How Lever Action Rifles Are Made! | How It’s Made | Science Channel 

Imagine if the original designer in the 1800s could see that 150 years later his rifle was still being made and sold, and made with such wonderous machines!

It's amazing to see how much the machines actually do for a firearm that still looks handmade...also humbling to think that at one point, this firearm was primarily made by hand!

Despite being rendered somewhat obsolete by modern advances, lever-action just hits different, and will live on for a damn long time. It's just one of those timeless things.

Would have enjoyed seeing how the ornate decorative embellishments were done to the rifle. It's a work of art!

normally when I watch cooking shows I get hungry... with this show.. I want to buy another gun..God Bless America!

A feat of engineering and craftsmanship. Beautiful! Nothing like a rifle ❤

The fact that the barrel is bored out in 5 minutes is pretty damn impressive.

That rifle’s a thing of beauty

Lever actions are timeless and seem like more and more people are realizing just how wonderful a "lever gun" really is. We have been seeing a lot more people turning their lever rifles into "tactical lever guns". Some of them are really amazing and they look great too. There's just something different and special about firing a lever gun.

They are truly works of art, I'm privileged to own a few of them, and they function as well as they look. I hope they keep up the good work 👍

Watching the action at work with the cut away was awesome!!!!

Before you dissect this beauty, let me just pause and admire such stellar craftsmanship...

Aldo Uberti, now owned by Beretta. The oldest firearms manufacturer in the world.

A thing of beauty; wonderful rifles!

This video was uploaded before, but may be youtube had removed it. Thank you for uploading it again!

A feat of engineering and craftsmanship. Beautiful! Nothing like a rifle . A thing of beauty; wonderful rifles!.

I worked for a major gun manufacturer making gun barrels. I wish they had the tools this company did. Loading those steels bars by hand sucked. That said, I think the process was way faster than shown here.

Wow. That was a well made video! Interesting and a lot of people who own one always wondered what's inside lol.

Very well made video, thank you. All the before and after pictures realy helped with the understanding of the processes.

Now I need a other lever action. Maybe 45-70 this time.

The action are the components that control the operation of the weapon. The main body is called the receiver.

bro the runout of those reamers is insane. it's amazing that the barrels come out within tolerance

"thats more your style than mine Morgan"

Well that was interesting watching that get assembled!

The Winchester is one of the most beautiful rifles ever made. Love the look and quality. The craftsmanship of this gun making is off the charts satisfying~! PJ

I didn’t see the uberti gorilla that tightens all the screws on those rifles. Guess that’s done off camera. The first thing a cas shooter does with his new uberti is to remove the too soft screws, remove the too heavy springs and replace with aftermarket harder screws and better springs. But they are very pretty rifles and after some work run great. I have a 73 short rifle and a 66 musket.

Now I know how to make a gun in case the IRS trys to get my money

By the standards of a mass manufacturing like ruger, some of it is a little antiquated, but still very good and maybe even a superior gun is made by the older methodology. Modern barrels are often hammer forged and ruger uses advanced casting techniques for the receiver-action and maybe the lever. A lot of MIM is used for the smaller parts. ''Metal injection molding (MIM) is a metalworking process in which finely-powdered metal is mixed with binder material to create a feedstock. The feedstock is then solidified and shaped to produce the final product. ''

“you’re a good man, arthur morgan”

55 sec in, that drill is called a gun drill. The tip is carbide and can be reground for reuse. As long as it is fed slow with medium to moderate rpm's the vibration is kept to a minimum without the drill walking at the bottom of the bore ( may need adjusted).

Nice looking Winchester lever action rifle. I think the Sioux used rifles just like this to wipe out Custer's command in 1876 in Montana. Fascinating video.

Beautiful rifles. Loved the one with the buffalo on the side

Surprised this isn't a restricted video in the UK, might have someone knocking at my door soon.

such a brilliant elegant and simpel design, no wonder 150 years later it is still being made

Excellent video. Appears to be a well made, high quality rifle.

Thanks for this video showing how a lever action rifle is made I didn't realize how much work went into making a rifle like that I don't own a gun of any kind as for me I don't see a need to have one as of now but things can change in the future a person never knows what will happen! Everyone's Future is the Day That You are living in as we aren't promised tomorrow be Greatful and Thankful for TODAY

My favorite how it's made by far

Unfortunately, there are no stores that import this beauty in my country 😢

Crazy to think this was all done by hand at one point

The mechanism is still impressive to me, imagine having the brain to develop it from nothing and then build it with the options you had back in 1866.

Que hermoso rifle, es un excelente modelo de 1860 ..!! Que buena producción en serie hacen esas máquinas y sus armeros..!! Muy interesante documental..!! Excelente video..!!

a friend of mine worked as a cnc machinist for sig he enjoyed the job

Intresting

This lady has a nice voice,and made the video much better. This technology is different than how those rifles were made in the 1800s. Lots of hand made parts and finish.

Beautyfull!!! 💪

What beauty!

Lever actions are just so beautiful, I want my grubby hands on one.

John moses browning really made a beautiful piece of art still made to this day

What a beauty.

Very cool. On a side note, great to see that attention was paid to using the correct terminology when talking about firearms. So many media outlets get this wrong on a consistent level.

I had a Level Action .22 long rifle when I was about 13 years old, on the farm.

Such a Rifles would be the envy because it really great.

It's amazing that people use to do all this by hand

I wanna see a single man hand make one of these rifles with tools from the 1860s

That is all well and good, very impressive. But im more impressed by pre-computer forgers, millers, finishers...THAT impresses me!

OUT STANDING I WOULD LOVE ONE OF THOSE NEW OLD LEVER ACTION RIFLES.

Now I know how to build it myself

beautiful science

I worked at the savage arms in the seventies…The model 99 was my baby…the best of the best.. 230 through 440 ….each gun was hand filed and fitted..with a carrier or a clip….nothing kicks like. A savage 440…

American icon made in Italy, it's a spaghetti western!

That's Beautiful!

Truly a work of art!

Awesome rifles

My favorite rifle of all time.

An incomplete but reasonably accurate description of modern manufacturing of an antique rifle. So how could they misname so many of the parts? They called the fire control group the trigger guard. The receiver isn't the action, that's the parts inside the receiver. Etc.

Crazy how they managed to make functional versions of these in the 1800's

Stunning rifle, a piece of art! It’s a shame they couldn’t find an American factory that’s reproducing these classics, but nonetheless awesome that an Italian company is!

The most beautiful Rifle I've ever seen.

I have a Rossi/Puma brand reproduction of the 1892 Winchester, chambered for .357 Magnum. It has a round barrel in stainless steel with a walnut stock and forepiece. It is a hard-hitting, accurate rifle, and it allows me to carry the same ammunition for it as my .357 Magnum S&W revolver. The tube will hold 10 rounds + one in the chamber. The rifle also accommodates .38, .38 Special, and .38 +P ammo, with more rounds in the tube, due to differences in length. It is a very versatile firearm. (Puma also makes this lever-action carbine in .22LR, 30-30 Win, .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt, and .454 Casull.)

I was hoping that the gun butt was going to be hand made, but I suppose to mass produce you would have to automate things.

i didnt know they made the rdr2 rifle into a real thing

And that, boys and girls, is how an American "Leave-her" action rifle is manufactured in Europe

I'm surprised RU-vid hasn't taken this video down. They've gotten very hostile to gun videos lately

Oh hell yeah! An Italian american lever action!

That part is call the “Receiver”, not the “Action”.

I prefer my 1979 Winchester model 94 lever 30-30

Thank you

Very well done video. It's nice to see how the rifle I depend upon for food and protection was made.

masterpiece , my dream to own of these

The flute on the gun drill is not there to deliver “high pressure oil,” it's there to remove the chips. The oil is fed through tiny passages running through the drill's body, where it emerges at the tip via small round holes. The oil does not break down the metal shavings, that is in the design of the drill's tip. The bore reamers oil themselves in the same manner. The spin of a bullet does not make it more aerodynamic. That is due to the shape of the bullet, itself. The spin “improves the stability of the projectile, improving both range and accuracy.” (Wiki on rifling) What you show, as an action, is called the frame. The action consists of the frame with all its internal components. The “action” does not take a trip to a “metal treatment plant.” The frame is sent to a heat treatment plant, where it's case-hardened in this instance. The bath is not a “hot water bath,” it's molten salts. It is quenched in water after heating in the salts. I'm going to stop here, as you really do need to hire someone with technical knowledge before making these videos.

I wonder if this is the Uberti factory? Beautiful work!

Good rifle.💥💥

Now do a video of how they made them in the 1880’s without CNC machines.

Wonderful mechanism vinchestor 405..❤

I love how youtube channels are getting silenced and banned for showing anything even related to guns, but science channel can literally show you step by step how a firearm is made with zero consequences. Cool video tho.

Love this one.

Amazing the lever action is still in production.

This is the best voice for this show! Hated when they changed voice actors

Beautiful

Krása.

Cool video

Behold, italian craftsmanship. Finest in the world, proud to be italian

"Leevure"

Based how its made: showing you how to make a rifle

Having a couple of them, one a splendid example of an octagon barrel 30-30 made in 1912 and now watching this modern equipment making one I would like to see a video of how they were made in 1912, huh? It would be cool right? The cutting of the barrel caliber would be the most interesting.

I love how Italians check correct assembly with live ammo😄

It's interesting that they cut the stock by hand when the whole thing could be completed in a CNC Machine

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If this rifle had to make a quote, it would quote Arnold Schwarzenegger saying “I’m old but not obsolete”

We have means of making you pronounce your Os Canadian! Haha. Thank you for this one. Great subject.