[edit] Sorry, title should be 357/38.
I have been wanting a lever gun for a while. Not sure why because I have no need for one. But as a kid I remember shooting my friends 44 magnum on a deer hunt, and my uncle had a .22 lever gun that I always enjoyed.
Anyway, I noticed that Henry has one in 357 mag / 38 spl. So this got me thinking. If one had a J-Frame 38/357 then a lever gun in the same caliber would make sense perhaps in that you have the same calibers.
From a home defense perspective I could see myself with a lever gun scooting through the house or perimeter of the house. To me they are so easy to maneuver with. While probably not ever thought of as a home defense gun nowadays, any thoughts from the group on that? 10 round capacity is pretty nice to me.
How reliable would a 357 be in a lever gun? I never knew you could get one in this caliber. I've only really known of the 44 mag and 30-30.
What ya'll think? By the way, I never got a deer with the 44 mag, but a rabbit took one at about 15 yards on the last day. Not much left of the rabbit afterwards
I have been wanting a lever gun for a while. Not sure why because I have no need for one. But as a kid I remember shooting my friends 44 magnum on a deer hunt, and my uncle had a .22 lever gun that I always enjoyed.
Anyway, I noticed that Henry has one in 357 mag / 38 spl. So this got me thinking. If one had a J-Frame 38/357 then a lever gun in the same caliber would make sense perhaps in that you have the same calibers.
From a home defense perspective I could see myself with a lever gun scooting through the house or perimeter of the house. To me they are so easy to maneuver with. While probably not ever thought of as a home defense gun nowadays, any thoughts from the group on that? 10 round capacity is pretty nice to me.
How reliable would a 357 be in a lever gun? I never knew you could get one in this caliber. I've only really known of the 44 mag and 30-30.
What ya'll think? By the way, I never got a deer with the 44 mag, but a rabbit took one at about 15 yards on the last day. Not much left of the rabbit afterwards
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