oldpapps
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"357 lever action weak?"
Armed,
Two points here.
First, the action. A lever action (with very few exceptions) is 'weak' in comparison to other rile actions. I've never seen a .458 Win Mag chambering in a Winchester model 94. This so called weakness has no functional value in day to day use.
Second, moving a pistol round in to the rifle realm, that pistol round is weak in comparison. Adding a longer barrel will/can add velocity but only marginally.
Before everyone explodes, a 'hot' pistol round fired in a shoulder arm is 'weak' in comparison to what is normally fired in a shoulder arm.
The light, fast, handy action of the lever weapon is 'weak' when compared to a massively over built bolt action weapon.
Everything is a compromise in some way/s. Don't get hung up on what someone else says or tells you. Think for your self. The .357 Mag is a substantial pistol round. The same round at higher velocities is better. Firing from a shoulder weapon only makes it more stable. The only down side is the poor ballistics of the (comparatively) short fat bullet. They just shed velocity so fast.
With the proper bullet, that puny, weak pistol round out of that weak actioned rifle will take most every beast on this continent. Become very 'at home' with yours and smile as you take your game/fill your tags and the na sayers look on
Armed,
Two points here.
First, the action. A lever action (with very few exceptions) is 'weak' in comparison to other rile actions. I've never seen a .458 Win Mag chambering in a Winchester model 94. This so called weakness has no functional value in day to day use.
Second, moving a pistol round in to the rifle realm, that pistol round is weak in comparison. Adding a longer barrel will/can add velocity but only marginally.
Before everyone explodes, a 'hot' pistol round fired in a shoulder arm is 'weak' in comparison to what is normally fired in a shoulder arm.
The light, fast, handy action of the lever weapon is 'weak' when compared to a massively over built bolt action weapon.
Everything is a compromise in some way/s. Don't get hung up on what someone else says or tells you. Think for your self. The .357 Mag is a substantial pistol round. The same round at higher velocities is better. Firing from a shoulder weapon only makes it more stable. The only down side is the poor ballistics of the (comparatively) short fat bullet. They just shed velocity so fast.
With the proper bullet, that puny, weak pistol round out of that weak actioned rifle will take most every beast on this continent. Become very 'at home' with yours and smile as you take your game/fill your tags and the na sayers look on