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To: trebb

I love lever action rifles, does anyone know of a lever action in .556 or .223?


12 posted on 05/21/2012 8:23:49 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va
I love lever action rifles, does anyone know of a lever action in .556 or .223?

I doubt such a rifle exists. Most 556/223 bullets are spire-point, which is very unsafe in the tubular magazine of a lever-action rifle. Generally, lever-action rifles are designed for round-nosed bullets only.

14 posted on 05/21/2012 8:37:15 AM PDT by Spirochete (Sic transit gloria mundi)
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15 posted on 05/21/2012 8:48:02 AM PDT by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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