School me on lever action cartridges.

[caojyn]

You can hunt deer with a 357. I'd keep my shots within 75 yards maybe 100 if it's a heavier load. Probably go farther with this hornady rubber tip rounds

 

[YukonGlocker]

Marlin 30-30 is hard to beat. Also give the Browning BLR a look...makes a nice backpacker in .243.

 

[YukonGlocker]

I have 2 Marlin 30-30's that will consistently shoot 1 MOA with Winchester 150gr. Silvertips, and a little better with hand-loads. I've owned a dozen or more of these rifles, and shot many more than that while working on them. And myself, family, and friends have killed so many deer and hogs with a 30-30 that I couldn't count them. I've personally killed more than 10 deer and a dozen hogs with the 150 gr. Silvertip, and it performs great. That being said, if I wanted a new backpacking gun, I'd seriously consider an AR in 6.5 Grendel.

 

[dennishoddy]

.22 mag is the only lever gun I have, but I do like the concept of one caliber, multiple guns.
Whatever works in the pistol runs in the rifle.

 

[Blitzfike]

When I mentioned "knockdown power" I guess you could say I was referring to penetration and expansion... Bad choice of words on my part. I'm just looking for something that I can make a clean one shot kill with an accurately placed shot.

I don't reload (yet), but it is something I want to look into in the future, esp with getting into larger more expensive calibers. All of my guns that I have are cheap to shoot, and I bought them that way for that reason, among many others.

Now.... What is the difference between .35 and .375? Aside from size? And one thing I have considered is getting a lever action in .357, as I would be carrying a revolver chambered in the same most of the time I am outdoors. What kind of performance would I be looking at out of a .357 from a rifle? When I think of a .357 rifle I just think of it as an oversized pistol, not so much as a viable tool for hunting.

Shadowrider, I def would have been interested in picking that .375 up, aside from my concern of finding ammo for it.

I have a variety of lever rifles, 30-30, 357 mag, 44 mag, 454 Casull, 22 hornet, 45-70, and I'm sure I'm forgetting something else. I shoot 375 Win in a TC Contender. as to the difference in a 35 rem and a 375 win, 35 rem is a fairly mild cartridge, and the 375 is a very potent round, lots more recoil. The 35 rem, the 357 Herrett are close ballistically. I absolutely love the lever rifles.

 

[Hobbes]

To me, the appealing thing about the 35 is the wide range of bullets available to handloaders.
You can use a 125gr HP pistol boolit for nuisance critters, 158gr or 180gr hard cast for bigger game.

 

[becker_atc]

I have a variety of lever rifles, 30-30, 357 mag, 44 mag, 454 Casull, 22 hornet, 45-70, and I'm sure I'm forgetting something else. I shoot 375 Win in a TC Contender. as to the difference in a 35 rem and a 375 win, 35 rem is a fairly mild cartridge, and the 375 is a very potent round, lots more recoil. The 35 rem, the 357 Herrett are close ballistically. I absolutely love the lever rifles.

22hornet lever action please details!!!!!


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[caojyn]

Of all my levers my browning 1895 in 30.06 is my favorite.

 

[Eagle Eye]

Of all my levers my browning 1895 in 30.06 is my favorite.

No Way!!!! I didn't know there was a lever action 30-06.

This is now #2 on my wish list

 

[caojyn]

No Way!!!! I didn't know there was a lever action 30-06.

This is now #2 on my wish list

Wait till you read about the 7.62x54r version that loads with a stripper clip. Those are unicorn rare