Lever rifle question

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bill_G

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are some levers "lighter" in cycling the next round? just like there are heavy and light trigger actions, are there also differences in lever "lightness" between mfg's on lever guns?

how about cocking the hammer before using the lever....or is that unsafe?

thanks.........Bill
 
i would say yes my browning lever rifle and savage 99 seem smoother to me than my winchester 94 or marlins. i know the browning is a lot higher $ than the '94 so it might just have better fit/finish??

if ya mean shoot the gun, cock the hammer, work lever it seems like the long way around the barn to me but i dont think it would be unsafe. if its so rough ya cant work the lever something is wrong imho.
 
On my Marlin 336, I never really noticed how "heavy" the lever stroke was. Interesting idea. Are you thinking it will help with speed? I think it will only make a difference if the person is rather weak.
 
My old (1920's vintage) Winchester '92 is much smoother than my late 1970's vintage Winchester '94. But all my levers are just a joy to shoot.
Bob
 
I think the Browning has a smoother action than Winchester or Marlin (purely subjective), but like RDG above, I love shooting levers.

Only weapon I had more fun with was a M60 machine gun!
 
the winchester mod 88 is a smooth one also, hard to find/high $$ when ya find 'em though.
 
My model 94 is smooth enough for what it does. Not the most accurate gun in world, but I love the look and feel of that weapon.
 
You could , if you know how, polish up the action , though it will get smoother with use. There's no problem in cocking the hammer before working the lever.
 
The Browning Model 92, either an old one or the Japanese version made for Browning in the 1970's and 80's has the smoothest lever action.
Then comes the Marlin and after that the Model 94 Winchester.

That said, I prefer the Model 94 Winchester, regardless of its lower quality, because of the overall feel and aesthetics of the rifle, and especially the 16" barreled Trapper version.

Winchester recently made a short run of Model 92's.
They sold out immediately and they wanted an arm and a leg for one.

I started to do a short list of John Browning's greatest acheivements, but the list kept growing:

The M1892, M1895, M1911, M1918 and M1935 represent my top five Browning designs.
 
Regarding polishing up the action, do not disassemble a model 1894.
I've never done it, and people who have tell me it takes two men and a boy to get one back together again.
Sounds like a challenge, eh?
 
While I agree with everyone's opinion that certain Levers are smoother than others, the problem is often that people want to baby the action.

Work that action like it is a matter of life and death. Do not baby these things. They can take it.

Same thing with a pump. :D
 
Ken Cox said:
Regarding polishing up the action, do not disassemble a model 1894.
I've never done it, and people who have tell me it takes two men and a boy to get one back together again.
Sounds like a challenge, eh?
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I hear you. I was at the local gun shop talking to my friend who owns it and mentioned that I wanted to know how to take down my Marlin 336. He actually got kind of a panicky look on his face (because he knew that I would be in his store for help if I got it apart). He said, DON'T DO IT. He was talking about using slave pins to put it back together, etc. Probably a good gun for a mechanical moron like me to have, since everybody says don't take it down, just clean it!
 
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