Lever Action

It's no secret that the firearms community can be filled with pockets of people who you want to spend time with at the range and people you might wish were holding up your targets downrange. It's a very divisive but passionate place. I know I am not treading new ground here by any means but it's important to remember that going to the range doesn't have to be all about Bill Drills and split times with a ported Glock 19 running the newest optic you saw SOCOM adopt. It doesn't have to be that serious if you don’t want it to be. With 2024 being the unofficial year of the lever gun, I thought this would be a perfect time to bring everyone a review on a lever gun from the past, well kinda.

Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I am rolling into another diagnostic-style article and one that is close to my heart. Today we are taking a deeper look at my Grandfather’s 1902 Winchester 94 in 32-40. The last time he used it was years ago when I was going through school for gunsmithing and had yet to acquire the knowledge and skills that I have now. Let’s figure out what is wrong as we go through Diagnosing and Assessing a Winchester 94!

Sturm, Ruger & Company is reviving the Marlin Trapper Series Model 1894 chambered in .357 Magnum. Joining the Ruger-made Trapper Series of rifles, the once popular carbine is promised to be a quick-handling, soft-shooting lever action ideal for small game, plinking, and home defense.

Oliver Winchester is long dead and so is John Wayne, but lever guns are the hottest they’ve been in years. For proof, check out Rossi’s newest imports to the U.S. The R95 lineup is growing again, with new Triple Black and Laminate options in .45-70 chambering.

Big Horn Armory has released a takedown version of their Model 89 lever action rifle. The takedown mechanism of this rifle was designed by none other than John Moses Browning himself. By the way, Model 89 lever guns are also basically Browning designs as they have Winchester Model 1886/1892 pattern actions. In fact, 89 in the model name of BHA’s lever gun is the arithmetic mean of 86 and 92, because size-wise the Big Horn Armory Model 89 is right between the Winchester Model 1886 and 1892. Let’s take a look at the specs and features of the Big Horn Armory Model 89 Take Down lever action rifle.

Well known for their special edition rifles Henry have introduced a new series of rifles celebrating The American Legion. The series includes three rifles, a .22 Golden Boy, a .44 Big Boy and a .357 Mag/.38 Spl Big Boy X. The first two rifles feature engravings with the American Legion’s four pillars: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism, and Youth. Henry say they will be donating a portion of every sale of the rifles to The American Legion. The Big Boy X has ‘American Legion’ embossed on its stock.

2024 marks Ruger’s 75th anniversary as an American firearms manufacturer. Whether you learnt to shoot with a Ruger 10-22, carry a Ruger American or enjoy plinking at the range with anything from a Mk IV to a Super Blackhawk many of us have enjoyed Ruger’s firearms over the years. Now to celebrate their 75th anniversary Ruger have announced a limited run of 75 special edition engraved Ruger No.1s, the company’s classic falling block single shot rifle which was first introduced back in 1967.