[jyl]

I have one lever gun, and I think the companies are missing a chance to improve the ergonomics.

The loop lever is thin hard metal, and uncomfortable on the tops of the fingers, at least if you have bony fingers and/or soft office worker hands. And the motion of pushing the lever down is unnatural, your hand is not designed to exert force in the "opening" direction, it is designed to exert force in the "closing" direction.

A modern lever gun should require very little force to move the lever to the open position, in fact I think it should have a spring and a detent so you push it partway and it self-opens fully. Then all the work of cycling the action should be done as the lever is closed, when your hand is working in the direction that it is designed for.