Benjamin Tyler Henry was not the father of lever-action rifles, but his development of a .44-caliber cartridge—and the lever gun he built to shoot it—did change the platform forever. Only 14,000 of ...

Lever-action rifles are turning up by the scores in used-gun racks, their wooden stocks battered and once-blued steel worn silver. The grandfathers who used them are afield in happier hunting grounds, ...

To paraphrase Mark Twain’s quote, reports of the lever-action’s death are greatly exaggerated. In the last several years we’ve been greeted by a revived Marlin 1895 , a risen-from-the-dead Marlin 336 ...

Lever action rifles have been around since 1848, standing as a historical icon in the world of firearms. They are praised for their analog nature, making each shot an engaging experience for the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mad Pig Thumper package on a Marlin. (Courtesy of Mad Pig Customs) Modern lever rifles, or tactical lever rifles, have been ...

The first rifle I ever bought after turning 18 was a lever-action rifle chambered in .30-30. That rifle loaded via a side-gate (as almost all do), but ejected out the top making it challenging to ...

The lever action rifle is truly an American icon, with the lever action concept first beginning in 1848 in the form of the “Volition Repeating Rifle.” Under new owners Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson, ...

When I was a kid, there were three reasons I wanted a lever action rifle. First, they were cool. Second, because I grew up just outside New Haven, Conn., the historic home to Marlin and Winchester, ...