Interesting test, but I cant help but wonder about the results. There is no doubt that the average shooter will shoot a lever faster than a bolt gun, but I have seen some guys ( most of them European hunters) that could run a bolt awfully fast. Being a lefty I love lever guns, and I do carry one guiding a lot. My question would be about barrel length. The longer barrel might aid cycling during a test on a rifle range, but it is detrimental in the pucker brush when you're trailing a wounded bear.