Which calibers can be shared between leverguns and revolvers?

>>32928387
7.62x54r.
Get a lever nugget and an Obrez.

.44mag is your friend here.

>>32928403
seconding .44mag

>>32928387

22LR,
22WMR,
32H&R Magnum,
357 Magnum,
44 Magnum,
45 LC,
454 Casull,
500 S&W,
30-30,
45-70

>>32928387
>things that weigh less than 300lbs.
No reason not to go with .357.
.44 is fine also, but if <300lbs. is your range, it's a bit unnecessary and it's an expensive round to shoot. Not to sound like a bitch either, but it's also a fairly tiring round to shoot in a pistol after a while.

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>>32928387
.44-40 is pretty decent in a rifle and there are single action revolvers chambered for it. Probably .44 or .357 mag is a better choice. You can find revolvers and lever guns in both easy enough.

>>32928499
>>32928482
I mean would .357 mag be sufficient for putting down a black bear or a cougar? I can spend a little more for the .44 mag to live, I have other rifles that I can spit lead out of that I won't be relying on to keep me alive innawoods.

I'm gonna commit the ultimate cowboy sin tho and get a rhino as the matching revolver and carry it like a weeaboo too (I hate anime)

if I was doing a lever gun/wheel gun pairing I'd probably go either .44 mag or .357 mag. I'd lean more towards .357 mag since .44 mag is pretty brutal in a handgun but that's just me.

>>32928583
.357 is up to the task on black bear but shot placement would be an imperative.

>>32928587
Yeah 357 would be plenty for everything listed. If you start moving into grizzly territory I would step out up to at least 44. That being said I feel perfectly comfortably carrying a 17+1 9mm with defense loads when black bears are the biggest threat around.. The average black bear is less than 200 lbs, though they can get bigger.

>>32928583
Black bears don't even need the bullet unless you are stupid enough to touch the cubs, they scare very easily- shouting and making big movements will do the trick. As for cougars, don't compromise when they are the type to stalk and surprise, go with 44.

>>32928874
Yeah I am a little nervous about mountain cats but supposedly they aren't very common or populous here. These are the same people who tell us there are no wolves though and I have seen a wolf with my own eyes much closer to denser civilization than I would have thought.

>>32929012
If you aren't expecting to shoot much then the cost of 44 is a non issue, and as long as you can take the recoil you will be happier in case of the kitty surprise. Don't compromise, you won't necessarily have time for proper shot placement.

>>32928387

.44-40 was the old go to but ammo is expsensive.

.357 is pretty much best choice. .44 is bit much for regular handgun shooting

>>32929138

You can always shoot .44 Specials for practice if recoil's an issue. Or, if you don't mind the kick, there's cheap bulk .44 Mag ammo available.

Magtech is a popular bulk brand.

45 colt. Can be loaded hotter than 44 mag.

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>>32928387
.357 has the most power gain per barrel inch of any revolver round (% wise). You can really push it quite nicely too with hand loads.
>about the same energy from a full length barrel as a 30-30 within 100 yards, not as accurate or as flat though

I have 3 guns that use .357
>ruger lcr
>ruger gp100 4.2" barrel
>rossi .357 lever gun 16" barrel

I shoot .38 spl +p in the LCR
I shoot 158 grain in the GP100 and lever gun
I shoot 180 grain hard cast in the lever gun.

180 grain hits like a truck from the lever gun and is my goto round when in hunting durr and hog in heavy brush.

say I want the .44mag, should I just go all out and buy winchester 1892? I don't want a piece of shit.
>>32929341
I don't handload and my primary intent is remove coug if necesarry

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>>32928402
FPBP

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>>32928583
You might be best off going with .357 and just carrying bear spray in case of a chance encounter.
For that matter, get the bear spray no matter what you decide to do.

>>32929570
but what what about surprise neck hugs from hill kittens?

>>32930078
Show em who's boss. Bite em in the ear.

357mag in a revolver will fuck up a cougar, and it definitely will in a rifle length barrel. 44mag is more oomph and weight, but probably not enough to warrant the ammo price differences. 38spl plinking ammo is worth getting the 357mag lever gun, especially if you aren't reloading

>>32929534
yisss
my precious cherenkov radiation

>>32928431
Good list, though if you're including 500 might as well also 460 sw. You'd pay out the nose for a levergun in either.

Also you forgot the original classics: 44-40, 38-40, 32-20 etc

>>32928482
Not to say you sound like a bitch, but you sound like a bitch.

357 mag is best.

> 357 mag Levergun
> 357 mag Revolver
> Plink with 38 special, so tech both can shoot 2 calibers.

>>32930985
Yeah I guess being able to shoot 38spl and actually fuck around with the lever/wheel gat combo a bunch -would- be nice. I guess I have a little bit of reaearch to do then, because I rly don't want to get ate by a cat.

>>32929341
357 same as a 30-30? nope

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>>32928387
the .357 combo is great for your needs,now if youd like to go a little bigger, id recommend the .45colt combo,.45 colts been used for nearly 150yrs can be loaded to many different specs,will bring down any black bear or smaller animals, havent killed bears with mine but ive killed many hogs,and deer,and a few coyotes,they usually leave you be

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>>32934588

>>32934588
Fuck, now I want a .45 Colt. Must...resist...

>>32934627
i have .357's also,but my go to is .45 colt,thats a ruger toklat it actually shoots either .454 casull or .45 colt, cool thing is i can load the .45's as hot as i want anhd not have the recoil,but desu the .454 recoil isnt awful,and it will bring down anything in north america

OP here, can't decide between .357 and .44mag lol. Plinking with .38spl would probably be lots of fun but I really just need the potential to remove coug if the situation arises.

I don't even know who makes good leverguns other than Henry and Winchester, and I want a loading gate. If I have to spend $1000 I will but I feel like there must be cheaper options

>.454 casull
Wish they made the circut judge in it, I love that little piece of shit.

>>32935589
>$1.50/round

>>32936471
handload

>>32935461
.357 will remove cougar just fine out of a long enough barrel.

>>32928387
I prefer .44 mag for both with 44 spc semi wad cutters in the pistol. I think this will be more than sufficient

>>32936481
Not yet
>>32936607
But what if the revolver is easier to get to when a lvl 9 hill kitten pounces out of the overworld?
>>32936645
what means "44 spc semi wad cutters"?

45lc is pretty fucking close to that if you don't reload

>>32936810
>But what if the revolver is easier to get to when a lvl 9 hill kitten pounces out of the overworld?
Then you're carrying a .357 revolver with a decent sized barrel.

>>32928387
If you roll your own go with .38-40. It's the O.G. cool guy caliber. Out of a 4.75" revolver barrel you'll have .40 S&W like performance (180 gr @ 1000fps). Out of a 18" rifle barrel, it'll be quite decent. (1250 fps-ish, easy)

.357 mag is all round better, but it's not very special snowflake, and you get zero John Wayne points. With .38-40, you get all the John Wayne points.

Alternatively, hot .44 specials might be a nice alternative to .44-40 (expensive if you don't load your own) and .44 mag (which, as others have mentioned, does get tiresome to shoot out of a revolver all day)

>>32929012
If a mountain cat wants you dead, you won't notice it until it's too late.

I strongly second the .357. Being able to plink with relatively cheap .38 and have the option for a very decent high powered .357 round is awesome.
Also, having a levergun, full size revolver, and snub that can all eat .38, is a great thing. Not to mention that the levergun can make .38 a lot more powerful than out of the other two, and give .357 a significant power boost as well.

>>32936889
What like 6"?
>>32936998
Idk how much "all day" shooting I would do if I did have a .44mag revolver I would probably bring other guns shooting every time anyway
>>32937107
You're right fuck owning guns

>>32937183
4" should work, but 6" is obviously a bit more power.

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Ruger and Marlin in .44-40

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>>32937570
Also Ruger and Marlin in .32-30

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>>32937583
If I'm heading into serious back country, this is the combo I would take. Colt and Marlin .45-70 and .45Colt. I know not strictly a same cartridge combo but fuck those mammals are big in Alaska.big

>>32937570
>>32937583
>>32937607
have you had to use em?

>>32938351
Take them to Montana but never had to use them in defense.

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>>32928387
>>32928657
>>32928677
>>32928587
>>32929138
>>32930985

357 out of a revolver will fuck up almost anything unless its a snubnose

Out of a rifle it hits like an AK and is only a shade under 30-30.

But the fact is you can find .38 special and .357 easily just about anywhere guns are sold.

Even though 9x19 and .45 are more ubiquitous there are plenty of people who use these revolvers and as a store you make money on serving customers.

Now personally I would suggest a .357 Maximum for your revolver choice. It will handle the mag and special just fine, but it leaves the door open for you to acquire .357 maximum ammo

> which hits as hard as the 357mag does out of the rifle

Youll end up paying 700-1000 for a 357mag revolver anyway [*if its any good].

The .357 lever rifle is going to cost you the same.

>>32939297
As much as I want a rhino for A E S T H E T I C I should probably get a S&W or something for a revolver eh? I really think I'm gonna go Winchester 1892 for levergat. I'm preeeetty sure I can get a .357 wheelgat S&W off my gpa so maybe I'll grab the rhino anyway.

>>32939422

Make sure you can reload the rifle quickly.

That means no front loading tubes with spring caps that you have to unscrew.

Ive got my own taste in aesthetic for a lever action (rossi 92 style) but aside from aesthetic the reloading issue is potentially important.

> also you can make or buy a speed loader for your lever - its a tube you poke into the loading port and just pretty much shove a whole line of rounds into it.

either way about the revolver man, its your choice, I havent even looked at rhino prices since I always think a gun like that is laughably expensive

>>32928387
You totally should do .45-70. Not because it's a practical choice, but just because the Magnum Research BFR is bad fucking ass.

>>32939762
Yeah I don't want the loading tube bullshit.
>>32939808
don't tempt me

>>32940052
Good luck finding a lever gun of quality if you don't want a tube fed one. It's slim pickings if you don't want a henry.