Smith and Wesson 1854 Lever Gun 44 mag

[CCPLuvr]

The wood should have some decorative checkering or hand stippling for that price.

 

[Colt556]

Got the email about this this morning and thought it looked nice. I’d be more interested in the blue and wood but man, $3500 smackers!!!

 

[DadSmith]

Honest outlaw reviews already has a video up on it and shoting it. Haven't had chance to watch it all way yet

 

[Trapper Jim]

So many things wrong with this offering to my liking.

9 round only

Removable mag tube

Painted vs blued

Yuppy Sights

Stupid trigger contour

8 groove barrel?

Threaded muzzle

Too long of firearm for proper balance and looks

Price

And we haven’t even got to the inside yet.

Are the receivers jobbed out?

Kids can have it

See you on the range with my conventional levers.

Trapper

 

[ECS686]

So many things wrong with this offering to my liking.

9 round only

Removable mag tube

Painted vs blued

Yuppy Sights

Stupid trigger contour

8 groove barrel?

Threaded muzzle

Too long of firearm for proper balance and looks

Price

And we haven’t even got to the inside yet.

Are the receivers jobbed out?

Kids can have it

See you on the range with my conventional levers.

Trapper

While I too love the plain lever guns and personally don’t need a threaded barrel that’s what is hit now so that will be the first of any offering.

I am hoping they ad some traditional looking non threaded models in the future but they aren’t in it for why you or me like they are in it to sell and they know the threaded barrels and stainless will sell.

 

[DadSmith]

 

[Trapper Jim]

I took notice that at around 4:00 the dude couldn’t feed specials. Wouldn’t have a lever that wouldn’t eat shorter length. Also it appears the safety had a trigger block and no half cock. What were they thinking?

 

[Hopper]

Also got the email here. And like others, was pretty excited until I saw the price, Wow! Especially for the wood stock version. The 44 would keep me away as all my revolvers are 357, and I'm not keen to get into a new, even pricier caliber right now (I don't reload yet).

I finally found my long-coveted Henry Big Boy Steel, NIB with the side loading gate in 357, a little over a week ago. And for what I thought was an incredibly fair price, about $100 lower than anywhere else I had seen them... WHEN I was lucky enough to have seen them. Who'd have thought a Henry would be a budget-lever option??

But still, happy to see another lever option we can choose from. Not everyone will be a buyer, but I bet plenty will be. Should be fun when the comparisons come out between the S&W and newer Rugerlin options (whoever said "Rugerlin" upthread should get a quarter every time someone says it).

 

[DadSmith]

I took notice that at around 4:00 the dude couldn’t feed specials. Wouldn’t have a lever that wouldn’t eat shorter length. Also it appears the safety had a trigger block and no half cock. What were they thinking?

Definitely at that price it should eat both.

 

[drillsgt]

Also got the email here. And like others, was pretty excited until I saw the price, Wow! Especially for the wood stock version. The 44 would keep me away as all my revolvers are 357, and I'm not keen to get into a new, even pricier caliber right now (I don't reload yet).

I finally found my long-coveted Henry Big Boy Steel, NIB with the side loading gate in 357, a little over a week ago. And for what I thought was an incredibly fair price, about $100 lower than anywhere else I had seen them... WHEN I was lucky enough to have seen them. Who'd have thought a Henry would be a budget-lever option??

But still, happy to see another lever option we can choose from. Not everyone will be a buyer, but I bet plenty will be. Should be fun when the comparisons come out between the S&W and newer Rugerlin options (whoever said "Rugerlin" upthread should get a quarter every time someone says it).

With the prices i've seen on Henry's lately I don't think there's anything 'budget' about them. Even Rossi's levers are 7-800.00 or more now.

 

[Noble Sniper]

I still just don’t understand why??? They are a pistol and revolver manufacturer. Lever actions just aren’t their thing. This is just me thinking…. Lever action you go to Marlin or Henry!!! Two fine American made lever actions. For years I heard the gripes about Henry being tube fed (facepalm)!!! Now that they also have a kings gate there is absolutely nothing to gripe about with Henry. If your kings gate fails for some reason you can still tube feed it. The Marlins (JM or Ruger)…. Well made firearms and lever actions are what they are noted for!!! Now the Rossi’s…. I know alot of folks like them I’ve never had one or shot one so just can’t say. But it seems like most are always happy with them. I guess what I’m trying to say is make what your known for. At the end of the day I can pick S&W’s new offering to pieces and would much rather put the $$$ into a Henry or a Marlin.

 

[92FSTech]

I wouldn't trade one of my classic Marlins for one of these, but nobody's asking me to. Its a bit silly to me, but that's ok. If nothing else, watching somebody pimp one of these things out with lights, rails, and optics hurts my soul a lot less than seeing the same thing happen to a classic Marlin or Winchester. If you think about it, fudds everywhere should be grateful to S&W for giving the tactical hipsters a safe outlet for their molestative tendencies!

 

[Mgderf]

I'm sure glad I bought my levers when I did.
I can't sell them now.
I wouldn't be able to replace one without selling 2 or 3.

 

[RobC1981]

I am hoping they will make a semi affordable model in 460s&w and 500s&w. The only company that makes models in those offerings is Big Horn Armory and they are pricey. From what I saw posted somewhere else is the $3500 wood version is using high grade wood and only producing 1854 units like that so they are targeting it towards collectors.

 

[Noble Sniper]

The Big Horns are worth the $$$…. They are that nice!!!

 

[RobC1981]

The Big Horns are worth the $$$…. They are that nice!!!

I would love to a BHA chambered in 460s&w. It is on my wish list.

 

[bgcatty]

The price of the wood stocked version is beyond ridiculous! They must really like their gun and their wood. Sorry, no thanks...

 

[nucular]

The specs on the S&W tick almost all of the boxes for me. Pic rail, weather resistant, threaded barrel. Price seems inline with others on the composite one at least. Just wish they would have chosen a different caliber to lead with.

 

[Noble Sniper]

This here is S&W’s heritage not that fildoodle thing!!!!

 

[1nderbeard]

like others I just don't get more than $1,000 for a lever gun. Much less 3.
for that I'd go find a classic JM rather than an untested brand.