Lever Action Advice

[in2anity]

Thanks for the tips in2anity, I might have a crack at this. Ya never stop learning do ya ?

That’s for sure br! And especially lever guns - they are complex little boogers. One tip I have - make sure you only use a gel-style bedding compound, the runny ones are rather problematic on vertical areas. You can get the acraglas gel kits on Brownells.

[bigrich]

I get my acraglass from rebel gun works in Brisbane. 15 minutes from where I work. I still got some left from when I bedded my 222 model 70. Wonder what the shelf life is after it’s been opened

[in2anity]

I get my acraglass from rebel gun works in Brisbane. 15 minutes from where I work. I still got some left from when I bedded my 222 model 70. Wonder what the shelf life is after it’s been opened

Is it there green gel kit? Or just the normal red 2-gun one?

[meawls]

sounds like you got a good one . micro groove barrel ? have you had the opportunity to field test the 357 against 44 mag and 30-30 at all?

Yep ... microgrooved. Prefers jacketed by a long shot ... and it feels a bit weird being the only bloke on the line shooting that against everyone else’s pet cast recipes!! Having said that though early results using trail boss sub loads and cast 140 grainers is showing some promise!!

Nah no field results regards vs 44 vs 30/30. A mate got a new Rossi in 44 mag, but didn’t like the crunchy action, so he sold it before we could compare out bush. Shame too ... that rifle was a real keeper accuracy wise- whoever bought it would have been thrilled !!

[bigrich]

I had a Rossi 92 in 357 , no complaints about the accuracy, but it’s much quicker to get on target with a scope on my marlin. The Rossi I had was slick and nice to use but the hardwood they use for stocks is prone to cracking and I got rid of mine cause it had those issues