>>64378031
>>64377958
They were dumb to refuse lever actions for supposedly being difficult to operate while prone. Levers aren’t any harder than bolts to be operated while prone. Any difficulty to operating the lever could be overcome by rotating the rifle slightly and you can tell from the picture of that savage 99 that the lever swings about as low as the bottom of the buttstock. How is that supposed to hit the ground if the rifle is on your shoulder while prone?

Using 30-30 lever action rifles in WW1 or the Spanish American War would have been a complete game changer. Officers could be issued 44-40 carbines and revolvers or something too. Adversaries would be laid out just upon looking at the pure Americana on display. The real problem with adopting lever actions is the cost of the lever rifle versus much less cool and concerningly european bolt action rifle.

>>512194847
I mean I hate myself.

>>508090557
I need more webms of British cops