A .22 lever gun need not cost Golden Boy money. How the Chiappa LA322 Takedown and Henry's plainer .22 levers compare, plus Henry's octagon pump alternative.
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.
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.
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…