Lever guns have a way of making people feel like they’re moving quicker than they really are. The action is smooth, the rifle balances well, and there’s something about running a lever that feels ...

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, ...

Benjamin Tyler Henry was not the father of lever-action rifles, but his development of a .44-caliber cartridge—and the lever gun he built to shoot it—did change the platform forever. Only 14,000 of ...