[Covenantor]

30-30 lever actions actually make a very nice "politically correct assault rifle."

Indeed, the very reason why I have a collection of lever guns.

Mine are blued clones of the Winchester 1892 in .45LC. Light easy handling and fine shooters. Available in .38/.357 mag, .44 mag and .454 Casull at very reasonable prices http://www.legacysports.com/product/index.htm

For a longer reach, a Marlin 1985 Cowboy in the venerable but still effective and versatile .45-70 gov. Sweeeeet!

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/Cowboy/1895Cowboy.aspx

And, of course, the Marlin 336 available in a variey of finish and reasonable prices. Mine is a vintage 1954 with a ladder tang sight in .30-30 just waiting for the new Hornady 'LeveRevolution' polymer tipped rounds for longer flatter trajectory.

Early American Homeland Defense Rifles

[Travis McGee]

I'll bet you could "ding" a steel plate at 200 yards at a respectable rate of sustained fire with a 30-30 lever action.

[Myrddin]

My only lever action rifle is a Marlin 1895M in 45-70. Very decent rifle and a nice caliber companion to the Magnum Research BFR in 45-70.