Comments from NAH Magazine Re: Leverguns

[86er]

Interesting comments by Gordy Krahn:

RIFLES:

"Savage's Model 99, which was a solid performer well into the latter part of the 20th century, was discontinued in 1997 due to decrepit machinery and increased production costs." "...more than 1 Million of the rifles were produced."

"The Winchester 94 suffered a similar fate ... after a production run of more than 6 Million rifles.

"Riding a wave of renewed interest, two American firearms manufacturers are getting back in the game, Mossberg with the introduction of its Model 464 in 2008, and the reintroduction of the Winchester Model 94, planned for the near future."

INPUT:

"...the fact that only Marlin and Browning are still producing them to any degree would seem to suggest that this American icon might be slowly headed down the flight path of the passenger pigeon".

"Call them the Harley Davidson of rifles, but lever actions are here to stay. Obviously from purely a performance standpoint, a flat-shooting magnum could be condisered a 'better' rifle. On the same note, a top-of-the-line Japanese race bike offers higher performance than a Harley, yet Harleys continue to sell. I believe lever guns appeal to hunters on a core level, not just a need-based criteria".

"The popular view is that lever actions are the quintessential gun for close to midrange shots or in thick cover."

"And among a certain segment of hunters, lever actions are considered the gun of choice by hunters "in the know". This core group [Hey I think they're talking about us] acknowledges two things: that the vast majority of big game animals taken in this Country are killed within lever action cartridge ranges, and that hunting is about the challenge of spot and stalk rather than just spot and shoot."

AMMO:

"Now more than a century later, (Winchester) the company has developed a better mousetrap by adding a 150 grain .30-30 Win.Ballistic Silvertip load to its Supreme line of ammunition, designed specifically for tube-fed magazine rifles. The bullet was co-designed b y Nosler and like other Ballistic Silvertips bullets, has a silver polymer tip and Winchesters patented Lubalox coating." "With new bullet designs and improved powder technology, the performance level of older cartridges has been dramatically improved." "These improvements stretch the game-taking ability of this cartridge far beyond the ranges our forefathers had when it was first introduced."

[Hobie]

Interesting. Did they ever address the strong market for USED leverguns and for PRE-SAFETY leverguns?

[Griff]

Har! Tell us something WE don't KNOW!

[awp101]

Interesting. Did they ever address the strong market for USED leverguns and for PRE-SAFETY leverguns?

Why would they? It would cut into the bottom line of the manufacturers producing new lever actions.

Wait, did I just post that out loud?

Yeah, I'm a tad cynical when it comes to magazine article-tisements...I mean articles.