35chililights said:

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I just view it as taking a reliable rifle and making it more functional than just 12 hours of the day.

Lever guns are neat because they have the quiet action of a bolt action, but much faster follow up shots.

While not "modernized" in the sense of the stock and fore end, this .22 Henry with a modern red dot is my fav for this sort of thing.

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Yep, suppressed lever guns are awesome.

Teddy Roosevelt had one. A man ahead of his time.

Deerdude said:

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You missed my attempt at levity.

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It got lost among the hand wringing.

BenderRodriguez said:

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Deerdude said:

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You missed my attempt at levity.

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It got lost among the hand wringing.

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Calling something ugly as a horses ass isn't hand wringing. It's just telling the truth. It's an ugly gun.

It like you took a decent looking brunette, died her hair blonde and gave her fake tits. It's just not the same.

agsalaska said:

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It like you took a decent looking brunette, died her hair blonde and gave her fake tits. It's just not the same.

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Show us what you mean. Let us be the judge.

agsalaska said:

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Calling something ugly as a horses ass isn't hand wringing. It's just telling the truth. It's an ugly gun.

It like you took a decent looking brunette, died her hair blonde and gave her fake tits. It's just not the same.

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Words have specific meaning. Truth is objective fact. Your opinion about how "pretty" a tool is or is not is a subjective opinion.

Your analogy also falls flat here because its dishonest. If I had posted a picture of that Henry X in stock form before I had done a single thing to it, you would have thrown the same hissy fit and called it ugly, because it had synthetic furniture and was made after 1959. You wouldn't have called it a decent looking gun. You would have whined about it like you've whined about any gun you don't personally subjectively like for the last 15 years that I've been on this board.

Thank you for sharing your subjective opinion. Crapping all over threads calling a gun someone else owns ugly is a weird hobby to have, but its one you're certainly dedicated yourself to, so I'll see you in the next one. Cheers!

Why stop at level actions

Blacktical powder rifles.

So Bender starts a thread by posting a picture of a before and after of a Henry Big Boy being heavily modified to make it a lever action tactical weapon that he can hang and mount all kinds of accessories on.
People then respond. Some positive comments, some critical comments….and some purely fun comments.
Then a poster slams folks on the thread saying no one knows about hunting hogs with "nods" (night vision).
Bender then responds to that guy saying he posted the pictures and waited to see what responses he would get and gets butt hurt that not everyone was enamored with his build and then calls posters that don't like his gun "Granny's" and "knitters" and tells everyone his reasons for modifying the gun in detail.
If you're going to post anything on a public forum you are going to get likes and dislikes….that should be expected. We see this often on the OB whether it's favorite, calibers, cartridges, dog breeds, fishing equipment, deer blinds, deer feeders, ATV's, tractors, and the list goes on and on.
Opinions are like butt holes, everybody has one, and all have a right to express them. It's a given that you can't be thin skinned on TA or you will be disappointed greatly.
Whether a firearm is attractive or ugly is totally up to the person looking at it…..just like a woman or car or anything else. Just look at the gun below. Most of us on here would say it's butt ugly. However they are very collectible and lots of folks like them…and it's amazing what they are worth.
So, bottom line, to each his own. The old cliche of "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is demonstrated here. You can't get upset if someone doesn't like your particular thing.

Ehh, just making an already ugly gun a little uglier. But quieter.

Plus, it's also Bender - dude loves him some fugly and weird stuff to begin with. He's a kinda dorky anyway, this is 100% right up his alley and nobody here should be surprised. Probably fun to shoot, especially in the dark where you can't see it.

Kinda like taking a 3 or 4 home when the lights come on at the Chicken or the Hall back in they day. You weren't proud of it, but that never stopped you either because you were still going to end up happy.

schmellba99 said:

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Plus, it's also Bender - dude loves him some fugly and weird stuff to begin with. He's a kinda dorky anyway, this is 100% right up his alley and nobody here should be surprised.

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This is not a subjective opinion, but objective fact.

Lever actions are my favorite type of gun....and man I love these new modified versions. They look awesome. Great job