There’s no rifle that’s more American than the lever-action. From the Civil War forward, it has represented a pioneering and cowboy spirit, and it is recognized around the globe as an iconic American ...

Most hunters today are focused on what might be called fast-twist centerfire rifle cartridges—essentially new takes on older cartridges, designed with high ballistic coefficient bullets in mind. This ...

Choosing a bullet for a lever-action rifle cartridge has long been no more complicated than selecting one toward the lighter end of the weight range for deer or one of greater weight when more ...

Back in October 2020, Sheriff Jim Wilson—a highly respected law enforcement leader (now retired) and writer (very prolific)—produced an article about why lever action rifles were good for self-defense ...

A Marine assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares ammunition for a .50-caliber machine gun during an exercise at Piney Island, North Carolina, in ...

Benjamin Tyler Henry was not the father of lever-action rifles, but his development of a .44-caliber cartridge—and the lever gun he built to shoot it—did change the platform forever. Only 14,000 of ...

Bolt-action rifles are the standard for accuracy, but the lever-action rifle emblemizes American deer hunting. Lever guns are synonymous with the .30-30 cartridge, but standard pistol cartridges are, ...