"Those who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither"
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty"
"One is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a musician because he owns a piano. There is no point in having a gun if you are not capable of using it skillfully."
Lever action carbines are near a universal daily use rifle. Especially short light carbines. From a practical standpoint the .30-30 and .357 magnum make the most sense for a variety of reasons. I have a tremendous amount of respect for both cartridges for their game killing capacity and flexibility with a variety of different loads. If you load your own ammo both are or used to be very economical. .30-30 ammo can get 200 shots to the pound of powder, and .357 is about 400 to the pound, and can actually be even much better if you don't regularly need full charge ammo. .38 Special or .38 Special level loads in .357 brass being an option, allows extreme economy for powder easily approaching 1000 shots to the pound, and in my experience can be used for anything you would have normally done with a .22 LR. Currently powder, primers, and bullets are at an all time high price and some are spotty in availability, but can eventually be found with a little effort.
When I used this rig I carried a tac med solutions pmk in a cargo pocket. My other belt kit I had an hsgi bleeder. I have also mounted pouches laterally to the top flap of the butt flap that cabe reached with either hand for medical equipment previously. This gets hung up on a frame pack sometimes though
@kylewood8327 thanks a lot I appreciate it. It's a good place for sure. We have power run to the house from the street, still on grid. It's a pretty long stretch though so it gets knocked out a lot by trees. We have a generac dual fuel generator for outages
I like the 30-30 chambering. I bought a 2016 Marlin 1895 CB 45-70. It has the 18.5” barrel, 6+1 rounds. American Black Walnut. It is so accurate it is a great lever gun. Fit, finish and function.
... I have a Taylor-Chiappa Alaskan 92 takedown in 44 mag with a 16" bbl ... more money than the Rossi but much smoother out of the box and I've yet to have a hiccup cycling any ammo ... the takedown feature facilitates cleaning and transportation in suit cases and pack sacks ... and the Chiappa doesn't have that stupid pigtail safety on top of the bolt like the Rossi 92s do
@user-po9hy9th7w awesome! Always liked the looks of those rifles. Glad to hear you're happy with yours. I'd love to get the take down 1886. Sounds like you have a great choice for a utilitarian rifle
I think thats a simon sleeve for the barrel, i thought you had a colt canada carbine in your other videos so i kept searching for a vid with a good view of it, quite interesting as you only really see this barrel profile with canadian AR's such as the C7 and C8 (C8 being a canadian M4 with a 15.7 inch barrel)
@gabrielboutilier2961 you probably have a better idea than me. If you go on BCM's website and check it out there might be more information. I'm not even sure they make it anymore. It's the only rifle I've personally encountered with that specific profile. It shot well
I have several from gunstockcover.com Jon Klein makes good butt cuffs. I also have one from Diamond D Leather and Hill People Gear. All good cuffs. My favorite are the gunstockcover ones
Well, let me preface my answer with saying you should not pass up a rifle soley based on having a cross bolt safety as it’s largely personal preference and you can work around it. Several reasons I do not prefer them. The first being aesthetics. I like how they look with a solid receiver vs. the safety. 2. With the winchester I have had the cross bolt safety bump on when I did not want it to, attempt to fire the rifle and it’s on safe. 3. Function. I prefer to carry my rifles on half cock. This allows me to cock the hammer while shouldering the rifle and fire quickly. I predominantly track and still hunt. This means that the bulk of my shot opportunities are 4 seconds or less and often on running game. Bringing the rifle off half cock is far faster and more intuitive than disengaging the cross bolt safety. This same scenario, I’ve also had issues when the safety gets bumped on accidentally and I snap the gun to full cock and try to fire on a running deer and the hammer falls to a click on the cross bolt safety. The Rossi I have has a safety mounted on the hammer and I just don’t use it. i use the half cock instead. I prefer that style of safety or a tang safety like the mossberg 464 to the cross bolt as it alleviates issues 2,3 and 4. The last issue with it particularly in the winchesters is they are not as desirable. This is a pro and a con as it allowed me to purchase that 94 for relatively cheap compared to post ’64’s without cross bolt safetys. Again, if that’s what you have it’s not a huge deal. You can certainly work around it and be effective. BUT If given the choice I’d rather have one without. Many of my shotguns and rifles have half cock hammers and no safety and that is what I am used to. I would prefer to keep that the same with all my hunting or frequent use rifles to provide some consistency with manual of arms.
the 22lr conversion unit is $250, and a good AR, brand new, can be had for $600 out the door. The silencer can run you as much as the gun. The 22 unit rides nicely in the thigh pocket of a set of BDUs or cammies. The caliber swap is 20 seconds or less and the accuracy is 2" or less at 50m. Plenty accurate enough for small game. The 22 unit is saving you 40c per shot when practicing snapshooting, so it pays for itself a few months. In a year, it has paid for the silencer and in another year, it's paid for all of the other goodies, scope, night sights, trigger job, etc. You can sell your plasma for $50 an hour, once per week. That's $2600 per year, A $3000 half time college loan has no interest charged on it as long as you're in college half time or more. So you can repay that loan in a year and get the entire set up for the AR and a reloading set up, too. and pay off the loan easily.
My 14.5 bcm is my favorite rifle. I built a URGI and prefer my bcm. Bcm has the A5 rifle length buffer system. I think it’s better than urgi’s super 42 spring/H2 buffer. BCM is considerably lighter and overall less bulky. I have the ELW though. My BCM has a surefire CTN and has some recoil mitigation while the URGI just has 4prong. The is a tack driver, the URGI is too but it takes a lot more to control.
When America bought Alaska from Russia. They armed all the Yaquis and Eskimos With 30-30 rifles later on. They quickly started killing anything and everything with them. And I mean everything. 4000 lb. Walruses, Polar bears, Brown bears, Moose, Musk ox, etc. etc. The biggest mistake people make about the old Thurdy-Thurdy is that it's under-powered. And in fact it's not at all. From 200 yards in it's dead. Another lil something is the 30-30 and 44 mags are ballistic twins. Believe it or not. I hear people swearing on how they shot a deer at 200 yards with their CVA or traditions 50 cal. And then I mention that the 50 cal is actually a 44 mag. People cannot believe it's true. lol. Best of luck to you Jr. Peace.
Great realistic review! I have (mostly) the same setup and I love mine. I've had slight beard hair issues but nothing to write home about. Thanks! (Retired LE)
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I own the exact same rifle and it’s more than worth the price. I have a PSA 14.5 and the BCM is in another world when shooting both guns. It makes a huge difference when a rifle is gassed properly.
They're fine for what theyre made for. It's a $300 rifle for people that aren't gonna shoot thousands of rounds or to get people into an AR until they can afford to upgrade. If i was on a budget and needed a rifle i wouldn't have any qualms about a psa and some cases of ammo to take some some classes or have around the house until i could afford something better. It's unrealistic to expect a $300 rifle to do the same thing as one that costs $2000. You get what you pay for@justusbryant7366
A few things to consider. Lever guns are legal in ban states. Also the Marlin jam. At a point while cycling the action on Marlins the cartridge is free floating and if you hesitate it can jam to where the gun needs to be disabled to clear it. I had this issue with a Marlin 94 in 44mag
Lots of fun geeking out on lever guns. Thanks for the video! I've been toying with the idea of a lever gun in .44 mag as a homestead gun. I was looking at the Ruger-made Model 1894, but as someone who has cleared more than a few "Marlin jams," the idea of Henry's removable magazine tube is pretty attractive.
Thanks for the view and the comment. Smith and wesson just came out with a .44 that has the removable tube. Be interesting to see how those play out. I have several big boys from henry pre loading gate and they are very smooth guns! Good luck with your search. Hope this helped
not to smooth on some of the 30-30 shots. the rifle was twisting slightly on working the lever, but all in all I really like the red dot scope. what brand is it. On second thought I believe the action needs smoothing. That's why it's hanging up.
Thanks for the view and the imput. It's possible it was me, I'm not claiming to be an expert, however I believe that specific cartridge does not feed great in that marlin. The winchester and my other 336 don't mind it but not the same rifle. Perhaps the action needs work but I'm incline to try some different ammo and some lubrication first and see how it does. Thanks for the suggestion. It's a burris fast fire 2
A couple years ago I found a 1984 Winchester 94AE in 30-30 with no side safety, great shooting lever gun. You got some really nice rifles along with a very informative video too. 👍🏻
My favorite lever 22mag is my win 9422M XTR. My 22LR lever is a 1960 marlin 39A. Both high quality rifles. Some modern levers have “alloy” receivers. I’ll pass and will only own steel receivers.
Thanks for the video love Lever Action guns FYI Marlin 336 never came in the Marlin 444. It had its own model # It was The Model 444 In 444 Cal. But on the other hand the 336, the 444 and the 1895. Were all the same actions.
Thanks for the clarification Matt. I have always like the idea of the .444 but it's tough to find ammo for it around here. Never handled one personally. I'll add that as a note on the video. I also quite love lever guns. There will be a part 2 at some point once I get the rest of the up here from my in laws place. Limited on space right now. Thanks for watching and for the input. Be well
