KodiakIsland & Mar336; I am NOT trying to convince or convert ANYONE.. I don't think y'all have read the OP. I focused on lever action rifles comparable to M94 & Mar 336.
The premise is DO YOU NEVER have the opportunity to see/shoot at longer ranges?
I'm NOT MAD or AGGRAVATED but don't ASSUME I'm pushing anything. Rhetorical questions sometimes make us think or rethink.