dprice3844444
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you can always have a pachmeyer pad installed
.357 vs. .44 mag. or 45 colt in levergun?
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sappyg
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I'm in SC too... big hug 
I was a Piedmont Regulator from back in the day. You could say that I have used and abused most any levergun at one time or another.
The Rossi in .357 should be fine for the OP and the intended use though I have a soft spot for the 44.
I was a Piedmont Regulator from back in the day. You could say that I have used and abused most any levergun at one time or another.
The Rossi in .357 should be fine for the OP and the intended use though I have a soft spot for the 44.
Furncliff
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A just for fun gun... shorter barrel, small loop.
Old judge creek
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Personally, I MUCH prefer the Trapper (16" barrel length) to the others because they are much easier to carry, easier to stow when you pack your gear, and in heavy brush or close quarters are much easier to manipulate.
For SASS use I go with the longer barrel rifles because they hold more rounds in the tube. In real life, the Trapper is IMO a better choice. The beauty of most lever rifles is that they can be "topped off" as you shoot them.
The large loop lever is purely a hollywood wanna be affectation IMO.
John Wayne used one in the movies so now...
In reality it came to be for a very practical purpose: in extremely cold conditions, you can readily fit a hand wearing a glove or mitten through the lever. The standard lever does not offer that.
In use, the loop lever will beat the stuff in's out of your trigger hand because you have to move it further to contact the far side of the loop, and then throw the lever. Wearing a mitten mitigates the hand travel and buffers the backside of your hand rapping against the far side of the lever. Certainly, its a personal choice.
Regardless of what you choose, I do believe that you will indeed enjoy it.
For SASS use I go with the longer barrel rifles because they hold more rounds in the tube. In real life, the Trapper is IMO a better choice. The beauty of most lever rifles is that they can be "topped off" as you shoot them.
The large loop lever is purely a hollywood wanna be affectation IMO.
John Wayne used one in the movies so now...
In reality it came to be for a very practical purpose: in extremely cold conditions, you can readily fit a hand wearing a glove or mitten through the lever. The standard lever does not offer that.
In use, the loop lever will beat the stuff in's out of your trigger hand because you have to move it further to contact the far side of the loop, and then throw the lever. Wearing a mitten mitigates the hand travel and buffers the backside of your hand rapping against the far side of the lever. Certainly, its a personal choice.
Regardless of what you choose, I do believe that you will indeed enjoy it.
ExAgoradzo
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I prefer the longer barrel; but as noted above it depends on what you want. If you're taking deer with a 357 you'd better have as many fps as you can: get the 20...It doesn't seem to me like 4" would make a big deal in the brush: but any brush around me has poison oak: I ain't going in there...
I agree with the comment above on large loop: my 1895 45-70 has the large loop: but for your purposes I'd go small: my 357 and my 44 mag 1894s both have small loops.
I agree with the comment above on large loop: my 1895 45-70 has the large loop: but for your purposes I'd go small: my 357 and my 44 mag 1894s both have small loops.
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greyling22
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small loop unless you have fingers like bananas or ski gloves
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