Greetings,
My lever guns are the other woman.
I have appreciated the look, handling and general all around appeal of the lever action since I was young and that seems to have been a long time ago.
I own a 1948 Winchester 94 in 32 wspl, a 1954 Win 94 in 30-30, a 1957 Win Model 88 in 308, a 1951 Marlin 336 in 35 Rem, a Win AE Trapper in 44 mag, and another Trapper in 357. I recently sold a Win Legacy in 45 Colt. and a Win 94 1952 in 30-30 to a deserving young man.
OK, that said I shoot the T/C and Encore for hunting small and medium game and just plain fun.
I'm an avid reloader and there aren't too many recipes you miss trying out regarding the Contender and Encore.
Couple times a year the gang loads up on guns, ammo, reloading components and gear then travels to the bitter brush country for a week of shootin and hootin.
Truth be told I spend as much time behind a rim fire these days as anything else.
Leverfan