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Originally Posted by jyl
Lever actions are iconically American.
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Indeed. Not many others have even been exposed to them. They are often seen as a somewhat quaint expression of "Americana".
Reminds me of a story I read many years ago in a shooting magazine. The writer, an Idaho cowboy, was heading to Africa to hunt some of their larger "dangerous" game. He brought the same model Marlin 1895 I have. He used it on both buffalo and lion. His guide, however, prior to seeing him use it, objected rather strenuously. Nobody on his watch was going to use some "cowboy gun" on such animals. He eventually rescinded, and reluctantly agreed.
Long story short - our Idaho cowboy wound up leaving that Marlin, and a supply of ammunition, with that guide. He called it "the best damn lion gun I've ever seen". Big, mean, aggressive, fast-moving animals in close cover. He had found the answer to all of those problems.