Why no availability of Lever actions?

[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"...