The renewed lever action rifle fetish

[charlie hotel lima]

O P , watch Winchester '73 ten times in a row......you'll be alright..

 

[wolfmanrogers]

Not sure if I missed it reading through all the pages, but I really feel what brought back the lever action gun, is the fact that a lot of people got cooped up in the house with COVID and binge-watched Yellowstone.

Come on, every wannabe cowboy has to have a lever action rifle!!!

This is probably the best guess yet!

 

[basstracker89]

One thing is for sure. Silenced, it'd be awesome. No action troubles and less noise cycling. Autos can be finicky

 

[Just Plain Bill]

It all started with the "dinosaur gun" on Jurassic Park. Seriously though I don't think it's just lever guns. Look at what's happened to gen 3 Smith autos. Was a time when they were the bane of the gun world. Law enforcement dropped them like hot rocks in the move to Glocks. You could barely give one away. Now they are beloved. They are indestructible or built like tanks. And depending on the model the prices reflect it.

 

[BHPSteel]

I think the Gen 3 Smiths are more like the the pride some people have in owning the ugliest dog.

 

[basstracker89]

I think the Gen 3 Smiths are more like the the pride some people have in owning the ugliest dog.

They are strange looking, but they shoot and function well

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

For me, it's pretty simple. I like running the suppressed large caliber options that lever guns provide. Manufacturers are now making threaded models so that attaching a can is easy. Suppressed 45/70 with 500+ grain pills? Yes, please. Throw in the fact that lever actions are faster than bolt guns, you get a winning combo. You now have manufacturers tinkering with mag fed options that will work well with 300blk and other popular cartridges which are not conducive to tube fed.

 

[Just Plain Bill]

I think the Gen 3 Smiths are more like the the pride some people have in owning the ugliest dog.

That 1006 might be an ugly dog but it bites like hell. Except the shooter. That heavy beast is tame even with hot loads. Of course, trying to carry it concealed is like trying to conceal a box of Cheerios!

 

[BHPSteel]

That 1006 might be an ugly dog but it bites like hell. Except the shooter. That heavy beast is tame even with hot loads. Of course, trying to carry it concealed is like trying to conceal a box of Cheerios!

But the cost of mags for them. Ouch.

 

[Just Plain Bill]

But the cost of mags for them. Ouch.

Yessir, glad I picked up a dozen back in the day. Heck, by today's standards they were practically free!