Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 2:05 pm
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Spin cocking a lever gun.
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Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 3:42 pm
I wouldn't try it at home or anywhere else for that matter and if someone did that around me, I'd duck for cover. I'm not riding a horse, operating a lever gun with one hand in a movie shootout with train robbers, though, so what do I know? Each to their own.
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 4:00 pm
I think that would be pretty hard on the action. Don't know, never tried and, most likely, never will.North Country Gal wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 3:42 pmI wouldn't try it at home or anywhere else for that matter and if someone did that around me, I'd duck for cover. I'm not riding a horse, operating a lever gun with one hand in a movie shootout with train robbers, though, so what do I know? Each to their own.
Jake
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 4:25 pm
Spin cocking should be left to the professionals like Alex Baldwin.
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:02 pm
one of my first lever actions rifles was a Rifleman series .... it had a small flap on the lever that you could adjust to automatically pull the trigger when the lever was closed .... it was a cap rifle that used rolls of caps ....when you worked it rapidly it would skip as many caps as it would pop
I don't recall ever seeing the round finger area on movie rifles on a real hunting rifle .... if I had one, I'd give it a try but only if it was completely unloaded
I don't recall ever seeing the round finger area on movie rifles on a real hunting rifle .... if I had one, I'd give it a try but only if it was completely unloaded
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:12 pm
If John Wayne did it, it has to be right. 
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:46 pm
My Dad and I would watch that show. He would just roll his eyes when he saw Chuck Connors do that.JEBar wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:02 pmone of my first lever actions rifles was a Rifleman series .... it had a small flap on the lever that you could adjust to automatically pull the trigger when the lever was closed .... it was a cap rifle that used rolls of caps ....when you worked it rapidly it would skip as many caps as it would pop
I don't recall ever seeing the round finger area on movie rifles on a real hunting rifle .... if I had one, I'd give it a try but only if it was completely unloaded
I also have that same cap gun. Loved that gun.
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:13 pm
I would never try it....
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:26 pm
Nope.
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:46 pm
I've been known to spin a Single action revolver of two, 
but
never a rifle of any kind.
Like Jake said I'd think it would be hard on the parts.
RP
but never a rifle of any kind.
Like Jake said I'd think it would be hard on the parts.
RP
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:49 pm
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:52 pm
Bad accident waiting to happen. What keeps the round from flying out?
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:53 pm
I gave it some thought. Put my hand in the lever to kinda get a feel for it. Decided the rifle was too heavy (octagon barrels) and would abuse the back of my fingers and knuckles.
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:27 am
Guess this answers all questions! https://youtube.com/shorts/E0Cjbf-aIPI?feature=share
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 12:22 pm
with no personal knowledge, I suspect that it would be much easier to spin cock a Mare’s Leg than it would be a regular Henry rifle .... 
Re: Spin cocking a lever gun.
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 1:17 pm
Very hard on the knuckles, fingers, wrist. Don't ask.