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by Sarge , Central Misery, Monday, November 03, 2014, 12:58 (3614 days ago) @ Byron

Very nice guns, Byron. I certainly understand the draw of the short pistol caliber lever-action. I own or have owned several and I've formed some ideas about them.

I think they're at their best in the bigger calibers where, with proper loads, they become a 45-70 Lite. The 38/357 carbines are fun and comparatively cheap to shoot; but are short range hunting rifles, even by lever-gun standards.

The 30-30 can be fed light cast-bullet loads pretty cheaply too and it swats with authority at 220+ yards. For my purposes, these advantages push me back the Model 94 camp.