One real negative for a lever gun in wet Alaska for me is the inability to field strip a lever gun compared to say a bolt action. It is also difficult to clear jams in the field. I had a Big Bore in 356 Win jam up with a cartridge that was a touch too long. What a game stopper combared to just removing the bolt in a bolt action.
I like lever guns, but no argument that a bolt rifle is usually Much easier and quicker to clear a malfunction.
I have seen at least one pistol cartridge lever gun jam that definitely required disassembly. This unit and it’s so far no issue stablemate is going to lever knowledgeable gunsmith to sort out. I suspect the carrier needs some tweaking. But that is out of my league to troubleshoot and/or remedy.
