Best Lever-Action Cartridges of all Time
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- There is the .45-70, .460 S&W Magnum, .500 S&W Magnum and whatever else down to just .327 Federal Magnum or .22LR. However, we are not going to look at these mostly revolver cartridges. We will focus on the ones made for rifles. This includes the .45-70, but also the .300 Savage as well as the .30/30 Winchester
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I’m still sticking with my 35 Remington never had a problem in my marlin 336.
Amen brother ...been shooting a 336 in 35 rem. For 50 years and it ain't let me down yet
A Marlin 336 chambered in a .35 Rem was my first deer rifle, given to me as a gift from my uncle Louis, As a woods rifle in the Catskills, it served its purpose and was accurate as heck with hand loads, sub 2moa@100yds with a 1.25 X Weaver scope. It will stay with me and then passed down as time goes on.
Killed my first deer, a doe back in 1967 with a Marlin 336, chambered in .35 Remington. It still rests in my safe today, albeit semi-retired in favor of rifles with much higher velocities. Still, the .35 Remington more than holds its own whenever it gets the call.
Agreed 👍🏻
@@mikebravo6854 according to gun writers the .35 Remington cartridge is on its way out...I'm seeing it happen in my neck of the woods where there is ample supply of .35 whelen but little to none .35 Remington and when I inquire to the people behind the counters is that companies aren't producing that cartridge in the numbers they did 10 years ago...
I found both .357 and 30-30 performance improved greatly when I switched to Hornadys LEVERevolution.
I found that some gun likes them and some guns don't
I will take the Winchester Power Point 150 grain or 70 any day you can have your leverevolution ammunition
For me, my old tried and true Winchester model number 94 in 30-30.. been getting done for me for 40+ years... meat getting tool
Yup. It’s been a good friend for many years. I remember a farmer in B.C. who was charged by a big Grizzly and shot it in the head with his .30-30. Turned out that except for the part of the bear’s skull where the bullet exited it would have been the largest grizzly skull ever recorded in B.C.
I remember when 30-30 ammo was $6.00 a box.
@@kentwilliams4152 have you ever shot any moose with your 30-30 I know it's a good deer gun but how about bigger game I'm looking to buy one
@@brendanmccreesh5112 Have never shot a Moose, but have downed several Elk with my 30-30. No problem. I used a 170 gr bullet for Elk, 150 gr for Deer and Pronghorn. I would have no qualms about taking on a Moose with it.
@@Valor_73737 thanks a lot for the Insight I'll take that into consideration when I'm making my purchase
While there are lots of different cartages my favorite will always be 35 Remington and 444 Marlin in lever gun.
Good luck finding 300 Savage ammo these days (in my neck of the woods). I just use my old school Marlin 30-30 that I've hunted with for years. It's never failed me yet. I only wish that women were as dedicated and dependable as my (circa 1980) Marlin 336-C.
I love these MadMan Review videos! 👍 "Thumbs up" from this Kentucky boy.
Here in Lee County 30 30 is as rare as a hens tooth you can't even find ammo in Lexington let alone Richmond .
Glad I stocked up on 300 savage over the course of 50 years plus
Thanks for including the .300 Savage in this comparison. It's a great, versatile round, but these days, very unappreciated and little-known.
I used to shoot coyotes across the pasture with a Savage model 99 in .300 Savage out past 500 yards with iron sights when I was a teenager on my grandfather's dairy farm in Maine.
I shoot the 300 savage out of a Remington model 700 and love it I've taken many deer over the years with it. In the woods of Upper Michigan it works great. But it's getting pricey to shoot
Badlands
The Browning BLR is in 243, 308, 30.06 and 7 MM mag! Have found them to handle anything I shoot at! Not traditional but still an answer. I also own a Marlin in 35 REM!
BLR in .358 too. I love mine. Does your .243 and .308 BLR mags interchange ?
In about 60 years, from elk, moose, black bear and on down, have never had an issue with my 35 Remington. Enjoy your channel.
Yeah I’d have to say my favorite lever action calibers are 30-30, 303 savage, 357 magnum, 35 Remington, and 45-70. Great video by the way.
Surprised 35 Remington was not on here great round
Agreed. Us ol 'boys in Eastern NC love the .35 Remington for black bear.
I agree.
My favorite hunting rifle of all time is my 1950s vintage Savage Model 99 .300 Savage. The BEST deer cartridge ever conceived and perfectly suitable for any game in North America.
I would take a sure guess you live in an East coast state to say that.
@@lurebenson7722and I'm sure you'd be ok if he'd said 308win instead of 300sav. And I'd be willing to wager you don't know of or even heard of karamjo bell, the professional hunter in Africa who took down more elephants than anyone else has using 303brit. And don't stand up saying that illegal cuz you can't use anything less than 40cal with the exception of 375H&H, he did it in the late 1800's early 1900s. So that means he was using cordite😂. So, b4 you knock the old guy with his 99sav get some realistic real life experience, ty
Love my 30-30 , 444.
Still looking for the 35 rem. And 45-70.
When my wife’s dad passed away, he left a Marlin 336 to the MIL. Went to a range just to get some shots in with different guns and picked up some 200 grain hornady for this .35. Put around 30 rounds though it and it was flawless. No telling how many rounds have been through this rifle. Great gun. We took this one out 11 years ago and I suspect I would have 0 issue with it today. Impressive cartridge and well made rifle imo
I love my Marlin 45-70!! When I load it up with Buffalo Bore Magnums, it's a monster. I'm also a big fan of the 30-30, with a Savage and Henry. Great brush guns and with the 45-70 I could take anything in North America. A lot of good cartridges out there, but my dad got me on the 30-30 and its never let me down.
The 444 Marlin should have been included.
Ahh...the Paul Harrel Caliber.
Absolutely right!
100% agree
I own only 2 rifles in lever action a .22 n a .35 Remington 336c marlin, they get the job done for me.
I'm a little old school, but let me have my .300 savage and I'm a happy hunter. And yes, I do handload so I always have ammo. My other favorite is the 35 Remington in a 336 marlin.
The .35 Remington is still around fro reasons
For tube feed lever action , hands down 35 Remington. Best combination of killing power , range , and recoil. If the 357 Maximum was still alive , that would have been a good lever action cartridge.
For a Savage 99 . 358 Winchester or 308.
.44 Mag Lever Action is the new sweet spot.
My top 3 are 32 Winchester Special, 444 Marlin and 300 Savage.
Nice, I use 30-30 in my lever.
358 Winchester awesome lever action cartridge! 444 Marlin!
35 Remington all the way
How about that old blast from the past, the .348 Winchester and the Model 71 for large, heavy game. As a "brush" cartridge, it is great with a 250 gr. cast lead gas check bullet.
I have a great affinity for the pistol/carbine combo chambered in .45 Colt in lever guns.
Great for SHTF .
the 300sav is a great round if used within its ballistic capabilities. I was surprised that the 308win was not mentioned when it came to the Model 99 Savage. That would be the ideal cartridge in a lever gun. Unfortunately, I don't have one. Those of you who own a Browning BLR or a Savage 99 in 308win, I envy you so much.
Ballistics are very similar in both rounds. The .308 Win is most common in the 99 with the detachable box magazine- the least desirable model.
308 and 300 sav are very close in ballistics
Good job. 45-70, 30-30 Winchester and 300 Savage are all fine selections. The 22 Savage Hi-Power, developed in 1899, if I am not mistaken, was also a very forward thinking cartridge that took maximum advantage of the brilliant Edward Savage's equally forward thinking design. It's performance, similar to that of the much later developed 223 Remington, was a ideal for the outdoorsman who carried his rifle in a saddle scabbard like my grandfather who was a "Vaquero Completo" in south Texas. That, coupled with his Colt SAA in 32-20 Winchester, prepared him to take south Texas game from Cottontails to Whitetails and all else in between.
Indeed it was a very forward thinking cartridge. The .22 Savage High Power, .250-3000 Savage (.250 Savage) and .300 Savage were developed by Charles Newton. Savage introduced the rifles, specifically the Model 99.
Savage wanted to offer bolt action level performance, pointed bullet compatibility which was gaining interest in the early 1900s, in lever action rifles which had been popular for decades. The Model 99 action allowed him to do that. The Winchester Model 1895 also did that, but with a much larger and heavier rifle with a protruding box magazine. The Model 99 was lighter, shorter and handier to carry with an internal magazine.
The .300 Savage was designed to duplicate the military equivalent ballistics (at the time) of the .30-06, which it did.
The .250-3000 was the first cartridge to offer the blazing speed of 3000 feet per second.
For whatever reason, the .22 Savage High Power was made with .228" diameter bullets, rather than the .223" diameter bullets and that forever crippled it and led to it's demise.
Winchester later made a nearly identical cartridge called the .219 Zipper that used .223" bullets. But, by the time they introduced that cartridge in the Model 64 lever gun, bolt rifles had caught on with hunters and the Model 64 (a Model 94 variant) never had the accuracy or ease of scope mounting to attract varmint shooters.
...and the 250-3000 Savage.
Very nice review. Very informative while being non-bias and truthful all at the same time. Great job.
The 307 win is the best lever action cartridge for all around hunting
100 %agree great accuracy good hitting power like a 308 have got moose and deer no problem one moose at 200 yrds
I have been hunting with my friend and his father since 1974 and his father has always used his 300 savage it is his favorite rifle. I am getting to old to fire the big gun's to many back problems. Love the reviews
Thumbs up for the condensed and perfectly delivered message in just 6 minutes sir!
I agree with him I love my 35 rem 336 marlin I have a 99,308,,a 94 3030,,that 35 is ,my favorite
My favorites are the 250-3000, the 300 savage, the 356 winchester and the 450 Alaskan.
Winchester 1895 you can have a 30 ought 6 in lever action I think this is the best of all worlds. I do like the 99 with the 300 Savage and also the 30-30 and the 45-70 are all great cartridges depending on what you're doing. The average Whitetail Hunter is not even shooting 100 yd so the 30-30 is more than adequate for most. Thank you 👍
1895 Winchester is available in 303 British... very common and good combination 👌
@@timeverett7828 Yes I remember they had the British 303 and the Russian cartridge too and the 3006. There were quite a few really good cartridges in the 1895. I think the newer reproduction done by Winchester in a 270 would be a really nice combination too with a lyman 21 sight would be great to. I think any original in any cartridge would be great. Thank you 👍
My 35 Rem Marlin 336 is my go-to woods gun.
It goes without saying, if what you have does the job for you, then you got what you need.
I have the 30-30 for years & it is still a grate round. Then I got a marlin 308 with a pointed flex tip. It doubles the distant you can shoot with the gun. I can not find a place to try this out but i love this gun. What I hat is the hard to find the ammo! You can say this about any cartridges these days.
Enjoyed your video Rick. Very informative. Please keep making more.
I have a Winchester Model #94 30-30, and a Remington Model 788 Bolt action 30-30. I love them both. The Remington was my first deer rifle and it is a tacks driver at 100 yards with the origional 4× Tasco scope on it. But when it comes to bear hunting in the forests of N.C. Pa. I'll stick with my 450 Marlin. To me it's the ultimate brush gun for big game such as bear or feral pigs. No, I don't use it for deer hunting. But I will say that it is a handful. And I use it with open sights.
Great calibre! I have a BLR in .450 & love it. Sure tips 'em over!
@@jimburkitt8165 Hell, I'm 72 years old and it tips me over. 😁👍
I like my 35 REM 336 and my SBL 45-70 , both very good for different purposes
Very informative, thanks.
Great video, thanks for sharing.
I would like to give an honorable mention to my 2 favorites. The 25-35 and the 250-3000 Savage. I have a model 94 in 25-35 and a model 99 in 250 Savage. Both are good game getters. Recoil is mild. Once again I can’t argue with your choices, just wanted to get my favorites out there.
I like my 32 Special lever action Winchester.
I love the .300 Savage. I have fed my family for a long time with my 99 Savage. I have several rifles but the 99 is my lucky gun.
All 3 good cartridges, that have stood the test of time. I like the .358 BLR and .44 mag Rossi. I feel like the .358 Winchester combines all 3 (45/70, 30/30 and 300) in one case. Especially for the re-loader. 158 grain .357 pistol bullets can be loaded for light plinking to save the shoulder. In an emergency, I'll bet with care, even 147 grain 9mm bullets will get on paper at 40-50 yards. I know for a fact .308 brass can be necked up and used as well. :) The only disadvantage for the BLR is mag capacity. (4 + 1). But a spare ($75) mag can provide a quick extra 4 rounds.
.358 win. in a model 99 savage,what a combo for me the last 40 years
PERFECT!
35 Remington. Marlin 336.
I have a dozen lever actions from 22 ,307,30/30 375,444, 45/70 but I love my 348 Winchester
I think this is the first video I have ever agreed with 100%. Even though there are other great lever action cartridges, the Top # 3 are the ones I would pick.
35 Remington is #1 in my book!
Kind of rare but the 375 Winchester will drop a whitetail right there and also handle elk at woods ranges.
I own a beautiful model 94 xtr in 375 and it really is a pleasure to shoot
@@jonathanshaw6984 those are real nice, mine is a marlin. I put peep sights and a better recoil pad on it, ammo is a lil scarce so I reload for it.
Henry's Long Rangers "fixed" this. These rifles come in the more readily available calibers like 2.23/5.56, 243 Win, 308 and more recently 6.5 Creedmoor. They did a great job with these rifles, though I'd like to see more than 5 rounds if that could be doable with the lever action.
It's worth noting that both the Browning BLR and Henry Long Ranger use detachable box magazines which means they can be chambered in calibers such as .308, .30-06, 6.5 Creedmoor, and .300 Winchester Magnum.
The BLR can be chambered in 30-06 (and even bigger) but not the Henry. It’s strictly a short action rifle and the largest caliber is 308.
I find the Winchester 25-35 to be better than the more common 30-30.
This list has to include the .243 WCF, .284 WCF, .308 WCF, and .358 WCF which were developed specifically for the Model 88 Winchester lever-action rifle. The Savage Arms list must also include the .250 Savage which preceded the .300 Savage in the Model 99 Savage.
I love my Great Grandfather’s 99 Savage in 25-35. It is fun to shoot.
Love my Marlin (JM) 336 in .35 Rem and my Henry in 45-70.
Don't forget, 7.62x54r was also a lever action cartridge
My .300 savage proved to be better for me than my model 94 in 3030. Lifelong hunter in the pacific northwest
More recently, the model 99 in 308 Win pushes that even higher….
405 Winchester !
50-95 , 405, 35. Or 33 winchester.
But for the coman ones the 45-70
And if we get to the blr the 358w or 325 wsm
44Henry, 44-40, 30-30, 45-70, 45Colt, 357mag/38sp, 44mag, 460S&W, 500S&W, 50-110.
35 Remington should also be considered.
I have a Browning BLR has a box magazine cal 308.It is handy accurate light and according to bullet weight is good for all north American game.
350 Legend is a nice lever action round too.
What about some love for the 348 Winchester? Not popular but effective. A 200 grain bullet at 2500 fps makes a pretty effective close range weapon. Just never took off.
Call me crazy, but IMHO the Model 71 Winchester in .348 caliber is the finest lever gun on the planet.
The picture of the 1903 Springfield had me scratching my head.
This did not include the 35Rem. Which I feel is a great all around cartridge. I run the Hornaday 200 grn. FTX. This is a very accurate round with plenty of take down power. It doesn't tare up a deer but also strong enough for Bear. This is my go to round in a leaver action rifle. The Marlin model 36.
We all know the best is the one you have in your hand!
Hornady lever evolution rounds.point tip you can load in tube magazines got two 120 year old Winchester's. They like evolution rounds.
2:06 no it is not possible unless one of the cartridges explode for some other reasons yes it has been tried
I do like the Marlin 336’s in 30-30 but if you art on a somewhat tight budget, the 1895 CBA Marlin in 45-70 is the best choice. Sensitive to recoil? No problem, buy some Remington 405 grain a mellow round, or the HSM Cowboy rounds. If you can only afford one lever gun, the 1895 45-70 is the way to go. You can hunt any game in the world with this caliber in a lever gun. I have a Remington made 1895 CBA and it is an excellent and tough as nails dependable lever gun. Find a Remington made Marlin, better quality true to 1895 authenticity, and the price is half of the new Ruger version. Remington cared about the average Joe with an average wallet and priced their high quality lever guns accordingly. Remington came out with many models in a short amount of time. They really cared about their customers.
Throwing the 300 savage in at the end was kinda an unequal comparison, I was sort of expecting a tube mag compatible comparison.
35 Remington! end of story.....you dont need 50cal. for deer!
Nobody wants to bring up the 1895 Winchester in 405 win .
People would say negative things about Remington Marlin’s mostly J.M. Marlin fans. The only less than excellent Remington made Marlin’s are the ones before 2016 when they were still using the inherited J.M. parts. Starting in 2016 Remington made their own re engineered parts on brand new CNC machines and were the best Marlin lever guns ever made or will ever be made by anyone. Think 1960’s Remington BDL’s in 30-06? Remington makes beautiful, tough, and accurate firearms.Remington was the first to make their chamber receivers out of solid block steel billet, instead of like J. M. Marlin’s which were machined.
MY FAVORITE is one not shown here the 307 Winchester 180 GR flat nose or 165 flextip gives about 308 powers deer moose and bear no problem my next is the 444 marlin has 45 70 punch with better trajectory and not mention the Savage 99 came in 308 as well
Hornady's LeverEvolution ammo solves that chainfire problem.
You forgot the winchester.32 spl
I was told the .32spl is ballisticy better than the 30-30 and people wondered why it wasn’t more popular than the 30-30
My Browsing BLR in 308 will stand with anything.
My old reliable Lever Action is my Marlin 336BL in 30/30. Since covid - it’s taken about 2.5 years to find a steady supply of 150gr. Had there never been a scamdemic I’d surely have gotten a Marlin 1895 in 45/70 with the Big Loop lever, but hunting rounds are scarce lately & very salty (expensive)…
My henry h001 22lr is outstanding
Having a hard time choosing a pistol round vs 45-70
Im going with (in order from 1st to 3rd)
30-30 45-70 .357
The 444 Marlin should definitely be listed in this review. It hits like a bulldozer and does have the brutal bullet drop of the 45-70 which shoots as flat as rolling a bowling ball off a garage roof.
MadMan I think you sometimes enjoy poking the hornets nest then stand back in your bee suit watching everyone run around screaming. Some of the replies are amusing though. And of course I must throw the 38.55 and 405 in the mix!
Why didn’t you do more discussion on the 22?
what was the gun called that had the bullets sit vertical?
Any chance you can compare the 38-55 ballistics to the 375 Win ballistics? They're both straight walled cartridges that use the same diameter bullets, but the 38-55 case is a little bit longer than the 375 Win case. I've searched on TH-cam and I can'tchannel,
2:00 yeah, but I wonder why they never came out with a rimfire round with a Spitzer bullet just for this limitation
This is a discussion of what you want, vs what you need.
People like variety. Some thing new AND something tried and true. Most people given the ability will have several guns to “play with” but one or two they depend upon in some way. This is generally healthy psychologically speaking.
Then there is what you need. Weather just hunting or going to war you can only carry one gun. It has to do the job. First time. Every-time. We each define “the job” and equip accordingly. Once selected, you tend to dance with the one you brought to the dance.
I enjoyed your review but will stick to my guns, which you may pry from my cold dead fingers. Most likely due to old age at this point.
Fox out.
Never understood why the 307 Winchester didn't go straight to the top, it's way better than the 30/30
In 1977 I bought a 1971 444, it was still configured in the Original 444, 24” barrel, high comb buttstock, never ever needed another Levergun for hunting, the 444 covered everything for me from whitetail to Elk, never ever let me down, because it’s not on your list tells me your not as knowledgeable as you think you are about leverguns!
We have an old Marlin 30-30. On the farm (very large acreage) in SW New York, we have more notches than forearm grip left for dear its taken. She has a Redfield 3x9x40 (known as a poor mans Leopold) and most shots are 100yds or under. Good and safe on a tractor or in the truck, just rack and load. Wood chuck, coy dog we hand load a 115gr. Spitzer but only 1 at a time....never in the tube the points could set off a primer. WAAPP !!!.....another wood chuck down. If you know your gun like I do if shes in the cross hairs its dead first shot.
I like my 38-55
Model 71 Winchester is well worth a look 200 gr. Silver tips 2500fps factory loads. Kaboom.