Lever shotguns, who else would want one?

[Salvelinus]

How come the only lever hunting shotguns made recently are in .410? The only 12g you can get is the Norinco 1887 knock-off which obviously is not the best hunting gun (2 3/4, lead only, no interchangebale chokes). Am I the only one who would love a 12 or 20g upland gun? Lever guns point nicely, are not heavy and cycle as fast as or quicker than a pump. I can't think why the action design would not be suitable. Surely there would be a market for such a gun.

 

[janesy]

UM ya...and the Terminator had one too!

 

[Salvelinus]

on tv right now, hence the topic

 

[a j cave]

they are slow to cycle, a long way to go to get that big cartridge out ,(my 1887) fun but big & bulky.takes lots of practice to hit on the wing. Not in a big hurry to get one again,I have a good SxS to hunt with.

 

[Killer Kanuck]

I'm contemplating getting my 'Rinco 1887 tapped for choke tubes and trying her in the goose pits this fall. Just for something different.

I think Kessler made a 20g lever action shotgun with a detachable mag - would make a dinky little road grouse gun IMO.

 

[shotzee]

if its good enough for the T-1000 its good enough for me

 

[Tan]

if its good enough for the T-1000 its good enough for me

touché

Quote of the week right there!

 

[Deadbeat]

did marlin stop making their 410 version? what happened?

 

[28 gauge]

I would not mind having a 28 gauge lever action to play around with.

 

[southwest maddog]

did marlin stop making their 410 version? what happened?

The only shotguns that Marlin show on their website is the L.C. Smiths. I still see the Marlin .410 levers in gun shops as well as the Winchester .410 levers (brand new). I don't think that either one found a large market.

 

[KaiBosh]

I was playing with a single shot lever action Baikal 12G but I guess that doesn't count. It sure was a pretty thing though...

 

[Salvelinus]

Yah but since when did the .410 itself corner any large part of the market?
I never considered that a pretty long throw would be needed with the long casing, but a 2 3/4" shell isn't THAT much longer than any common lever centerfire casings (all over 2"). And surely the lever throw can be shortened with some innovative design so cycling would be quick.

 

[Killer Kanuck]

I don't find the lever throw on an 1887 exceptionally long. It is longer than the throw on a traditional lever partly due to the cartridge length and partly due to the design (kind of a rolling block/lever hybrid), but as long as you slam it forward and back with authority, you can cycle through them pretty quick.

 

[Kano]

if its good enough for the T-1000 its good enough for me

Well allow me to be the one to say that the T-1000 does not fire a shot from the lever shotgun throughout the whole movie.

Arnold does, but he was technically a T-101

 

[Gibson]

I'd buy a upland lever 20 or 12ga

 

[IchBinEinSniper]

I think I would be inclined to get one. I'll have to take a look at the shows to see what is available used...

 

[IchBinEinSniper]

I think I would be inclined to get one. The norinco never seems to be in stock though. I'll have to take a look at the shows to see what is available used...

 

[IchBinEinSniper]

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