Thread: Which lever / semi / pump rifle, and why?

blr in .308 is pretty darn hard to beat....and as much as I love partitions,you could be just as well if not better off with plain jane winchester 180 grn power points...they are quite soft and dump energy well. I shot big velvety in bush last year with one and it went all of 15 yards leaving a huge blood trail.....looked like someone has used 4" paintbrush and red paint on the ferns.
beauty of the blr is being able to use hammer in safe position when walking/stalking then quickly/quietly cock rifle...downside is the triggers often suck and blow and same time,that said Ive shot sub moa groups with mine.
one day when I win lotto I will buy a bakail .45/70 SxS they also do one in .30/06 two shots super fast in very quick handling platform....my theory on .45/70 was to have most accurate barrel with potent load say a flexitip and other barrel a BIG soft cast load going slower so heaps of grunt but not as much boot.