Thread: Lever guns - What do ya reckon?

Nice pic @JohnDuxbury

I'm left handed and sometimes use a Marlin 1894CS in .357 Magnum with a 1-4 x 20 scope for close range hunting.

I love the rifle, great for quick offhand shooting at targets inside 100 yd. Have taken small game , lots of goats and a few pigs

The low comb is not the best for cheek weld when using a scope, and like most lever guns have a fairly heavy trigger and a cross-bolt safety catch that is backwards for a left handed shooter. The narrow fore end is not ideal for shooting over a rest.

If I were after a bush gun for 100 yd shooting a Marlin stainless .30/30 with 2-7x scope would be a good choice.

For all round 200 yd shooter I use a LH bolt action .308 with 3-9x scope.