r/canadaguns • u/NerdMachine • May 07 '26
Buy recommendations Where are people getting these tacticool lever rifles? Can't seem to find them on any of the usual retailers.
I've seen posts here and on Instagram with black level rifles with rails but don't see anything like them on Cabela's or FOC.
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u/JBOYCE35239 May 07 '26
I suspect most of them are buying parts and components and then attaching them themselves
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u/NerdMachine May 07 '26
If anyone has a guide that would be sweet.
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u/greyfox55 May 07 '26
I don’t have one myself but ranger point precision makes a lot of stuff if you want to trick your choice of lever gun out. Pricy stuff though but they might be the market leader in those accessories.
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u/CurlyWurly61 May 08 '26
What is wrong with people in this group 😂 how is this worthy of getting downvoted
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u/dgod40 May 08 '26
This is a forum for people to talk to each other, ask questions, and argue but only if the group thought agrees with the subject. Otherwise it's downvote central.
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u/redjohn79 May 07 '26
Google and YouTube. That's how I modded mine. I have a pic of it in my profile.
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u/CrabShout May 07 '26
Depends on which one you want. Marlin darks take getting on a waitlist. S&W Stealth Hunter is on G4C right now. RDSC has Henry Big Boy X right now. Cheaper ones are always available somewhere
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u/NerdMachine May 07 '26
I don't know about this store, thank you.
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u/HappyCan7250 May 08 '26
Avoid the morrison. I had one, multiple issues, and several other guys mentioned having the same problems. I sold it. On lever guns it's worth buying from one of the big names so you can get parts. Even a Canuck 336 clone, at least 336 parts fit it. The morrison I believe is based on sort of a 94/92 hybrid I believe, but isn't quite cross compatible for parts with either.
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u/NeruLight May 09 '26
The wildlands tactical is a cool rifle but it has a bad design flaw.. the magazine doesn’t have a sleeve, so if you get a jam and need to clear it by disassembly, the rounds from the magazine dump into the foreend then you have to fish them all out. Their other takedowns don’t have that problem.
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u/NerdMachine May 07 '26
I would be looking at a good one but not picky other than that. Something bigger than 556.
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u/Weary_OLeary May 07 '26
If you already have a base lever to play with, you can get almost every fixture you might want for it from RDSC. If you don't, I have seen tacticool levers at both Tenda and RDSC within the last month or so
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u/epnk420 May 07 '26
If you don’t wanna mod one out yourself RDSC sells citadel levtac-92s basically a Rossi made by same company. Cant speak on it’s quality tho, Henry is my go to for levers
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u/Iokua_CDN May 07 '26
Look up the Citadel Levtac
Still available at quite a few places. Cheap price, like around 800 bucks.
Rail and Mlock handguard, all black. Based on the 1892 so it's top ejection, so it's basically red dot or scout scope only
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u/HappyCan7250 May 08 '26
I have one, it's had its issues but the gun shoots well and is a ton of fun. Handguard liked to come loose until I loctited the set screw and the ejector snapped after about 200rd but warranty covered it and had it back in 2 weeks. I still really enjoy it in 44mag even if the build isn't that great.
It's a rebranded Rossi R92, made in the same factory. All r92 seem to have issues with ejectors breaking unfortunately, but at least the Citadel/Rossi warranty was super easy in Canada.
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u/Iokua_CDN May 08 '26
I've had some stiff springs and loose screws on mine, but otherwise the thing is actually dead reliable!!! Good to know the warranty is easy at least!!!
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u/One_Salary_9068 May 08 '26
Chiappa wildland angle éjection td... Already tactic and less expensive than Henry / SW /Marlin... Oh and its not Tur Kish it
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u/BrotherLefthand May 08 '26
Buy the base rifle, find a bit of kit you like that meets the profile of your rifle, put said kit on rifle, enjoy
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u/Savings-Garbage-628 May 08 '26
As some have already said, most people take a stock lever gun and buy the parts. I put the Midwest Industries Extended Sight System handguard on my Rossi R95. It's actually pretty easy.
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u/pyates1 May 08 '26
FOC or Firearms Outlet Canada in Ajax ontario has some interesting looking levers
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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26
What is your budget? I just finished one with a Midwest Industries S&W 1854 Extended Sight System handguard and stock, it cost nearly 50% of the firearm. I'm on the fence about the kit, build quality was great, but some screws were wrong size and the angled m-lok nuts do not fit properly.
As others have mentioned there are pre-built Turkish tactical levers that cost less.
Or you can consider getting a Marlin Dark or S&W Stealth Hunter lever which has tacticalish parts already installed.
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u/fergie_2k May 08 '26
What this guy said. I was just looking at a bunch of lever action guns from 600 up to 5k
Google helps narrow it down to Canada
You could also search on maplegun.ca pretty sure he’s in this sub
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u/AdeptArt May 07 '26
Note: No prices, no transactions. Reddit rules, not mine. Names of stores are fine. Nothing more ought to be required.