On this episode of the 2nd Best Gun Podcast, Alexander and Chris sit down to talk about that seemingly unkillable of firearms actions: the lever action "cowboy gun." As American as the chili dog and Rocky road ice cream, the lever gun is over 175 years old and should be obsolete, but has instead become an enduring classic that has, perhaps, never been more popular. 

01:00 It's all very, very American
03:10 More deer shot at...
03:45 The Gunsmoke effect
06:10 Remlins in the mist
07:08 Ruger enters the game
09:35 Smith "returns" 
12:05 No slouch in home defense
13:10 The quiet game 
15:40 Just good, wholesome, plinking, man
18:45 The lever-vantage!
21:08 You aren't shooting your grandpa's lever gun ammo