I'm only so-so with a lever action in a rapid fire situation, but when spacing out shots not having to rely on muscle memory so much I do ok. Recoil is definitely a thing.
The owner of my local range/gs even though a young guy is a lever action afficionado, learned a good bit from him even though I'm an old dog.
He can shoot rapid fire with that barrel staying dead straight while quickly but very very smoothly operating the action, but then again, with years of practice.
See if you can rent one to shoot, you'll know right away if you want one or not.
I'm only so-so with a lever action in a rapid fire situation, but when spacing out shots not having to rely on muscle memory so much I do ok. Recoil is definitely a thing.
The owner of my local range/gs even though a young guy is a lever action afficionado, learned a good bit from him even though I'm an old dog.
He can shoot rapid fire with that barrel staying dead straight while quickly but very very smoothly operating the action, but then again, with years of practice.
See if you can rent one to shoot, you'll know right away if you want one or not.
Mine is the Marlin 1895 SBL.