In lever-action loading, how is a cartridge loaded from the magazine?

In lever-action loading, how is a cartridge loaded from the magazine?

• A. To load a cartridge from the magazine, grasp the lever and swing it down and away from you
• B. To push a cartridge into the chamber
• C. To pull the trigger to load
• D. To open the action and insert the cartridge

Answer: (A)

Feeding a cartridge from the magazine in a lever-action rifle happens by cycling the lever. Grasp the lever and swing it down and away from you. That motion unlocks and moves the bolt, ejecting anything in the chamber, and as the lever returns to the forward position the bolt moves forward, pushing the top cartridge from the tubular magazine into the chamber so it’s ready to fire. This is how the chamber gets a new round automatically from the magazine, not by manually pushing a cartridge into the chamber or by pulling the trigger to load.

Feeding a cartridge from the magazine in a lever-action rifle happens by cycling the lever. Grasp the lever and swing it down and away from you. That motion unlocks and moves the bolt, ejecting anything in the chamber, and as the lever returns to the forward position the bolt moves forward, pushing the top cartridge from the tubular magazine into the chamber so it’s ready to fire. This is how the chamber gets a new round automatically from the magazine, not by manually pushing a cartridge into the chamber or by pulling the trigger to load.