School me on lever action and calibers

Mr.Rigpig said:
I've had 2 Rossi 92s in 44 mag and both were excellent, other than one shot about a foot high, but a front sight change fixed that quickly. Sold them both because someone always wanted them more than I did, lol. Casually looking for another now.

The Rossi in a pistol caliber will be the most cost effective. Used run well under a grand, and new can be had for about that $1k mark. a 45-70 Marlin is more versatile, but more expensive too.
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My biggest beef with Rossi they don't have pre drilled mounting spot for Williams or Lyman receiver sight. If the barrel is capable it would be very nice to demonstrate this at 250-300 yards on targets.
Then there's that fugly safety.
 
The safety is ugly but can be removed, The older ones didn't have that safety. The price has gone up but people have claimed that the latest generation is being made to a higher standard quality control then in the past. There are some duds out there but most can be made to work easily enough.
The 1892 slicked up is a smooth lever action. It's easy to drill and tap for a side mounted peep.
About the only downside I see with the 1892 is the top eject makes it hard to mount a scope but there are scout rails available for red dots.

Peep sights and brass beads or red firesights are my favourite aiming systems on lever actions.

The Henry as Milt points out is another option.
 
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Some of the 357m ones I have seen can have problems with the 38 sp , being shorter.
But you can handload 357 down with no problem.
You can do the same with 44m and 44 special, cost wise 44 Mag would be the way to go.
I don't like 45/70, unless you do bear.
A original JM Marlin would be my pick, but hard to find.
 
I’m loving the .30-30 caliber since plinking bullets like 100 grainers are fun to load up. I’ve even found some 110 grain RN (round nose) boooolits that are copper jacketed for more blasting / horsing around.

If you are reloading, then the .30 caliber booolits selection is quite extensive... like I mentioned 100 grain booolits to 110 grainers to 125 grainers, to 140 grainers in FTX (flexible Hornady tips to load in a tube magazine), to 150 , 160 , and 170 flat nose booolits.

I’ve even loaded up some 30 caliber booolits from my PR (Precision Rifle) 155 Amax family for single shot accuracy work. I just had to do it. How could a PR shooter like myself resist?

Anyways, buy what works for you and your fun, your budget, your cool factor, your resources, your comfort level, and finally your needs.

It’s All Good!

Cheers, Barney

Peace Be To Journey!
 
Took the Marlin 45/70 to the range yesterday. Me and buddy were laughing out loud with the big boom and the holes dug in the backstop lawn. Only shot a few each out of that one and a bunch of other stuff. FWIW - if you take a bunch of guns to the range it's pretty fun to bang off a few big uns but firing off a couple boxes of heavy loads ain't gonna happen too often
 
TacticalTeacher said:
I’m loving the .30-30 caliber since plinking bullets like 100 grainers are fun to load up. I’ve even found some 110 grain RN (round nose) boooolits that are copper jacketed for more blasting / horsing around.

If you are reloading, then the .30 caliber booolits selection is quite extensive... like I mentioned 100 grain booolits to 110 grainers to 125 grainers, to 140 grainers in FTX (flexible Hornady tips to load in a tube magazine), to 150 , 160 , and 170 flat nose booolits.

I’ve even loaded up some 30 caliber booolits from my PR (Precision Rifle) 155 Amax family for single shot accuracy work. I just had to do it. How could a PR shooter like myself resist?

Anyways, buy what works for you and your fun, your budget, your cool factor, your resources, your comfort level, and finally your needs.

It’s All Good!

Cheers, Barney

Peace Be To Journey!
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Yes sir. Speer Plinker 110 grain hollow point and with recommended Ken Waters Pet Load a superb handload for novices. Lighter kick, pretty accurate @100.

Even with straight gripped 30-30 carbines.
 
Brutus said:
The side benefit of 44 magnum in the Winchester 94 action one can load heavy for calibre hard cast at maximum speed at a length the Model 92 is incapable of feeding them through its action.
310 grain hard cast at max speed is pretty good for hunting big game and additional life insurance in the weeds amongst aggressive bears or wild boar. Only enuf time for a single shot.
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I don't know about the 44mag but I used to run 340gr cast through a Rossi in 45Colt and ran perfectly.
 
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I have a Winchester 1886 45-70 that I find fun to shoot but it isn't for everyone. It will beat the be-jesus out of most. My friends will only shoot it once and that's it.
I have a 1971 9422 WMR that is a real pleasure to shoot and the cost is quite reasonable, however the Winchester 94 in 30-30 or 32 Special are my favorites.
 
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