Lever Action (repeater) Recommendations

[singlestack45]

I'm new to lever action rifles. I'd really like to get one, and I've searched around but have not found what I'm looking for. Can someone make a recommendation?

I Want:
Lever action, repeater
357 Magnum
Color Case Hardened Frame
Tang Mounted Vernier Peep Sight (fine with adding this from a 3rd party)

Willing to pay more for a tack driver. Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[200Apples]

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A $500 Rossi '92 in .357 is a tack driver, but the receiver is not case hardened.

A $1000 Marlin in .357 is a tack driver but the receiver is not case hardened... same with the Miroku Winchesters.

But for an $1100 street price, you can have a pretty nice piece: the Uberti 1873, in a half-octagonal, half-round barrel.

http://www.uberti.com/1873-rifle-and-carbine

 

[Water-Man]

Rossi 92 http://www.rossiusa.com/product-details.cfm?id=176&category=8&toggle=&breadcrumbseries=

 

[singlestack45]

How hard to add Tang Mounted Vernier Sight?

Love both that Uberti option and the Rossi '92 (which I see does have a C/H option for the frame).

How hard is it to add a tang mounted vernier sight to one of those? Is it as simple as screwing it on and then sighting it in?

Recommendations for which sight to buy? Will both of those options truly work well with a tang mounted sight?

 

[rcmodel]

The Marbles tang sight has click adjustable windage.

The Lyman sight doesn't, and has to be shimmed under the sight, or the front sight drifted to change windage.

Of course there are others too.

Most will require Gunsmithing.

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/883/1

rc

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Your have to drill and tap the Rossi.

I recently bought a Rossi M92 in .357. I am pleased with fit and finish. The wood was a little bland. It had little stain and no other finish. A little cherry wiping stain and about a dozen coats of Tru Oil made it look pretty sharp, IMO.

 

[singlestack45]

Is it easier to mount a tang sight on the Uberti?

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I am pretty sure the Uberti 1873 has to be drilled, too.

 

[Mosin Bubba]

I'd go with the Rossi. You won't get the case hardening, but you'll get a pretty good gun for around $500.

I'm not sure if there is a peep sight specifically for the Rossi, but it seems like there is a decent aftermarket for those rifles. I bet you could find something.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Rossi shows a case hardened on their website. I understand they are tough to find.

 

[Water-Man]

Go here: http://www.stevesgunz.com/

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I bought sights and the video/spring/follower from Steves. No real complaints.

 

[jim in Anchorage]

I opened this thread only because someone called a lever action a "repeater." What is this, 1870?

 

[Ibmikey]

Jim, I do not understand your point, are you attacking the OP's terminology or saying a lever action is not a repeater? I personally have lever action "repeater's" as well as bolt action and pump (or trombone) rifles that are capable of repeating a shot quickly.

 

[bannockburn]

Personally I would go with the Rossi Model R92-51203 with the 20" octagonal barrel. It just looks really nice and handy with the shorter barrel.

 

[stubbicatt]

I really like my Taylor's (Uberti) 1873. It has the CCH receiver and lever, a beautiful octagonal barrel, and crescent buttplate. Here lately I have become very fond of the crescent buttplate. It really aids offhand shooting. It has a pistol grip stock and a 20" octagonal barrel. It is handsome and a pleasure to shoot.

Have shot it to 200 meters in the cowboy silhouette game at the club. It is accurate enough to be competitive... too bad I'm not! LOL.

Presently it has only the buck horn rear sight, which is pretty good once you get used to it. Every time I shoot at 200 meters I tell myself I need to get a tang sight. Shot it yesterday, and so presently the urgency for the tang sight is greatest. In a week or two it will sort of taper off.

Yes, the tang would have to be drilled and tapped. When I do so, I'm going to get the Columbia tang sight, made nearby. Too bad in order to install it, I have to drill the tang through the lettering.

 

[midland man]

I own two rossi 92's in 44mag and 45 colt and I love mine they both are identical and both have 16in barrels! I even load ruger only loads in the 45 colt and shoot them in this rifle and it works great!!

 

[Coyote3855]

Jim, I do not understand your point, are you attacking the OP's terminology or saying a lever action is not a repeater? I personally have lever action "repeater's" as well as bolt action and pump (or trombone) rifles that are capable of repeating a shot quickly.

And there are lever actions that are not repeaters. The Ithaca .22 lever action single shot comes to mind as do the various lever action single shots by Sharps, Ballard, etc.

 

[MechAg94]

My Dad has a lever action 22 mag rifle that is single shot. Good little snake gun.

You might also look at Cimaron Firearms out of Fredericksburg, TX. They do old West firearms and have a lot of different options. They probably have one with all your options that you can order. They are not inexpensive.

http://texasjacks.com/ is a gun store in Fredericksburg that sells a lot of Cimaron stuff if you want one that can ship immediately.

 

[RainDodger]

Exactly what meets your requirements. Uberti 1873.

Edit: yep, you would have to put one additional threaded hole in the tang for a tang sight.

 

[stoky]

+1 on the Rossi.
I had a '92 in .45 LC. It required a little tlc and Wolff springs to smooth out the action. A Marble's tang mounted without drilling or taping. Some minor fiddling with the front sight height and it was good to go.

 

[singlestack45]

I opened this thread only because someone called a lever action a "repeater." What is this, 1870?

I called it a repeater to differentiate from guns like the Sharps, which is lever action single-shot.

Do you know a better word than "repeater" to convey my meaning?

 

[OldBrownDog]

The Winchester 1873 can be had in a color case hardened version for $1200 - $1500 and they're already D&T'd for a tang sight. Cabela's had the CCH version for ~$1300 when they first came out

 

[Carl N. Brown]

When it comes to lever actions, whether on the farm or at the club range, they were either single shots or repeaters. And I was born in the city in 1948, one generation removed from the mountain. Single shot lever actions I have seen include Sharps and Winchester falling block rifles (often with tang sights) and the Ithaca 12 ga shotgun and little .22 mag rifle. I have also seen a few repeating rifles with tang sights, mostly lever action and most at the black powder cartridge matches at the rod and gun club. The lever action singleshot or repeater rifle with tang sight does have its fans.

 

[Speedo66]

Rossi 24" models come already drilled and tapped for a tang sight. You can also get a case hardened finish. They come in .357.

Seems you may have found your gun.