If you think the sidelever is ugly only ever look at he rifle from the other side
If you think the sidelever is ugly only ever look at he rifle from the other side
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The solid-bottomed stock is an advantage in terms of managing action resonance and general handling.
The Trackers, AAs etc aren’t ungainly. The D52/54 are a bit, but that’s because they are huge, not because they are sidelevers.
It’s often claimed that sidelevers have a problem because of the weight of the lever on the side unbalancing them. I have never found that an issue. Far more importantly, the most successful match springers of the 70s/80s (FWB300S, Diana 75) were sidelevers, as were the SSPs that replaced them. So it isnt an issue.
If anyone bar a few of us on here cared about quality springers these days, there would definitely be a gap in the market for a good one. Like a Tracker/Viscount/AA with a much better trigger and, say, an improved BSA-style rotary breech. It ain’t going to happen, though, because it wouldn’t sell at Wal-Mart.