My love affair with lever guns started with a plastic Winchester M94 —— my first toy gun —— and was cemented by my first real rifle, a Winchester 9422 Magnum that was a graduation present. Like me, ...

The lever action rifle was one of our earliest repeaters, and has held a place among America’s more popular firearm platforms since the Civil War. Many things have changed in the past 160 years, but ...

OL's Shooting Editor John B. Snow explains the enduring appeal and magic of lever actions in spite of their drawbacks.

When it comes to big-game hunting rifles, you’re usually in one of two camps. You either grew up with a bolt-action and swear by the precision, or you’ve hauled a lever gun through brush so thick you ...