Why a big loop lever?

Ya I think so ,

I had one on my old trapper and did not like it all , it was slower and sloppy.
 
It's so you can play Chuck Connors.

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Anybody old enough to remember?

Sharptail
 
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Sharptail said:
It's so you can play Chuck Connors.

Anybody old enough to remember?

Sharptail
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I hate you!!

Because I'm OLD enough to remember watching this every day after school!

Named my daughter "Mika".
 
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When did the "large loop" lever gun appear, anyway? The earliest reference I can find is the rifle used by John Wayne in the 1939 movie "Stagecoach", but I doubt that the big lever was invented for the movies! Does anyone have any idea when or on what rifle the large loop first debuted?

To answer the original question in this thread - The large loop is so you can spin the rifle like a single action revolver, #### and fire one handed. DH79's answer is correct, although I doubt the originator of the concept envisioned its use on a motorcycle.

Sharptail
 
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Actually, pre-Hollywood, the idea was to have a loop that your hand would fit in with gloves or mitts on. Ford wanted something unusual for JW in Stagecoach, so they modified a loop on a 92. Once that happned, it was just the cool thing to do, and makes onehanded cycling a whole lot easier, lol. - dan
 
When my wife said she wanted a ring I, being the good and loving guy that I am, bought her a nice 1911 Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine in 44WCF....

I had to feign offense when she asked where the ring was and I pointed out the saddle ring. Theoretically I got just what she asked for, except its tied to a nice 1892.

So that's what a saddle ring is for ;)

Contrary to common belief, the saddle ring doesn't tie the rifle to the saddle, but to the rider. Ensuring that no matter where the rider goes, the rifle stays with him. Cavalry riders used to use a leather sling of sorts which they just clipped to the rifle a la Spencer carbines etc. The Winchester saddle rings were intended for the same sort of thing. Its like an 'old school' AR15 tactical sling. ;)
 
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dh79 said:
Remember terminator 2? It's for one handed cycling and shooting from a motorcycle. haha
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you beat me too it :D
but i do know i guy who has two of em and did that one in each hand now that was impressive :D he said that it took him a few weeks to learn how to do that properly :D
ttyal
Riley
 
Bittermansbro said:
When my wife said she wanted a ring I, being the good and loving guy that I am, bought her a nice 1911 Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine in 44WCF....

I had to feign offense when she asked where the ring was and I pointed out the saddle ring. Theoretically I got just what she asked for, except its tied to a nice 1892.

So that's what a saddle ring is for ;)

Contrary to common belief, the saddle ring doesn't tie the rifle to the saddle, but to the rider. Ensuring that no matter where the rider goes, the rifle stays with him. Cavalry riders used to use a leather sling of sorts which they just clipped to the rifle a la Spencer carbines etc. The Winchester saddle rings were intended for the same sort of thing. Its like an 'old school' AR15 tactical sling. ;)
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The idea was that if you needed both hands to control your horse, or stay in the saddle, you wouldn't drop your rifle in the process.
Some ranch hands put loops on the ring to hang the gun on the saddle horn, but other than that quazi useless idea, and the ability to hang the gun on a nail, the ring is pretty much useless now days.
I have one on my 1892 Winchester.

On topic, I've never owned a 'big loop' model. Several times I've wished that they would come out with a loop that better accomodates gloved hands, but I find the movie inspired big loops, just too big.
 
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