Home Forums Lever Action Central Lever Actions - General If you could own only 1 lever action rifle - what would you buy?

I already have it! 1895 LTD 4 in 45-70 Gov!

pick agun, any gun! these all work

If you want new and popular, get a BLR in 308 and turn in your rifle loony card.

A model 94 should be in everyone's cabinet (I haven't got one yet...still looking for the right one)

A 71 would be the real cat's backside

Or a 95 in 30-06 if you wanted the most practical lever that still has a soul

A Guide Gun in 45-70 would sure be nice for wandering in the woods where the large furries abound

And the Savage 99 is about the classiest lever ever built. Especially in a classic caliber like 22 Hi Power or 300 Savage.

Sorry I can't be of more help. Personally I'd never own a gunsafe that refused to hold more than one lever action.

Too late. I already have succumbed to leveritis:

Marlin 1895 Cowboy in .45/70
Winchester 1886 ELW in .45/70
Winchester Mod 71 in .348 Win
Winchester 1886 in .33 Winchester
Marlin 336C in .35 Remington
Savage 99 C Series A in .308 Winchester
Savage 99 F in .308 Winchester
Marlin 39A Mountie in .22 Cal

Thinking about a Marlin 336 Cowboy in "Thutty-thutty" and a Browning Mod 71 in .348 Ackley Improved.

savage 99... .300 savage.....

Another vote for the Savage 99. I prefer a 308 version with a Williams Foolproof peep sight.

If could only own one it would be my Savage 1899 takedown in 300 savage that my grandmother gave me.

Marlin 1894 in .357/38spc, marlin 1895cowboy 45/70 marlin 1894 44mag. working on the 4th marlin in 30/30

Just bought it. Savage 99 EG chambered for .300 Savage.

Expat

1895 Winchester in .30-06.

I only own one lever action..Been in the family since '54..
Savage M99 R in .300 Savage with 2.5X Lyman Alaskan scope..
Great rifle, accurate, reliable and just feels right in the hand..Shame they don't make them any more..Jim

You hunt anything up to and including African Lion and Cape Buffalo with a 45-70. Handloading would be best, but you could get buy with factory ammo.

Centerfire it would be-Winchester 94 TE 38-55 oct. c.b. Though a Winchester 1895 in .405 could be alot of fun too.

Rimfire-Winchester 9422 Classic XTR

Well, too bad your collection is so thin. While I like the 99, where's the 444? How about a 30 carbine? And, you absolutely have to get an XLR in 450 Marlin.

I'd love to have a 99. I'm looking, okay? But, I do have a

model 62 30 carbine
1894 44 mag
and 45 Colt
444s
and the 1895M

(and a single action Rugar in a caliber to match each, as well as a couple of BFR's, one to match the 444 and the 450)

If I had to choose one.....

WHY????????

If I had to chose the 99 comes to mind, though the BLR in 30-06 or 300 would work too. But of the ones I have, probably the 444s with Leverevolution rounds.

GPS,
I've got a Ruger 96, in 22 Mag. It's a fun little gun, and a favorite.
It wears a Loupie 2.5 and is a fast handeling "varmit" rifle.
I actually enjoy it more than the several other 22 mags. I've owned. (gotta try it on running jackrabbits!)
Virgil B.

Nice to see that the lever action guy's are not the only ones who like to torture themselves with the "only one gun what would it be?" nightmare scenario. I am not a huge lever action fan, yet still I own three, and could not imagine trying to pair it down to just one.

Good luck to you all, hunting's beginning and maybe these wild what if posts will dwindle in favor of the more entertaining "lies and bull$hitt" stories of our hunting escapades!!!

Reguards, Rob

A steel BLR without a detach mag in 338 Federal - Whoops I guess that is a 99 in 338 Fed then.
I could also make an arguement for a Marlin in 375 Win.

Savage 99 in any caliber , hands down .......

One Model 64 Winchester Deluxe Carbine pre war in .32 Win Special.

it would have to be my winchester 94 buffalo bill 30-30 rifle. with its 26" octagon barrel it's a deer killing machine.

if it should fail my marlin 336rc 35 rem. either one is a wand of death in my hands