Great gun. And before you say anything about the guy’s clothes… the guy is a Sponsored Shooter that doesn’t have to pay for his own ammo. You’d wear some pink too, eh?
Great gun. And before you say anything about the guy’s clothes… the guy is a Sponsored Shooter that doesn’t have to pay for his own ammo. You’d wear some pink too, eh?
I luvs me some take-down guns. My Dad’s 16ga. Mdl.-97 Winchester is a take-down. I know I’m going to scream, but what’s the MSRP on that Taylor?
In Alaska, that lever gun would be regarded as a range toy, and nothing more. It needs to be in a caliber such as .45-70, .450 Marlin, .50 Alaskan, etc to be of much practical use here. A .44 mag carbine has the disadvantage of the limited trajectory of the above rifle cartridges, none of the carryability of a handgun that makes .44 mag revolvers so popular here, and only a fraction of the stopping power that has made the Marlin Guide Guns synonymous with Alaska.
Nice gun, but for the money, I’d rather have 3 Rossi lever actions.
I would like to know what the price is, too. Some of us load our own and find the 44 mag a capable round, if tweaked by an enthusiast (ie there are tons of components available for the 44 mag hand loader), for a fracton of the cost of more exotic and/or expensive ammo that is storebought. The pink is a great marketing tool. You see that from a distance and just have to go and see who (or what) is wearing pink with a black cowboy hat. Got my attention, anyway….
Personally I like the Wild West Guns takedown better as not only is the caliber larger but they also put a nicer rear sight farther back on the receiver (quite a bit more sight radius and also the sight is more rugged) and they also incorporate a scout mount. I believe the takedown is quicker. I particularly don’t care for the magazine tube threading into the receiver/extension block as if there is any dirt or debris it can either damage the threads, cross thread or even bind up and turn it into a single shot.
Buying anything from WWG requires giving money to douchebags. I won’t be doing that again.
MSRP $1324.00
I do like the triangular shape to the lever. It is stronger than than the big round loops big gives you sufficient room for gloves and fast action.
I don’t like the fiber optic front sight because unless they have improved them I’ve heard too much about failures.
If I was in big bear country yeah I’d go for .45-70 Blackhills hard lead rounds.
However modern .44 mag loads and esp. hand loads duplicate the old smokeless factory rounds for .45-70. For a tactical substitute with the capability for deer, elk, and black bear it would be pretty good.
Can’t find a SOCOM .458 for beer or money lately.
I’ve wondered about a levergun with the loading port on the left side; would allow you to keep your strong hand on the grip and use the weak hand to top off the magazine. Has anyone ever made one?