A lever is the only design that you can reload while shouldered & shootin'. No bolt to open for loading and no magazines to replace.
If it's good enough for Lucas McCain vs the Germans, it's good enough!
That's not true. I have to remove my right hand from the receiver in order to put another round in my Marlin 336C taking my shooting hand completely off the gun. My 870's, 11-87's and Ithaca 37 can be reloaded with my left hand leaving my right hand, my shooting hand ready to fire.
Ever shoot and reload an AR 15. Push the mag. release, the mag. falls out, stick another magazine in it, push the slide release and a round is chambered and ready to go. You can reload 30 or 40 round magazines in a few seconds, 100 round beta drums, a few seconds more. Doesn't get much easier then this.
