April 13th 2023RifleShooter Magazine published a list of ten of the greatest lever-action rifles of all time. Brad Fitzpatrick, writing for RifleShooter magazine, examined a variety of lever guns produced over the past 150 years and came up with a short list of 10 “all-stars” lever action rifles.Browning BLR
Marlin 336
Marlin 1895/444
Ruger 96/44 Savage Model 99
Winchester Model 1873/73
Winchester Model 1888/88
Winchester Model 1892/92
Winchester Model 1894/94 Like all “Top 10” lists, this one will be controversial. This list will be controversial. Where is the Winchester 1866 “Yellowboy”, a favorite of Native Americans,? Where is the Winchester 1895 model, the iconic gun Teddy Roosevelt referred to as “Big Medicine” and the most beloved of all Winchester models? Other choices are also hard to fault. The Henry Rifle is a must-have on this list. It was the first lever gun to be popularly used for cartridges. RifleShooter claims that the Winchester Model 94 was the most popular sporting rifle in the USA. Does this list make sense or did RifleShooter magazine make a mistake? Click the gray arrows (barely) beneath each gun description to see all the descriptions and photos. This will scroll horizontally through the ten weapons, back and forward. Fitzpatrick writes: It could be used to protect your land or assets from rustlers, or bring meat to the table. Despite its limitations, the lever gun can be a powerful hunting tool for those who are willing to accept them. It can’t compete with a bolt gun that has a free-floating barrel and a light trigger, but a lever-action rifle in the right hands is quite accurate, especially considering new advances in rifle design and bullet technologies. “Historic American Arms – Teddy Roosevelt’s Lever Guns
The NRA Museum has two lever-action rifles that belonged to President Theodore Roosevelt. The first is a Winchester model 1886 rifle, also known as the “tennis match gun” because Roosevelt bought it with winnings from a match of tennis. Below is a Winchester model 1894 suppressed rifle. Roosevelt used this gun to shoot varmints in Oyster bay (Long Island NY) so as not to disturb his neighbors, the Tiffany and Du Pont Families.
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