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claude783 · January 27, 2005, 12:25 PM

I gotta agree with the old lever action. However, it can also be purchased in 357, 44, which are handgun calibers, but out of the longer rifle barrel pick up quite a bit of oomph!

The 30-30 might be a little over kill, but a good lever gun in a handgun caliber might just fill the bill. Plus you can carry a handgun in the same caliber!

Cost of the lever action's is quite a bit less...the problem with "gremlin" taking one's spouse and using the shotgun, you might find the pellets spread a little more than you would like. You would get the gremlin's but wify-poo is sure gonna be "ticked" if a pellet or two go through her...this brings us back to "control" and doing some surgical precision.

January 27, 2005, 12:25 PM	#18
claude783 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2004 Location: people's republic of California Posts: 386	I gotta agree with the old lever action. However, it can also be purchased in 357, 44, which are handgun calibers, but out of the longer rifle barrel pick up quite a bit of oomph! The 30-30 might be a little over kill, but a good lever gun in a handgun caliber might just fill the bill. Plus you can carry a handgun in the same caliber! Cost of the lever action's is quite a bit less...the problem with "gremlin" taking one's spouse and using the shotgun, you might find the pellets spread a little more than you would like. You would get the gremlin's but wify-poo is sure gonna be "ticked" if a pellet or two go through her...this brings us back to "control" and doing some surgical precision.