Space Ghost
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I stumbled upon this old thread while doing a google search.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/the-tactical-30-30-lever-action-rifle.26437/page-10
I had forgot I was even on this site... Sorry people, I have memory issues from a TBI I got in an IED attack in Iraq in '05. Anyhow, I just recently got my Rossi 92 back from the gunsmith, and I still think that the lever gun is a viable tool for a self defense / home defense gun. I tell you my story, and lets keep the lever love going...
I had this one done up to travel with. (truck gun, well, Jeep gun) I will agree with some of the naysayers in the former thread in that were I ever to go back to combat again I would want my AR. In fact, my primary home defense gun is a .300 Blackout AR SBR. Very light recoil, high capacity, fast shooting, fast reloads, mounts a light, and a layout I've grown used to with 28 years of practice (and 3 combat deployments) in the Army... However, now that I'm a retired cripple, I'll be driving around the country in my CJ7, and some commie states don't like ARs. In fact anytime I leave the state I'd have to get a permission slip for my NFA SBR... (unless I build a pistol lower for it) One of my trips I plan will take me into Canada, and guess what, they don't like ARs either. All that, coupled with typical liberal gun hate, and the fact that lever guns just have a John Wayne coolness that cannot be denied led me to do up a lever gun as a defensive rifle that I can travel with to restrictive areas.
I wanted something short and handy, 16" carbine. I also wanted the octagon barrel. Nobody made one I could find, so I got a 24" rifle and had it cut down to 17". It's a "defensive" rifle so that means it only need be a close range gun, but it still has to be a potent one. I chose the .44 mag. The original lever was a finger crusher, so a Steve's guns lever was put on it. The curved metal butplate was also uncomfortable, so a Hogue recoil pad was fitted to the straightened stock. I'm right handed and left eye dominant, so a red dot is needed to allow for fast both eye open shots. A Sig Romeo 5 was fitted using a left over picatinny section from an old AR rail system mounted on the flat top of the octagon barrel. The rear sight slot under it was filled. A new rear peep sight was put in place of the bolt safety. It's a Steve's guns part. I can see the picatinny rail in the bottom of the sight when I take off the red dot, but I can still get a good sight picture. A leather ammo cuff holds extra ammo, and under it is the allen key to remove the red dot if needed. Front sight is a white bead. It shoots well, does so quickly, and at point of aim. I am very happy with it so far.
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https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/the-tactical-30-30-lever-action-rifle.26437/page-10
I had forgot I was even on this site... Sorry people, I have memory issues from a TBI I got in an IED attack in Iraq in '05. Anyhow, I just recently got my Rossi 92 back from the gunsmith, and I still think that the lever gun is a viable tool for a self defense / home defense gun. I tell you my story, and lets keep the lever love going...
I had this one done up to travel with. (truck gun, well, Jeep gun) I will agree with some of the naysayers in the former thread in that were I ever to go back to combat again I would want my AR. In fact, my primary home defense gun is a .300 Blackout AR SBR. Very light recoil, high capacity, fast shooting, fast reloads, mounts a light, and a layout I've grown used to with 28 years of practice (and 3 combat deployments) in the Army... However, now that I'm a retired cripple, I'll be driving around the country in my CJ7, and some commie states don't like ARs. In fact anytime I leave the state I'd have to get a permission slip for my NFA SBR... (unless I build a pistol lower for it) One of my trips I plan will take me into Canada, and guess what, they don't like ARs either. All that, coupled with typical liberal gun hate, and the fact that lever guns just have a John Wayne coolness that cannot be denied led me to do up a lever gun as a defensive rifle that I can travel with to restrictive areas.
I wanted something short and handy, 16" carbine. I also wanted the octagon barrel. Nobody made one I could find, so I got a 24" rifle and had it cut down to 17". It's a "defensive" rifle so that means it only need be a close range gun, but it still has to be a potent one. I chose the .44 mag. The original lever was a finger crusher, so a Steve's guns lever was put on it. The curved metal butplate was also uncomfortable, so a Hogue recoil pad was fitted to the straightened stock. I'm right handed and left eye dominant, so a red dot is needed to allow for fast both eye open shots. A Sig Romeo 5 was fitted using a left over picatinny section from an old AR rail system mounted on the flat top of the octagon barrel. The rear sight slot under it was filled. A new rear peep sight was put in place of the bolt safety. It's a Steve's guns part. I can see the picatinny rail in the bottom of the sight when I take off the red dot, but I can still get a good sight picture. A leather ammo cuff holds extra ammo, and under it is the allen key to remove the red dot if needed. Front sight is a white bead. It shoots well, does so quickly, and at point of aim. I am very happy with it so far.
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