Threaded barrels went standard on lever guns in 2026. The best hosts — S&W 1854, Marlin 1894 Dark, Henry Big Boy X — why .44 Magnum wins, and the thread-pitch table.
Every S&W Model 1854 variant — .357, .44 Mag, .45 Colt, .30-30, .360 Buckhammer, .45-70 — what's on every rifle, how it shoots, and where it fits vs Marlin.
The Rossi R95 in .30-30 and .45-70 reviewed — build, action, accuracy, the Triple Black trim, what to upgrade first, and where it fits vs Marlin and Henry.
How Ruger rebuilt Marlin after Remington — the full 1895, 336 and 1894 lineup, JM vs RM, and why the Magpul ELG Trapper is the most modern factory Marlin ever made.
How state assault-weapon laws treat manual actions, the two rules that can still reach a lever gun — magazine capacity and straight-wall hunting — and how to choose one.
The .45-70 is the whole big-bore lever category. Marlin 1895, Henry Side Gate and X Model, S&W 1854 and Rossi R95 compared by use, plus the other big bores.
S&W's America 250 Limited Edition Model 1854 in .44 Magnum and .45-70 — specs, the thread-pitch detail, whether to shoot it, and the other 250th rifles.
What the .360 Buckhammer is, why straight-wall states created it, how it compares to .350 Legend and .450 Bushmaster, which rifles chamber it, and its honest limits.
The three factory tactical lever guns compared head-to-head — size, sights, trigger, action, suppressor readiness and value — with a verdict on who should buy which.
Ruger acquired the Marlin brand out of the 2020 Remington bankruptcy and quietly rebuilt lever-gun manufacturing from scratch in Mayodan, North Carolina. Five years in, the Ruger-era…
Not every 'obsolete' lever cartridge deserved to be forgotten. An honest look at .35 Remington, .32 Winchester Special, .38-55 Winchester, .348 Winchester, .300 Savage, and .405 Winchester…
The .45-70 Government has been continuously loaded since 1873 — but modern ammunition changed what the cartridge actually is. Understand the three pressure tiers, the honest recoil math…
.44 Magnum in an 18-inch lever gun is one of the most effective close-range hunting rifles ever built. Real ballistics gain in long barrels, honest use cases for hogs, black bear, and…
.357 Magnum in a lever gun is a genuinely different cartridge than .357 in a revolver — long barrels change the ballistics dramatically. Ranch gun, home defense, small deer, cowboy action…
The .30-30 has killed more whitetail than any other cartridge in North America. In 2026, with modern loads and a new generation of lever rifles, does the old classic still deserve the deer…