Lever Rifles For Home Protection?

[longcolt]

I know the forum has a lot of members that live in Canada and handguns are hard to come by nowadays in that Country. So a good alternative home protection choice might be a Marlin lever-rifle in 44 mag. I like that caliber because you can choose the fire the 44 special also and download the rounds for less penetration.

The 44 Special is very underrated and is very easy to reload. If you choose you can buy cor-bon defensive 44 special which is hot stuff but does not enter the 44 mag pressure range.

Have a bear problem, then the 44 mag will be up to the challenge in most cases.

Lots of older lever rifles in different calibers to choose from also. Like the 38-55, 44-40, 38-40, 45LC, and all the rifle calibers like 30-30, 35 rem, 32, etc.

Are lever rifles popular in Canada?

What is the current thinking?

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[2506]

I know Puma makes (or at least, made) a clone of the Winchester 94 in 454 Casull that also shoots 45 Colt.
http://www.notpurfect.com/main/puma.html

 

[jordanvraptor]

I like my soft shooting 44-40 winchester 1892. I would feel well protected even if it is 116 years old...

 

[rusobr2]

longcolt--i have a mar. guide 45/70 behind my closet door always- crook county is one of the counties that 98% of the people own guns-the other 2% have cannons,and crossbows with silencer's.
steven

 

[ORBrit]

I acquired a .45LC Mare's leg pistol in a trade and contemplated using it as a truck gun for a while.
It was too nice though so I sold it for double the original trade value

 

[Cougfan2]

Any rifle you have for home defense is better than not having one at all. If it was my only choice, bring on the lever gun!

 

[branchbuster]

Lever action, THE original assault rifle! 10 shots on demand, not much that you can't kill with 44mag at close range. The Marlin is far smoother and faster than the winchester type action. If you want lighter loads try trailboss powder with mag brass, cheaper than getting 44 special brass.

 

[Sun195]

I have a Marlin 1894C .357 - I'd feel perfectly comfortable using that for home protection.

Watch some cowboy action shooting videos on YouTube to see what people can do with lever rifles. Pretty impressive.