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The Annoyed Man wrote:

Soap wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:Just from using a pump action shotgun with rifle sights, I would guess that a lever rifle would be easier for the shooter to maintain a good sight picture while cycling the action.

Not sure about that one. It's hard to go prone with lever action. Pumps you jack the slide into your and lever action is pulling away.

I don't know. You're right about lever actions from the prone I guess, but I don't imagine that a pump action from the prone is that much easier without breaking your sight picture. But again....I've fired a pump action rifle maybe once or twice in my life, from a bench, so I don't any real experience with them; and I'm basing my experience on two pump action 12 gauge shotguns I've owned, both of which had rifle-type open sights on them (ghost ring rear, ramped front). I haven't fired either of those from the prone either (standing, offhand only), but I'm thinking that proved out wouldn't be that much easier than with a lever action. I'm willing to admit that I could be wrong.

But frankly, I'm a bolt action guy at heart, and it seems to me that a light-weight bolt action in sufficient caliber, with a shorter handier barrel, would solve that problem entirely...........like, gee.......I don't know.......maybe a Scout Rifle? You get a 10 round removable box magazine for fast reloads; you get a sufficient caliber like .308; you get tighter, more accurate lockup with the bolt action; and you get greater mechanical simplicity, with fewer parts to break. What's not to like?

The Annoyed Man wrote:Just from using a pump action shotgun with rifle sights, I would guess that a lever rifle would be easier for the shooter to maintain a good sight picture while cycling the action.