I thought this was a election selection thread. Ooopps!
Funny thing is, that .45-70 Henry looks like a clone of a Marlin 336 right down to the bolt and lever, or a Marlin 1895 with extended ammo tube.
I’m mildly looking for a .38/.357, SS carbine to compliment my S&W revolvers. Looks like 10 rounds is the max. Any out there beside Henry, Marlin, Rossi, older Winchesters?
Fifty years ago our local hardware store owner had a rack of 1894 Marlin rifles in .33 Win, all traded in when .33 became unavailable.
A couple of years later they were all gone. He said some man came in and bought every one of them.
That brass model would look good hanging over the fireplace mantle.
But my wife would skin me if I moved her “Velvet Elvis”.
My Winchester Model 94 is my 2nd favorite rifle. If I had to bug out with little notice the 3 weapons I would grab are my AR-15, My Ruger P-94 9mm, and my Winchester.
I have a Marlin (from 1976, pre-Remington days) in .357 and I just love shooting that gun. They are insanely accurate and out to 200 yards there is absolutely no need for any kind of optic.
IMO, the lever-action rifle is the ORIGINAL Assault Rifle.
And they still work well.