Marlin: how about a 500sw lever?

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And the .460

Please while your at it add me to the list for a .460S&W mag short barrel brush/pig buster. Weaver rail would be a nice touch for an Aimpoint. :eek: :evil:
 
I wouldnt mind more pistol carbine bullets. Why no .45acp leverguns?

Imagine your Parkerized levergun in .45acp with synthetic furniture, ghost ring sights and a quick detach scout scope..with matching M1911. Anyone else?
 
I think the lack of .45 ACP is because it is one of those pistol rounds that does not perform better out of a rifle barrel, like 9 mm luger. That is what I have heard at least.

However, why would a semi-auto pistol match up with a lever action rifle? That doesn't fit IMHO. Get one of those carbines.
I guess I am not into lever guns right now so I am not the best person to comment. :)
 
Please while your at it add me to the list for a .460S&W mag short barrel brush/pig buster
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They already made that. It's called the 1895, in .45-70. And yeah, the pointy bullets in .460 could be a problem as well (dumb idea from the get-go really).

The Puma in .454 casull, OTOH, is very cool. As would be an 1895 Marlin in .500 S&W mag. But the .460 in a carbine seems highly redundant to the .45-70.

A .45 acp levergun has some definite appeal because you could fit a veritable buttload of rounds in the tube mag.

BTW, off-subject, I shot my .454 casull revolver for the first time today (5 rounds), and it is a handful of recoil, to be sure. Wasn't brutal, but it was at or near the limit of what I'd care to try in a handgun.
 
I think the lack of .45 ACP is because it is one of those pistol rounds that does not perform better out of a rifle barrel, like 9 mm luger. That is what I have heard at least.
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I think it may have more to do with NOT having a rim to space off. I think it becomes much more involved to make it work in a lever gun with the proper headspace and not having a rim so it has to space off the shoulder.... same reason why your don't see too many .308 lever guns, or .30-06 either.

I may be somewhat off target, but I have read that before in reference to lever guns.
 
I have read my comments in the distant past as well. Who knows.
I really thought most rifle rounds didn't go in lever guns because of the pointy bullets and centerfire primers. There may be more to it.

Yes, a 20" tube of .45 ACP would hold quite a bit. I can see some value in that. Wonder if you could load them to shoot better out of a rifle barrel? I guess 45 long colt could be loaded better though with a capacity loss.

I have a couple of lever guns that need more accurate sights and more practice from me, but I have other rifle priorities right now. I can't imagine shooting my 45/70 much without being able to reload. I don't even see that cartridge sold as much at stores and shows lately.
 
I think the 10mm is a great idea. Actually I'm waiting to see what Smith and Wesson come up with now that they are going to create a rifle.
 
.45 ACP lever gun was done a few years ago by a Cowboy Action shooter in So. Cal. I wouldnt trust .45 acp ball in a levergun mag however, as I have seen a .45 acp round go off when it was tossed into a 5 gallon bucket of ammo. From what I understand the levergun owner stuck to H&G 68 SWC's.
And yes, you can get a buttload of them into the mag, which was the reason the owner had the conversion done in the first place.
 
.500 Levergun

Well, Winchester made one on the 1886 I believe however the problem lies with the pressures and bolt thust of the powerful .500 S&W.
There aint a levergun made except MAYBE the Winchester 95 that'll take that pressure.
BTW that gun from WWG is in fact a pipe dream they've worked on for a few years and it still don't work.
 
BTW that gun from WWG is in fact a pipe dream they've worked on for a few years and it still don't work.
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Hi Monte, Still up to your old tricks, I see...
 
The Winchester 1895 should take that pressure with no problems considering it is chambered in 30-06 whose S.A.A.M.I max pressure is (60,000 P.S.I) and S.A.A.M.I Average max pressure is 50,000 P.S.I . The .500 S&W was developed to have a max pressure of (50,000 P.S.I).

The "hottest" pressured rounds I could find for the .500 S&W was 49,000 P.S.I.

Considering this the 1895 should handle this provided it is a later second generation model, or a third generation model.

Thought it's not a lever gun, the Ruger #1 would handle it easily. Also, as we all know the NEF or Rossi break opens will take the punishment pretty well too.

I don't have the pressure read outs from the WWG lever gun, but it looks mighty stout.
 
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