little shooter and bloody cool to carry. My Marlin Texan, accurate with the best trigger of any of my levers and the pig plex scope is perfect. My latest a Win 94 22 is a dream to shoot and been busting bunny's and hares with open sights. Heaps of fun. My 7 year old runs a Daisy Red Ryder. It's a family thang ya'll.

I to like them and am guilty of past ownership of a Winchester 94 30 30
2 Marlin 30 30's
A Marlin 39A this had a 24" barrel and was extremely accurate with the Winchester power points, easily on a par with my Bolt CZ.
A Browning BLR in 308
Every single one of them I'd have back except for the wildly inaccurate Winchester.

I currently only have a Jm marlin 30 30as in almost perfect condition which took a bit of finding and am still waiting for an esteemed forum member to sell me his 444.

Originally Posted by tiroahunta

Definitely each to their own. A lever gun is more about the pointability and handiness of such a firearm, especially if not using a scope. The tube mag thing can have its limitations though admittedly.


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And it goes with my leather cowboy hat I wear hunting...

Originally Posted by Ftx325

And it goes with my leather cowboy hat I wear hunting...

The scratching sounds of branches on the leather hat can be heard by deer a long way off, the hat is best left at the hut and worn during drinkies....and photo shoots.

Originally Posted by DavidGunn

The scratching sounds of branches on the leather hat can be heard by deer a long way off, the hat is best left at the hut and worn during drinkies....and photo shoots.

Yeah but same with the matching arseless chaps so the hat may as well stay

Originally Posted by dannyb

Yeah but same with the matching arseless chaps so the hat may as well stay

What you wear in a gay parade is of your choosing, just not quite what I have in mind for hunting attire.

Originally Posted by DavidGunn

The scratching sounds of branches on the leather hat can be heard by deer a long way off, the hat is best left at the hut and worn during drinkies....and photo shoots.

Only wear it on the walk in to keep the sun off my neck and ears...l have very short hair...and the greyer it gets the shorter it gets , as my wonderful loving offspring keep telling me. I claim it's the salt and pepper look. They tell me nah , just salt.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Yeah but same with the matching arseless chaps so the hat may as well stay

Im guessing you avoid blackberry and gorse at all costs?

Originally Posted by MB

I don't like lever actions. You did ask for thoughts! The cowboy look doesn't do it for me. If you want a bush rifle, then the shortest option is a single shot.

Each to his own my friend. I appreciate your honesty @MB . I would like a bergara single shot in 45/70 that I can use subs in and suppress but yet to find one for sale.
My SBL 45 is 18in barrel so reasonably compact. 357 is 16in so neither are as long as more traditional levers.

I've gathered up a few levers now, fun to shoot, easy carry and I carry the 45 colt and .358 for bear protection camping and fishing.
win 94 in 30-30
Blr takedown in .358 win.
A new unfired 1895 win in .270,
a takedown chipper 45 colt,
and have a Winchester takedown 1894 44 mag, 16" trapper, on order,
The mail yesterday bought sum lever goodies,
skinner sight for the BLR and a barrel mount for the 1895, and a CZ rimfire and low pro for the double rifle.

Order a takedown blr 308 through Cameron sports ,meant to be here in December but I see Browning have stopped making them so they must have left overs I'm hopeing be gutted if it fills through

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Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

You mean old bugger. My kids have been tagging along since soon after they could walk.

I am as you say a mean bugger, hunting is my time...take the little ones to the park and play on the swings. I had a guy turn up at my place with 3 kids to go for a hunt, middle of the day, their camo clothing alone would have bought me another gun, one kid was in a backpack, all the others carried enough lunch for a week on a half day wander around...well root-me-boot he shoots a deer and then the fun begins, what to do with the backpack kid, well the little tyke had to walk didn't he...I have never seen such a happy bunch of people after their mission, two of the kids shared carrying the stags head and helping their sibling through the tough stuff...now there is no way he can ever get a peaceful hunt on his own.

We would take the kids when they were old enough to walk for themselves, but they were more armed day walks than hunts. One time the lad,must have been around 8 or 9 yrs old at the time, was ranging ahead of us and came tearing back up the track... dad ,dad there's a pig on the track! So the wife and daughter who's a couple yrs younger stay put and the lad and I go forward and sure enough there's the pig. So I get a bead on him and a goat steps out and blocks my shot. I wait and wait, still they feed side by side. So I tell the lad go get your sister knowing she would love to see them. So he does and they come creeping back down the track. So daughter kneels next to me and I explain situation as goat still blocking pig. she's so excited to see the animals... but I can't see the pig dad. Them the goat steps from in front of pig which is now in full view. She leaps onto her feet and yells 'there it is!! I see it!!'
All I saw was four blurs as the pig, and the goat and two other which were just out of sight the whole time vacate the area....
I couldn't get upset with her...bless her heart.. but she learned a valuable lesson that day on what not to do when hunting as has been perfectly self controlled ever since.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Haha. That last sentence. ...now there is no way he can ever get a peaceful hunt on his own.
And didn't I learn that!!!
But the upside is I have had some absolutely magical times with my kids.
They have grown up now and made hunting a job. And I get to go hunting in some pretty cool places with them. I was booked in to tag along on a moose hunt in British Columbia in October. But Corona has put that off for now.
If I had been like you and said they couldn't come hunting until they were old enough to shoot, they would likely pay me back with that say attitude now.
So what goes around comes around.

I helped a mate out one time when he took his medically disadvantaged teenager hunting, the payback on that is a planned all expenses paid (by the well now kid) chopper trip next year, this is no pack and rifle trip, going the full hog apparently...I think my title is 'camp cook'