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Hi everyone hope all had great Christmas, I'd like to buy a lever rifle but there is just to many options, where do I start? There is no particular reason for it other than I don't have one yet. Fire away with your suggestions not looking to spend crazy money just want to add one.

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Frank
 
357 mag rifles are cheap to feed, but lack that thump. 45-70 has the thump, but pricy to shoot and hard to find reloading components today. Here comes the 44magnum to be the perfect inbetween. Can load them light or hot and a lever in 44magnum has been my favorite of all the choices. I have a Chiappa alaskan and love it aside from the non original look to it.
 
Consider a Henry in .22 perhaps a Golden Boy it is a nice and well-made lever rifle and affordable to enjoy.
 
Gillen1 said:
357 mag rifles are cheap to feed, but lack that thump. 45-70 has the thump, but pricy to shoot and hard to find reloading components today. Here comes the 44magnum to be the perfect inbetween. Can load them light or hot and a lever in 44magnum has been my favorite of all the choices. I have a Chiappa alaskan and love it aside from the non original look to it.
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Couldn’t have said it better. I find 44 mag is the best in-between and my go-to. From cowboy to full house, it makes a big hole. Reloading can be done quite economically, realizing your still shooting at least a 240 grain bullet and a good scoop of powder.
If you want to stretch the $/shooting, 357 mag is a good starter
 
I'd get a 45-70. You can buy light 405 grain Remington Cor-Lokts when you don't need the extra authority. Also super easy to reload for. I bought a nice Henry and never looked back.
 
Hard to tell ya which direction to go without caliber & intended purpose...

Cheap range gun, 22 lever like a Browning.

Hunting gun, hard to beat a 30-30 Winchester for light carrying & if you are going to scope it, grab a Marlin.

Like my Marlin 336 in 35 Rem...

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Heck, I just picked up a Chiappa Ridge Runner in 45-70 & set it up as a 'bear gun' with a flashlight & red dot.

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Which will be perfect over bait...

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The Winchester 94 in 30 30 has been doing it all for a long time.
Easy and affordable to get ammo, throw it on the Quad behind the truck seat and it will be ready to go when you need it.
 
I've got a 357, a 44 mag and a 45-70. Love the 357 for plinking with hard cast loads. I have 240 grain hard cast loads with trailboss for plinking with the 44 mag and hot 300 grain loads for hunting. The 45-70 is pretty versatile too with a lot of different bullet weights available.
You can do a lot of different things with leverguns and you just have to figure out what you want to use it for.
 
I have Henry 22 lever action, and I really love it.
The action is smooth, and it just feels good doing it. There's something about a lever action, it's a lot more fun than, say, a bolt.

In 22, the amo is so cheap that you can plink away and not worry, just have fun and enjoy yourself.

I like my henry because the build quality seems good to me, and I appreciate the history behind it.

It shot accurate right out of the box too.
 
You mentioned that you didn't have a particular goal in mind, for choosing a lever action. Whether: Hunting, target shooting, competition, etc. But might have some idea? That may help direct you toward a choice that best fits your needs.
 
I bought an old lever Winchester 303 Brit early last year, and got the lever bug. That thing has been awesome to shoot. I'm at the 300 m gong with open sights using it, and want to try and stretch that out a little further this year.

That led me to a Marlin 44 mag. Great fun toy, and then realized I did not want a wood stock on the 44, so sold the marling and found a Henry X model 44 lever. Added a 2-7x33 scope and she is ready for some bear work and range fun. I use the HP for hunting and the campro bullets for range fun. For what I use it for the X model with the molded stock is perfect, and I don't have to worry about a few dings on it. I know, its not wood, but I have enough of those, and may be looking at an Annie later this year to satisfy the beauty of a wood stock.

Have since purchased a 45-70 for my brother, and worked up a load for it before he gets its. Loaded up a nice stout 300 gr load for hunting use and again the campro's for range fun. While I know that you can load lighter for it, but why, its a thumper.
For me, the 44 does everything enough and have no desire to go up into the 45-70 thump. It is still cheaper to load the 44 than the 45-70.
 
If it is just for fun the Browning BL22 is a tone of fun, everyone in my house loves to shoot this 22. Second to that a M92 of what ever manufacture in 357/38 special is also a crao tone of fun.
 
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