Thought experiment!! Let’s design a obnoxiously non-traditional lever action!

[SteyrAUG]

The lever is a big brass knuckles sort of thing with a skull knob at the bottom rear. A giant muzzle brake, so big you'd never get a bayonet over it so there's a built-in a switchblade bayonet. I'mo stop before I make myself hurl... :-)

Polytech folding spike.

[Ned Christiansen]

Top eject so it's guaranteed to bonk you with empties. A sliding cover on the ejection port that says,"Smile, wiat for flash."

And, yes. YES. "wait" is misspelled ;-)

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

What about an assisted lever? Maybe the recoil of the bolt can be dissipated by a hydraulic system which pre-loads the lever so you you touch it to load. It also needs to swing out and back with dangerous force.


Also, and I can't believe I forgot this FOLDING AND TELESCOPING STOCK with SCAR style integrated adjustable cheek rest. F it, were going full UGG boot.

[Diamondback]

What about an assisted lever? Maybe the recoil of the bolt can be dissipated by a hydraulic system which pre-loads the lever so you you touch it to load. It also needs to swing out and back with dangerous force.


Also, and I can't believe I forgot this FOLDING AND TELESCOPING STOCK with SCAR style integrated adjustable cheek rest. F it, were going full UGG boot.

Folding telescope? Easy, just put a vertical rail on the rear of the chassis and snap on a Midwest MI-STAP-SF and any AR telestock. See my Charger MWS if you need a visual.

[StainlessSteelRat]

Smith & Wesson offering: https://www.smith-wesson.com/1854

[Coal Dragger]

Almost $1300 for a S&W lever gat? Only in .44 Magnum….

Yeah hard pass.

[Lacos]

A takedown would get my interest

[Diamondback]

A takedown would get my interest

Especially if it's done in a way you can change barrel lengths or calibers just by swapping interchangeable front halves and bolts. Think like the levergun equivalent of a QRB or Dolos-equipped AR.

[Co-gnARR]

The lever is a big brass knuckles sort of thing with a skull knob at the bottom rear. A giant muzzle brake, so big you'd never get a bayonet over it so there's a built-in a switchblade bayonet. I'mo stop before I make myself hurl... :-)

The skull needs to double as a bottle opener. And the blade needs to be OTF with an especially loud “schh-lickkk”.

[kirkland]

I'm thinking a Bullpup, magazine fed, but the lever is on the forend, so you work it with your support hand, that way there can be a pistol grip for your firing hand, there will need to be complicated long linkage for the lever to work the action all the way back at the rear.