At first glance, the Long Ranger may seem like your typical, traditional lever action rifle with its forged steel lever and exposed hammer, but there's a lot more going here once you take a look inside the receiver. One of the easiest ways to think about the Long Ranger's operation is to think of it as a lever operated bolt action. A geared action drives a machined and chromed steel bolt with a 6-lug rotary head into a rear extension of the barrel for a strong and consistent lock-up from shot to shot to shot. This allows the Long Ranger to compete with the accuracy of a bolt action while providing much faster follow-up shots thanks to the detachable box magazine.
Because of the .308 cartridge's spitzer bullet profile, our standard tubular magazine was out from the very beginning. The flush-mounted blackened steel release button drops a 4-round box magazine instead. The receiver itself is a super lightweight aerospace-grade alloy receiver that's finished with a hard black anodizing process. This material reduces the overall weight of the rifle significantly compared to our brass and steel counterparts, so it weighs in at a respectable 7 pounds. The receiver sits behind a 20"" round and blued sporter barrel on top of a set of oil-finished American walnut stocks with laser-cut checkering, sling swivel studs, and a black rubber recoil pad.
