Poll: Lever & revolver combo - which caliber?

[bradsteen]

Two of the guns on my bucket list are a lever action rifle and revolver chambered for the same cartridge. If you were going to pick up a combo like this to be used as general purpose firearms, which caliber would you pick and why?

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[TTSX]

The .357 is plenty, it's cheaper and the revolvers can be smaller/lighter. No drawbacks, just smaller benefits if raw power is the goal

 

[PA31350]

38-40 or 44-40
Why do anything but pure classics.

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

A hot .357 mag out of a 20in barrel is nothing to scoff at. Ammo is easier to find and cheaper than other options. Selection of revolvers in .357 beats any other caliber as well.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Voted for " other "

 

[CountryGent]

Personally, I do both .357 and .44 in wheelgun and levergun combos. Between the two, there is no question: .44 Magnum. I rarely shoot the .357s any more. YMMV.

 

[TTSX]

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Voted for " other "

While technically correct...

 

[Nosferatu]

None of the above.

If I'm lugging a rifle around, I want it in a proper rifle chambering.

Handguns are compromises when you don't or can't have a rifle on you.

However, if you held a .45-70 to my head and made me pick, I'd go .41 Magnum.

 

[CountryGent]

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Voted for " other "

I had one for a brief spell, with the thought of a companion to a '94. Neato and magnificently built, but large and a bit ungainly. For geez-whiz factor, however, they are fun.

 

[TTSX]

None of the above.

If I'm lugging a rifle around, I want it in a proper rifle chambering.

Handguns are compromises when you don't or can't have a rifle on you.

@Knobgoblin already posted a 30-30 revolver, so that's paired with a 30-30 proper rifle.

 

[TTSX]

I had one for a brief spell, with the thought of a companion to a '94. Neato and magnificently built, but large and a bit ungainly. For geez-whiz factor, however, they are fun.

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You mean like "geez-whiz, ever since I started appendix carrying this revolver, I get so much attention from the ladies!"

 

[Nosferatu]

Something else to consider - maybe others have had different experiences.

When I had a 44 Magnum lever action (Marlin 1894) It liked different loads than my S&W 29 and 629. I never shot the same things through all 3 guns, which made me rethink the 1894, eventually selling it. If I have to carry 2 different loads anyway, why not optimize the platforms?

 

[ma96782]

I shoot SASS. So your question was an easy one for me.

I use a combo of two Ruger vaqueros and a Marlin 1894 and of course an 1897 Winchester SG. The revolvers and lever gun, are chambered in the .357 Mag cartridge. While the SG is a 12 ga.

Vaqueros



Marlin 1894 Carbine



Winchester 1897



Aloha, Mark

 

[DLS]

Going niche here, for a lot of reasons ...

.327 Federal Magnum.

If you have to ask why you wouldn't understand.

 

[Mark W.]

What I want I can't have Rugar Blackhawk in .30 Carbine
What I can't have is the Winchester model 92/94 16" barrel full magazine cause no one has ever made one.

I have a load that would work well in both using a Sierra 125gr FPHP.

 

[nammac]

Voted .45 Long Colt cause there's no .46…

 

[Alexx1401]

Never been a wheel gun guy but, one I MISS is a Mod29. If I was going to have a rifle wheel gun combo the .44 would be my top choice due to of course rolling my own ammo. You can make loads that are soft and fun, all the way up to full power for both.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

.41 Magnum.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Two of the guns on my bucket list are a lever action rifle and revolver chambered for the same cartridge. If you were going to pick up a combo like this to be used as general purpose firearms, which caliber would you pick and why?

.22lr and don't look back.. because pillar of salt and or everyone is laughing.

 

[Stomper]

.22lr and don't look back.. because pillar of salt and or everyone is laughing.

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