Nobody's denying that leverguns just plain look cool...
Everytime I watch The Duke grab a Model 92 or Model 94 and head out the jailhouse door, making that carbine look so small, I'm glad I have a couple lever action Winchesters in the safes.
Regarding the rabid racoon thing, for one, I wouldn't be in that situation to begin with, and two, I usually have a S&W Model 696 or Caspian Officer's ACP on my belt per my Florida CCW. No rifle rack on my tractor, unfortunately.
Cosmo forgets this is a duplicate thread, with the same arguments. (ie, work a levergun from the prone w/ cheek weld, weak camming and extraction, low-pressure rounds until the Winchester Model 95 and Savage 99 came along, etc)
Leverguns are good at many things, but not all. Matter of fact, they're fairly benign in this anti-gun day and age, and definitely look less ominous in a sheriff's squad car than an AR-15 or HK variant. Myself, I've been playing with some wonderful cast-bullet loads in my own Model 94 carbines. I've also been loading 150gr FMJ spitzers for longer-range work, albeit single-loading them in the breech before closing the bolt.
Which reminds me, there's a nice Model 94 in .30-30 nearby that they've got tagged at $240. I should go grab it before somebody else does.