Hastings
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Has any manufacturer ever made a lever-action 45acp rifle or carbine? It seems doable, but I have never heard of one, but it seams like a good idea.
45acp single action revolver use the case rim to seat against, and the 30-30 is a rimless cartridge, so it seems possible to use a straight walled cartridge that seats against the rim in a lever gun. I have been reloading 45acp with 255gr RNFP bullets traveling at 950fps, which is a match for moderate 45colt loads with the same bullet (I load them for my S&W Mountain Gun and Ruger Vaquero). Since I can get the same ballistics as the 45colt in the 45acp, using 2grains less powder, in a cartridge that is significant shorter, a 45acp levergun with a full-length tube might hold fifteen to twenty rounds and be a nice companion to a 45acp revolver or 1911. Plus, the action would be short, making the lever stroke very short and quick. Does anyone know of a manufacturer who has made one of these?
Thanks
Hastings.
45acp single action revolver use the case rim to seat against, and the 30-30 is a rimless cartridge, so it seems possible to use a straight walled cartridge that seats against the rim in a lever gun. I have been reloading 45acp with 255gr RNFP bullets traveling at 950fps, which is a match for moderate 45colt loads with the same bullet (I load them for my S&W Mountain Gun and Ruger Vaquero). Since I can get the same ballistics as the 45colt in the 45acp, using 2grains less powder, in a cartridge that is significant shorter, a 45acp levergun with a full-length tube might hold fifteen to twenty rounds and be a nice companion to a 45acp revolver or 1911. Plus, the action would be short, making the lever stroke very short and quick. Does anyone know of a manufacturer who has made one of these?
Thanks
Hastings.