Lever Action Tacticals

[airedale]

Going through this month's American Rifleman giving the lowdown on what is new in the firearms world for 2023. I have noticed several new lever action rifles outfitted with the so called tactical look, I have also seen some of the old standbys getting a tactical makeover outfitted with accessory rails and synthetic stocks.  The manufacturers have been coming out with alternatives to the autoloaders. I have read some pretty convincing articles on lever action's ability to be a defense weapon.

Fightlite's totally new design is an interesting one, uses some features found on ARs, said to be starting out chambering 223 and300 Blackout with 6mm Arc and 450 Bushmaster  down the road.

Not my cup of tea but I am sure there are some that will have one in their arsenal.

Al

[Daveboone]

Hmm. The Winchester 94 30-30 stock version was the tactical weapon of choice for many generations of lawmen, and gave pretty darn good service. 

 

[bugsNbows]

F U G L Y.

[airedale]

You got that right but there are plenty of folks that like that look. I do like the idea of a 223 lever action. Browning I think chambered their BLR in 223 at one time in a much better looking rifle.

Al

8 hours ago, bugsNbows said:

F U G L Y.

 

[bugsNbows]

I agree that the BLR is a nice looking rifle.

[Grouse]

That rifle will take AR magazines.

 

[Pygmy]

I agree with Bugs, those suckers are YEW-GLEE  !...

John Browning is rolling over in his grave....

[DoubleDose]

Perhaps the next rifle to have senseless  restrictions placed on it because of the way it looks!

[Grouse]

It will be restricted to 10 round magazines even though it's a lever gun.  It could take 30 round AR mags, but those are illegal in NY. 

[airedale]

A few more lever rifles trending on the tactical theme. These rifles are expensive!

Al

[Grouse]

These are the type of rifles Wyatt Earp would've needed if he had a SWAT team.

 

Why are they making a tactical lever gun in .35 Rem?  Don't you need lots of ammo for a tactical firearm?  Can't find .35 Rem and it costs a fortune to stock up 1000 rounds if you can find it.

Edited March 25, 2023 by Grouse

[Pygmy]

If I had a dog that ugly I'd shave his a** and make him walk backwards...

Life is too short to hunt with an ugly gun....

[airedale]

Something in a Lever Action more to my liking looks wise, magazine fed 223 Henry "Long Ranger".

Al

[rob-c]

In the words of Crocodile Dundee.
that’s not a lever action , that’s a lever action ……

[Doc]

All these wildly different looking guns all basically function the same. But as you go down through them all, you can quickly figure out which ones the gun-banners would target first. Their thinking is 100% based on appearance with no real logic being applied at all.