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Lever action rifle for personal defense
YouTube ^ | 03/30/2011 | Sheriff Jim

Posted on 01/30/2021 11:12:49 PM PST by Sixgun Symphony

Democrats are about the pass the most draconian gun control legislation since 1968 GCA. Modern rifles are going to be highly restricted, if not abolished.

Elections have consequences; The powerless have no rights; and telling a judge "I shall not comply" is not going to keep you out of prison.

So hide that AR and get a lever action short rifle for defense.


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To: OKSooner

Yep. A lever-action w/ five round tube will be among the last to be grabbed.

Then, only bolt-action magless will be allowed for normal citizens, registered (ammo, too), used for licensed hunting and sanctioned shooting events only, kept at your local cop shop and signed out for use.

Just like in glorious, “best country in the world” Denmark. They’ve got high alcoholism, depression and bestiality (legal there if animal isn’t hurt) rates, btw.


41 posted on 01/31/2021 5:31:14 AM PST by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: Palio di Siena; Sixgun Symphony; Organic Panic

The .45 will drop like a rock at rifle ranges making too much elevation to compensate for. It is best to have a high velocity pistol cartridge like a magnum or .357 Sig.

The 10mm is the best IMHO.

https://www.rangerpointprecision.com/single-post/2015/05/09/marlin-1894-pistol-caliber-carbine-conversions-10mm-40sw-45acp-357sig


42 posted on 01/31/2021 5:38:26 AM PST by MikeSteelBe (We will be safe from terror when we treat Islam like postwar Germany treated Nazism)
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To: Hootowl99
For the last 20 some years, 16ga has fallen out of favor such that factory loads are uncommon to find on the shelf. Frustrating.....

I've been able to find 16ga during this ammo crunch. 28ga is also available.

Over the past 3 months I have been trying to find 20ga buck shot and slug, but no luck.

43 posted on 01/31/2021 5:41:25 AM PST by nonsporting (The left is profoundly evil)
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To: Organic Panic

Thinking about complimenting my Dan Wesson .357 with a lever action.


44 posted on 01/31/2021 5:44:38 AM PST by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: Jonty30

If one person goes to jail for exercising their G-d given Constitutional Rights, I hope for somerhing more from America than lining up for the cattle cars.


45 posted on 01/31/2021 5:53:26 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Allegations of vote fraud cause you to 1)Provide contrary evidence or 2)Censor and erect razor wire)
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To: Highest Authority

It’s called the IRS. They will garnish your butt into debtors prison.


46 posted on 01/31/2021 5:59:12 AM PST by databoss
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To: OKSooner

I have an old Marlin tube fed lever action Marlin.
Still dependable...


47 posted on 01/31/2021 5:59:54 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: nonsporting
Lucky dog you! I'm jealous! Lol
48 posted on 01/31/2021 6:04:37 AM PST by Hootowl99
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To: Leaning Right

Yes, hits him with his 30th shot without reloading.


49 posted on 01/31/2021 6:06:48 AM PST by abbastanza
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To: The Right Edge

They stole an election to get power and you still talk about rules like it means something.


50 posted on 01/31/2021 6:09:32 AM PST by Sixgun Symphony (uie)
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To: nonsporting

I obtained 20ga slugs a few years ago. I do want some upshot in both 20ga and 16ga but have beenu Unable to find


51 posted on 01/31/2021 6:12:06 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

Buckshot


52 posted on 01/31/2021 6:13:07 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: The Right Edge
Anything beyond 6 feet is a fools errand for pistol.

I would agree to som point, but you don't always get to pick time or place. That being said, a pistol at home should be used to fight your way to better weapon. I always found Clint was able to cut through the BS best: Clint Smith, Terminal Ballistics

53 posted on 01/31/2021 6:33:11 AM PST by voicereason (The RNC is like the "one-night stand" you wish you could forget.)
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To: RandallFlagg

The hills of Tennessee are loaded with Hathcocks, Hickoks, and Yorks!😎


54 posted on 01/31/2021 6:49:49 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Sixgun Symphony

Don’t bet on your lever action rifles being safe from confiscation.
According to Neal Knox back in 1989, when California proposed it’s first Assault Rifle Ban then INCLUDED a ban on some pistol caliber lever action rifles.

Gun owners raised so much h-ll about it the lever action ban was removed and the bill shelved.

Then the state released Pat Purdy from a mental institution, allowed him to buy a handgun and an AK-47s in Oregon, passing all the “Waiting periods” and other hassles.

He then shot up the Stockton School yard killing several kids, then himself.

BOOM! The AW ban was pulled out and passed so fast there was no time to mount opposition to it. But it did not ban lever action rifles. YET.


55 posted on 01/31/2021 7:59:07 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Democrats have declared us to be THE OBSOLETE MAN in the Twilight Zone.)
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To: Sixgun Symphony

Sheriff Jim sounds like a chicken chit. 😉


56 posted on 01/31/2021 7:59:18 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Sixgun Symphony
Why choose a lever action?

This is likely old news to many readers but for those less familiar with lever guns, they are one of the few firearms that enable you to "top off" your ammunition as you deplete it. (Shoot one - reload one, shoot two - reload two)

You can't top off revolvers and firearms that are only magazine fed. (Some top loaders such as an M1 or M14 can be loaded by single rounds or with stripper clips but it requires the bolt to be locked so it's slower and less convenient).

The ability to "top off" may seem unimportant compared to other firearm criteria but depending on your defensive scenarios, it might be a best choice. I can think of several situations such as putting rounds down a driveway until help arrives but also in a more urban setting where you're defending the top of the stairs and single rounds down the staircase may be enough to keep attackers from rushing your position until help arrives or they decide to find more vulnerable targets.

Tube fed firearms such as shotguns and side gate lever actions let you load single rounds at a time.
Side gate is more difficult to load a full tube and more difficult to empty since you have to lever each round out.
Rod fed is easier to load and unload a full tube the first time but doesn't allow "topping off" and might be the last weapon type you'd choose to reload in the middle of a gunfight.
Some of the newer Henry rifles have both full rod feed as well as side gate feed to offer the best of both scenarios.

57 posted on 01/31/2021 8:14:04 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Sixgun Symphony

If this is enacted, even a lever action rifle will require a background check, phycological exam, federal license with passing a training class, federal registration, and an $800 insurance policy. Enjoy your train ride.


58 posted on 01/31/2021 8:58:03 AM PST by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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To: gundog

Lol

I knew someone would do that....lol

Didn’t Mississippi in that john Wayne movie....Jimmy caan

Use a short gun


59 posted on 01/31/2021 11:26:09 AM PST by wardaddy ( IN 1999 JIM THOMPSON WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE BUSHES ...WE WERE WRONG)
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To: The Right Edge
Anything beyond 6 feet is a fools errand for pistol. If you want to know about personal protection... short-barreled pump shotgun loaded with anything between 3” mag number 2 or just 00 buck with less powder.

From This lives at my rural home. Dual tube 12 gauge, holding 12 rounds of 3″ 12 gauge, or 14 rounds of 2.75″ or 22 rounds 1.75″ 12 gauge mini shells. 5 lbs unloaded.

That last is what it is loaded with, 00 buck. Hang on a laser and a blinding flashlight and you're ready to go.

60 posted on 01/31/2021 11:51:42 AM PST by Oatka
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