A rifle’s worth can be measured in cold mechanical terms, the effective distance, the weight and how you can update them. However the lever action has some coolness that you can’t easily explain. Let me put it this way: Can you picture John Wayne with anything but a lever gun? How about the T.V. Show Gun Smoke with a guy walking down the street without one. The lever action isn’t just a type of rifle; it’s part of our American culture.