Lever action rifle ideas/recommendations

brugmand

As above, looking for a nice lever action something larger that 22

tac foley

Marlin, Winchester, Rossi, Pedersoli, Henry and Uberti all make very nice .38Spec/.357Mag underlever rifles and carbines.

brugmand

Yeah I have been drooling over the Henry and marlin 45-70 lever actions for a long time. Are the 45-70s or 30-30s restricted ?

tac foley

It is my understanding of the firearms laws in the RoI that .30-30 is not restricted, but .45-70 is....

brugmand

Okay thanks, that's made my choice a lot clearer, my go to would have been 45-70 with 30-30 right behind

tac foley

A .30-30 is a great choice for deer and feral goats up to 150 yards, providing you can get near enought to them..............it's really a woodlands calibre, hence its popularity in the North East and North West forested areas.

juice1304

3030 is unrestricted and licensable for deer. i have one myself.

gunny123

Do not forget the excellent Browning BLR, its available in a lot of really good deer calibres. Some versions are takedown, and they are very well made in Japan.


https://browning.eu/products/rifles/lever_action/A-BLRPGTRACK/

judestynes

Take into consideration ammo availability. 30.30 and 45 70 both great but not available everywhere. Savage offer lever rifles in common hunting calibres like 308 and 270 and others too. Just 1 more option.

gunny123

judestynes wrote: »

Take into consideration ammo availability. 30.30 and 45 70 both great but not available everywhere. Savage offer lever rifles in common hunting calibres like 308 and 270 and others too. Just 1 more option.

Do you mean the savage 99 ? That has been out of production for a long while now, too expensive to make in this brave new world of ours.

BattleCorp

Hey OP, just in case I'm thick or missed it, do you want the lever action for hunting or target shooting?