When I was a kid, there were three reasons I wanted a lever action rifle. First, they were cool. Second, because I grew up just outside New Haven, Conn., the historic home to Marlin and Winchester, ...

Maybe somewhat surprisingly, in the midst of today's long-rage craze, manufacturers are still introducing new lever-action rifles, and hunters are buying them up as fast as they hit gun-shop racks.

The Remington Outdoor bankruptcy of 2020 stopped the flow of Marlin lever-action rifles, but Ruger acquired ... mounted rail designed for use with a scout scope, and the rail features a rear ...

With the current raft of suitable self-loaders, straight-pulls and lever-guns, and design-specific optic mounts, Scout rifle enthusiasts and those seeking the ultimate “general purpose" platform ...

With the safety engaged, even if you inadvertently press the trigger, the rifle will not fire. Lever guns are fast handling, svelte, rifles. To take advantage of their handling qualities you need ...

My love affair with lever guns started with a plastic Winchester M94—my first toy gun—and was cemented by my first real rifle, a Winchester 9422 Magnum that was a graduation present. Like me, ...

The Henry Lever Action Supreme is a unique design that moved from concept to production in fewer than three years — a remarkably quick journey for a new gun. Despite that speedy process, nothing ...

An offshoot of earlier prototypes, the Henry and Spencer lever-actions were the first successful, widely produced repeater rifles — and were used by some U.S. Army units as early as 1860.

The actors, both good guys and bad, had a six-gun on their side, usually a Colt Single Action Army model; when it came to their rifle, it was a lever gun. The second reason they became so popular ...

It also faces stiff competition from other scout-style rifles by other manufacturers as well as cheaper bolt-actions in the Ruger catalog. While Jeff Cooper originally drew up the criteria for a ...