Why no availability of Lever actions?

[Special T]

Buddy went to Skagit arms looking for a Lever gun he was really looking for a Henry golden boy They told him they hadn't had one it over 4 months and forget about the wait times. Ive done a little looking around and don't see anything.

Had demand for lever guns skyrocketed? Do you think its from the new gun laws?

Not very sexy but seems intriguing.  Sounds like you can use an AR upper on this lever gun lower which takes standard AR15 mags.

What is going on?

[trophyhunt]

Added one to my collection just a week ago, but private sale!  Love my lever guns!

[highside74]

Youtubers and Instagram influencers have taken to the lever gun as a prop for their platformers. Turning them into modern tactical type rifles.

But also Marlin was caught up in the Remington bankruptcy. Ruger bought Marlin and are just now ramping up production. The interview I saw from shot show said they weren't even running at 50% production capacity and trying to get people trained to bring more production online. He also stayed the 336 will be shipping soon so look for more inventory soon.

[Brotherman]

New replacement for "assault" rifles. You don't have to have a certificate to purchase non-semi auto.

[highside74]

I must admit I wouldn't mind having a 30-30 Marlin 336 with a reflex style red dot. That would be a sweet brush gun for Blacktail.

[jrebel]

Lever guns are just cool.... 

Everyone should own at least one!!  They sure don't make them like they used to though...buy used and buy older production remington and marlin for the WIN!! 

[Platensek-po]

They are always available at Walmart. In the Shelton Walmart there was a Henry 45-70 and a Henry 30-30. I aure don’t see pistol caliber levers often though.

[jrebel]

Gunbroker has thousands....just buy from a person with good ratings.   

[TVHunts]

They are cool.

  I found a 1966 Marlin Saddle Ring and gold trigger a few weeks ago in 44 Mag. There was 2 listed on GB when I bought it and they sold at 1200+, I got it for $850. It is in great shape and looking forward to shooting it. 

[BigGoonTuna]

I’ve heard it’s from that Yellowstone show. 5 years ago every pawn shop had at least a couple marlins on the rack, and you could usually find one for less than $300 if you shopped around.

Sort of like all the old Remington 700 BDL rifles that would sit stale on the racks, all of a sudden they became collectible because Remington went bankrupt, despite the fact that there’s probably 10 million of them out there…

[finnman]

Levers are epic! Is that the new word? I am so stale when it comes to trendy words! Lol!
But yes levers are very awesome! I have owned many over the years.

Just added bling to these two BLR’s….

[Pathfinder101]

I’ve heard it’s from that Yellowstone show. 5 years ago every pawn shop had at least a couple marlins on the rack, and you could usually find one for less than $300 if you shopped around.

Sort of like all the old Remington 700 BDL rifles that would sit stale on the racks, all of a sudden they became collectible because Remington went bankrupt, despite the fact that there’s probably 10 million of them out there…

 
According to my 23 year old that's where it all started.  Everyone wants to be Rip Wheeler.  No kidding.   

[scotsman]

Bought this when I was 15 years old…. Paid for it with earnings from my paper route (remember those?)…. Dad put it on lay away for me and I made monthly payments for almost a year. Marlin Golden 39A .22. The gold is worn off the trigger so no collector value now, but I dont give a dang about that anyway.

[ghosthunter]

Lever guns are being re-visualized.


Here’s one

https://www.bondarms.com/Bond-Arms-Lever-Action-Coming-Soon-P8583.aspx

[Skillet]

Sorry SpecialT, I've got em all.  I know you've seen the recent additions, but can't resist showing you again 

Top to bottom-

Win 94 AE in 45 Colt
BLR Lightweight 81 SS Takedown in 308
Henry Golden Boy .22 S/L/LR

[trophyhunt]

My two recent buys, marlin 30-30 and win model 94 in .357, also have the marlin .444. Love those guns!!

[MADMAX]

Jeez theres at least 4 on the classifieds for sale

[ghosthunter]

My only lever gun is a 348 Winchester.

[jrebel]

Levers are epic! Is that the new word? I am so stale when it comes to trendy words! Lol!
But yes levers are very awesome! I have owned many over the years.

Just added bling to these two BLR’s….

Where did you find that leather???  Looks amazing.   

[fowl smacker]

I must admit I wouldn't mind having a 30-30 Marlin 336 with a reflex style red dot. That would be a sweet brush gun for Blacktail.

You mean like this?

[metlhead]

Did someone just mention they wanted to loan my their .348 indefinitely 🤤

[jdb]

My only lever gun is a 348 Winchester.

be still my heart!

[kselkhunter]

I was bidding on a BLR in 358 Win in stainless last week.   It got above the price limit I set for myself.  Was so tempted to exceed my limit.  Have kept my eye out for a 348 as well, but those also get expensive fast.....

My two levers are a Marlin 336 re-bore/re-chamber to 356 Win with a red dot sight, and a Rossi 357 Mag stainless.  So much fun to shoot and carry.   

[riverrun]

Love my two winchester model 88's in .308 and a early model BLR in .243!

[bigjoey]

like my two, a 88  308 and a 1892 model 25-20 that was built in 1913. gave $15.00 for the 25-20 in 1958.

[Bullkllr]

You guys are driving me crazy. Love all those great lever guns! I need more!

[actionshooter]

Levers are the new "hot-ness"   fads come and go, even in the gun world.... wished I would have rounded out the collection before prices jumped...

[SeaRun1]

Not to rub it in but I found two stainless JM lever guns (357 Mag and 44 Mag) this weekend that I don’t think have been shot hardly at all.  If you keep looking you just might find a gem every once in awhile.

SR1

[finnman]

Levers are epic! Is that the new word? I am so stale when it comes to trendy words! Lol!
But yes levers are very awesome! I have owned many over the years.

Just added bling to these two BLR’s….

Where did you find that leather???  Looks amazing.   

Thanks. Buffalo Brand Leather in Utah. They have some amazing leather products for rifles! The fit and finish is superb.

[Pathfinder101]

Nothing "recently" purchased in my gun safe, but since we're posting pics;
The Winchester Model 94 30-30 that I got for Christmas when I was 13 (my first rifle) that I killed my first two deer with.
A Winchester Model 64 30 WCF that I inherited from my stepdad when he passed a few years ago.  Pretty sure he bought it new. 

[Pathfinder101]

 first buck, Stevens County, 1986

[GWP]

Federal Way Discount had new ones hanging on the wall last time I was in there.

[Rat44]

Sad that the only levers left are not affordable for the common working man anymore.
I grew up in upstate NY and every body had a Winchester or Marlin with a few Savages thrown in.

[highcountry_hunter]

First rifle was a marlin 336 in 30-30, brand new and given to me by my grandfather as a hunters safety graduation gift in 1997. 5 years later I switched to a Remington 721 in .270 because all the hunting magazines said I’ve gotta have a “flat shooting rifle.”
2 years ago switched to a Bergara .300 win mag because I told myself I need to be able to “reach out there a little further.”
To this day every big game animal I’ve harvested could’ve easily been killed with that marlin .30-30


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[Special T]

Sad that the only levers left are not affordable for the common working man anymore.
I grew up in upstate NY and every body had a Winchester or Marlin with a few Savages thrown in.

Rossi makes lever guns. My brother and I got one for our father in a pistol cartridge. it was reasonably priced and a lot of fun to shoot.

So when I posted this I couldnt find any new ones.  I have seen the ones pop up in the classified here after my post. I LOVE Hennery Goldenboys. I do really like the magazine fed offerings for a better variety of standard hunting cartridges.

[Tuka1983]

Cause everyone that owns one refuses to sell them. Like my second rifle down. I haven’t ever found a real # of how much real Marlin 1895SBL’s are worth. If anyone knows I would like to know. You can rapid fire an entire tube+1 and cover it with a Mountain Dew can.

These are my Lever Actions. The first is a Henry .22 I bought when I was 12, with the money I earned from walking bean fields and pastures cutting down thistles & cedars plus selling crawdads to bait stores and southern neighbors (grew up in Nebraska). The second is a TRUE MARLIN 1895SBL in 45-70. I ordered that while I was stationed in Korea when I found out I had orders to Alaska. Regret not buying the 338 Marlin express sitting next to it for 650$, to this day I’m still kicking myself. Final one is a 1951 Marlin 336SC “Waffle-Top” in 35rem. I bought it when I moved here, when I was medically retired from the military. I got lucky with the last one only paid 350$ w/ 2 boxes of ammo. Plus who doesn’t love the “Perch-Bellies”? I want one in 30-30 and 32 special. Love my levers and god if I could only own one type of rifle it would be a lever. They are quick shooting, quick pointing and can pack some serious punch.

There are a couple rifles I still want and that’s a 454 Rossi, Winchester 71, Winchester 1886, Marlin 338 Express, Winchester 94AE 444, and any pistol carbines.

[wadu1]

Old photo of some lever guns from the past.
No skin showing. No dirty dancing. No cute catch phrases. They were dope ... when dopamine wasn't cool.

[bustedoldman]

Here’s a few of mine….Starting from the top .22, .444, 30-30, 45-70, .44mag, .357

[bearpaw]

Old photo of some lever guns from the past.
No skin showing. No dirty dancing. No cute catch phrases. They were dope ... when dopamine wasn't cool.

That's a pretty interesting old photo! 

[bearpaw]

My first 4 deer seasons I carried an old 30/30 Win 94 that was my grandfather's. I also carried a .32 special one season. I have some good memories of hunting with those guns.

I know of a few guys with massive collections of lever actions, its no wonder why old levers are hard to find.

[Pathfinder101]

Cause everyone that owns one refuses to sell them.

That's how I've always been.  I know I'm probably never gonna deer hunt with one again, but I've stubbornly refused to sell them.  Might use them for a hound-cougar hunt one day or something... Maybe one day I'll figure out how to do the horse-thing and I'll need a saddle gun... 

[BigGoonTuna]

Surprised to not see much savage 99 love here. I have a .250-3000 and a .358.  The .358 was originally a .300 and I would’ve kept it that way(since mine was a relatively uncommon post-mil 99F .300) but it had a badly pitted bore and had been replied so I had it punched out.

Nearly picked up a .284 recently but it had a bad tang crack. Besides, these days it could be a couple years before I could find any brass for it.

I had a marlin 1895 that I bought new but it was an early “remlin” with a lot of the issues those were known for (rough action and crappy finish). It would jam when cycling with a full magazine so down the road it went. If I would’ve hung on to it for a couple more years I could have turned a real profit…I think it cost me about $600 at cabelas in 2014.

[elkslayer069]

1952 336sc “waffle top” in 35 rem and my 1910 model 94 in 30 wcf

[Pathfinder101]

1952 336sc “waffle top” in 35 rem and my 1910 model 94 in 30 wcf

Daaaaannnnngggg... Octagon barrel AND a rear tang sight...
That's not just "Yellowstone"... That's "1883"...

[Caseyd]

1952 336sc “waffle top” in 35 rem and my 1910 model 94 in 30 wcf

Daaaaannnnngggg... Octagon barrel AND a rear tang sight...
That's not just "Yellowstone"... That's "1883"...