Wowbagger ago

Love my lever actions. Got a Henry 22 and a Winny 94 in 30-30

clamhurt_legbeard ago

very cool

my dad has a winchester .30-30 and a marlin .45-70

both a lot of fun

Battlefat ago

Taking a hammer and brass punch to sights to fix a severe windage issue was one of my fonder memories on a new old stock Winchester 94. Don’t know if it came that way or if the owner’s eye wonk was 3” to the right of my own, but it shot straight after a few meaningful whacks

clamhurt_legbeard ago

hahaha thats pretty intense

maybe he just had a really

really

lazy eye

Battlefat ago

Or this dude was his gunsmith

clamhurt_legbeard ago

i love that dude

robot7247 ago

A couple side notes:

Winchester lever actions are top-open, top-eject bolts. Scope one & zero changes each time cycled, empty shell may get stuck too -

Scope mounted directly to bolt -

https://i.ibb.co/MskJR7V/u-https-s3-amazonaws-com-mgm-content-sites-armslist-uploads-posts-2015-08-10-4593778-01-winchester-94-30-30-ae-w-scope-640.jpg

You can use an LER (long eye relief) type -

https://i.ibb.co/PD6j1fr/Redfield-2x-Long-Eye-Relief-RIfle-Scope-3-4-tube-100994734-5255-02172-FDC50125147.jpg

...or drill & tap the receiver side -

https://i.ibb.co/crxKmSc/9465-2.jpg

Marlins however have side-open, side-eject bolts. You can scope them normally without any issue -

Scope on receiver top -

https://i.ibb.co/x51GrMB/u-http-cdn2-armslist-com-sites-armslist-uploads-posts-2010-09-02-52065-02-marlin-336-with-scope-and-ammo-640.jpg

For decades the only way to shoot spitzer pointed bullets from a lever gun was to use a Savage 99. It has a rotary mag -

https://i.ibb.co/cy3vSgW/SAVAGE-MODEL-99-TAKEDOWN-2-BARREL-SET-300-SAVAGE-and-410-100877194-401-E47-BB4-ACD88-A5761.jpg

Copper tipped spitzers might chain fire in a lever gun tube magazine. Plastic tipped ammo finally solved that problem -

https://i.ibb.co/QdPCJF0/lever-action-2.jpg

clamhurt_legbeard ago

good info

my dad has both a marlin and a winchester

both great guns

scopes werent very common in the late 1800s but nowadays we expect a rifle to handle it easily

thats a good example of how technology advanced beyond the original design

then again the calibers these originally came in were usually best at 200 yds or less

bolt actions and scopes really grew up together

like chocolate and peanut butter lol

robot7247 ago

No disagreement there and the angle-eject Winchesters pretty much solved the problem.

IIRC it was a 70s production change and in response to people wanting to scope them.

This is more likely what I would put on one -

https://i.ibb.co/2yqCmq1/u-http-cdn2-armslist-com-sites-armslist-uploads-posts-2015-08-31-4651121-02-marlin-336ss-lever-action-rifl-640.jpg

clamhurt_legbeard ago

ya i kinda tuned out when they started modern changes to the design so i stopped at the box magazine lol

i just got a red dot

its for my ar but currently lives on my 22

im gonna take it jackrabbit hunting and see what happens

its my first red dot

robot7247 ago

IMO the biggest improvement are plastic-tipped bullets. Range up considerably with them over round-nose bullets.

Nice to be able to reach and touch something should the need arise.

clamhurt_legbeard ago

truth

no need to change the gun if you change the bullet

thedirtypuma ago

Oh man, I am late. Lever guns are awesome. I really want one. They are also great for suppressors.

The old west is such a great time for firearm innovations. I used to love the show "wild west tech" back when the history channel used to have shows about history.

This article was really good. One of my favorites. Thank you.

Winchester 73 is a really good movie about a lever gun if you haven't seen it.

clamhurt_legbeard ago

haha im glad you liked it

the upvotes arent so hot lol

thedirtypuma ago

Yeah, the up votes were terrible this time around. I blame myself for not doing a lead in post like usual.

clamhurt_legbeard ago

i was working on my truck and u/nadesh is elsewhere lol

thedirtypuma ago

She deleted her account a little bit ago. She says she'll be back though.

clamhurt_legbeard ago

ya

i still know how to bug her lol

WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI ago

Is it actually possible and safe to load a lever action by spinning it around in one hand like they do in the movies?

clamhurt_legbeard ago

the gun in the rifleman had a special screw in front of the loop that contacted the trigger to make it pew with every time it closed

as long as you havent done anything like that it isnt supposed to fire as long as you keep your finger off the trigger

but accidents happen

and a rifle round to the armpit will kill you in mere minutes

have fun lol

WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI ago

I was thinking more like in the terminator when arnold is on the motorcycle and he spins the gun to reload it

curomo ago

I've heard guys talk about cocking the rifle with that spin flip, but that you won't get a round into battery with all the centrifugal crap going on.

Probably comes down to very specific model, cartridge and how well maintained it is.

clamhurt_legbeard ago

i mean

the biggest thing is it would be really hard to do right lol

same with closing a revolver one handed

it just doesnt work as easily as they make it seem lol

PuttitoutIsGone ago

When I was real young(10-11) I'd sneak my Dad's .22 saddle gun out into the woods for some shooting. Never got caught.

clamhurt_legbeard ago

heck yeah

lever action 22

i could get behind that

PuttitoutIsGone ago

I think he still has it. Want to say it's a Remington. Ima look next time I'm over there. It's a plinker. Very smooth action. I'll always remember it as my first gun.

clamhurt_legbeard ago

that sounds so great

go visit it dude