Scrumbag
Member
Morning THR,
Hope this finds everyone well. My local club has access to a gallery rife range for shooting "pistol calibre" lever action rifles and I'd like to do a little more of this so am thinking about getting a lever action.
Now, I'd also like to use this lever action for hunting.
In England we have the following laws on what we can use for hunting:
For Muntjac and Chinese Water deer only -
calibre > .220"
muzzle energy > 1000 foot pounds
Bullet weight > 50 grains
For all deer of any species – calibre > .240
muzzle energy > 1,700 foot pounds
Unfortunately for range work I can't use .30-30, .444 Marlin, 45-70 or the .450M
So, I'm basically trying to chose a suitable lever action in .357, .44Mag or .45 Colt.
What say you folks? Which model and which chambering?
ATB,
Scrummy
Hope this finds everyone well. My local club has access to a gallery rife range for shooting "pistol calibre" lever action rifles and I'd like to do a little more of this so am thinking about getting a lever action.
Now, I'd also like to use this lever action for hunting.
In England we have the following laws on what we can use for hunting:
For Muntjac and Chinese Water deer only -
calibre > .220"
muzzle energy > 1000 foot pounds
Bullet weight > 50 grains
For all deer of any species – calibre > .240
muzzle energy > 1,700 foot pounds
Unfortunately for range work I can't use .30-30, .444 Marlin, 45-70 or the .450M
So, I'm basically trying to chose a suitable lever action in .357, .44Mag or .45 Colt.
What say you folks? Which model and which chambering?
ATB,
Scrummy