I have a number of 30 cal lever guns, love my Sav 99's and a .307 win 94, But my BLR has them beat as far as performance, and is as close as one can get to a bolt gun in a lever action. It shoots way more accurate than I expected it would, and makes an excellent scoped saddle gun, with a compact scope. I shoot 165 grain Nosler AB bullets at about 2800. And would feel fine using for about any hunt in the lower 48. Mine has one mule deer buck, a whitetail doe, and two cow elk to it. Things I don't like, the creepy trigger, and the glossy finish.
