Lever-action rifles are popular among Americans, and there is a thriving aftermarket of upgrades and accessories available to owners of such firearms.
Henry Repeating Arms is a very popular lever action manufacturer, along with Rossi, Winchester, and Marlin Firearms.
These days, many new production lever actions come with a threaded barrel (for the suppressor) and a Picatinny rail (rail option) for the optic. But Americans who own an old lever action, perhaps inherited from their grandpa or uncle, find themselves owning a rifle that wasn’t built for customization.
But hope is not lost. Companies like Phoenix Weaponry and Ranger Point Precision make products that allow you to customize your grandpa lever action.
Phoenix Weaponry makes the Henry Red Dot Mount, which allows Henry lever-action owners to place optics on top of their rifles even when there is no Picatinny rail. The Phoenix Weapon Mount is secured to the rifle using two of the four screws already present on the top of the receiver, and it attaches a red dot as if the rifle was designed for it. It can be installed.
At Ranger Point Precision, lever-action owners get stocks, foregrips, quivers of cartridges, and more. Ranger Point manufactures upgrades for Henry, Marlin, Rossi, and Winchester lever actions, allowing lever action owners to replace their old wooden stocks and foregrips with sturdy aluminum stocks and foregrips with M-LOK accessory slots. You can replace it with a grip. The M-LOK slot allows rifle owners to attach flashlights, lasers, and more to their firearms.
This is a Marlin 336 lever action with Ranger Point Precision upgrades.
Merlin 336 (AWR Hawkins, Breitbart News)
Leather options are also available from companies like Galco Holster, which makes leather butt cuffs, slings, and other lever action accessories.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and also writes Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment for Breitbart News. He is also a writer and curator. He is a political analyst for Armed American Radio and a professional staff member for Pulsar Night Vision. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and completed his Ph.D. Military history focusing on the Vietnam War (Brown Navy), the U.S. Navy since its inception, the Civil War, and early modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. To get Down Range, you can sign up at breitbart.com/downrange. Please contact us directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
