I hunt deer & hogs with mine. I have a Winchester 1895 lever I use with 215gr Woodleighs that shoot through even the biggest nastiest pigs. For more precise work, I picked up this 1916 SMLE :
that shoots like this with my handloads:
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”