the action allows the lifter to lift the cartridge up in line with the barrel so it can be pushed into the chamber.
IOW, The lever-action reloading of the rifle was disabled by it's absence, and made it a single-shot... Open the chamber with the lever, hand feed a shell into the chamber, close the chamber w/ the lever... ready to fire... yes?
24 posted on 07/20/2015 11:45:53 AM PDT by roamer_1
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