another couple of thangs to beware of.....................
dont just buy a spoon and NOT shoot it with what yer gonna carry for bear-ski's.
you really really need to find out if the garrett/corbon/buffalo bore/mongo reload rounds ya bought can be handled properly by YOU!
and this goes for lever actions as well as single actions and double actions.
on a lever make sure the rounds you carry feed properly. ie. go shoot it rapid fire as if yer LIFE depends on it. if anything is going to cause a FTF or FTE it will be these killer rounds.
next if your using speedloaders, either HK models or safariland speedloaders. make SURE they work and clear and drop perfectly in their lil holes. this is where a smithy comes in damn handy as he can CHAMFER yer CYLINDER so speedloaders feed properly. once again try this at home or the range before carrying in field. check speedloaders with bear rounds ALWAYS for happiness.
on the lever i got a nice lil blackhawk wanna be cheap azz cheek pouch. holds (6) 45/70 rounds and has zippered pouch that can also carry spare parts(ejector) tools and also more rounds. i bought the butler creek "stretchy" sling which also holds (4) more rounds of 45/70.
i DID NOT add an extended magazine tube to my lever 1895GS, i have heard from some peoples that due to the VIOLENCE created by the hot rounds,they can really jerk the hell out of an extended mag tube due to weight of added rounds and befoul the proper feed of next rounds lever'd up. not exactly what ya want in a panic do or die situation.
