Level actions - typical usage

[Taff]

Smelly dog I forseen your post when I read the post from sol, but it’s obvious he is correct as it’s not called the 30-30 creedmore or prc.
I new I had wasted years using the 30-30 with Winchester white tails.

 

[Rafter]

3030 has taken two reds as good as anything. Fallow and roe in my hands no worse than anything else.
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The deer probably just suicided so it could share a photo op with the dog! Too cool.

 

[25 Sharps]

I was drooling over a very nice lever-action rifle at the Stalking Show today, with some nice wood and some jazzy gold plated metalwork

Now if this were a shotgun, I'd have been very tempted to make a silly impulse purchase, but alas..

What's the typical usage or 'purpose' for these types of rifles in the UK? Fairly sure the one I looked at was .45-70 calibre...

I have 45-70 and 30-30 conditioned for deer and target and both make large deer (England) legal with lead or copper home loads, I also have a Rossi 94 in .38/.357 with a 20" barrel that is on for target and vermin with AOLQ that makes 1250 ft-lb so muntjac legal and I have used it for Muntjac stalking.


45-70 marlin is the stainless / laminate, 30-30 is wood / blue and the Rossi is the unscoped picture.

 

[25 Sharps]

I have a .44mag, target use for me, not much fun with full power loads, but down loaded, its a joy to shoot

I may be a little odd but I find full house loads much more fun, particularly in the 45-70, its shooting a 300 gr JHP at around 2150 fps.

 

[Swedish]

As above, I have 45-70 conditioned for deer/wild boar AOLQ and a Winchester '73 in .357 Mag conditioned for target/vermin/AOLQ. Everyone deserves a lever gun in their life!

 

[Swedish]

I may be a little odd but I find full house loads much more fun, particularly in the 45-70, its shooting a 300 gr JHP at around 2150 fps.

I like full power loads too, much more fun and of course quite manly. Otherwise it's a bit like alcohol free wine...what's the point?!

 

[RJD]

Slight diversion, but if I was limited to factory loads, which calibre underlever should I opt for?

 

[moeggesit]

Slight diversion, but if I was limited to factory loads, which calibre underlever should I opt for?

Any modern rifle. 30-30 is is a nice all rounder.

 

[Smellydog]

Slight diversion, but if I was limited to factory loads, which calibre underlever should I opt for?

Rimfires.

 

[Greenmist]

I may be a little odd but I find full house loads much more fun, particularly in the 45-70, its shooting a 300 gr JHP at around 2150 fps.

Perhaps, but full power 240gn .44mag loads in a light weight rossi with a stock the thickness of a razor blade not so much

 

[Greenmist]

I have 45-70 and 30-30 conditioned for deer and target and both make large deer (England) legal with lead or copper home loads, I also have a Rossi 94 in .38/.357 with a 20" barrel that is on for target and vermin with AOLQ that makes 1250 ft-lb so muntjac legal and I have used it for Muntjac stalking.View attachment 470120

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45-70 marlin is the stainless / laminate, 30-30 is wood / blue and the Rossi is the unscoped picture.

Was it already threaded for a mod?

 

[Swedish]

Slight diversion, but if I was limited to factory loads, which calibre underlever should I opt for?

Depends what you want to do with it.

 

[RJD]

MJ and CWD mostly

 

[Smithyithy]

Some great photos there 25 Sharps

 

[Smellydog]

MJ and CWD mostly.

3030 ammo crops up pretty regularly.

 

[Smellydog]

Perhaps, but full power 240gn .44mag loads in a light weight rossi with a stock the thickness of a razor blade not so much

From a bench or off hand?

 

[Smellydog]

MJ and CWD mostly

357 or 4440, 44 magnum, 45 Colt

 

[RJD]

357 or 4440, 44 magnum, 45 Colt

Cool, what calibre variation would be good to put in for before the game fair? I have a 300 WM slot that can 141

 

[25 Sharps]

Slight diversion, but if I was limited to factory loads, which calibre underlever should I opt for?

For deer with the lead ban looming, 45-70

 

[Smellydog]

Cool, what calibre variation would be good to put in for before the game fair? I have a 300 WM slot that can 141

Crickey, no idea what will be there
There's always a 357 of 44 mag knocking about.