Thread: Lever guns - What do ya reckon?

The point with lever actions, and particularly the Winchester 94'in .30/30, Winchester / Rossi 92 and the Marlin, is not that you can shoot fast with them, although they are faster than a bolt action, but the point is that they are perfectly fitted for off hand shooting, and specifically for off hand shooting with open sights. There is no hunting rifle more purely natural to handle and shoot than a open sighted Winchester lever action for standing up and shooting at deer.
Only the Marling can be suitably scoped without ruining the rifle. None of teh rifles I mention are chambered in cartridges that are much used over 200 metres. But I hunted for years with a Winchester 94 carbine in .30/30.

Using a lever action is more comfortable and instinctive to work than any bolt action. If you really want one, and in a modern cartridge, then you need a BLR in .308.


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