Cable locks for lever rifles?

[Ben Long]

I was trying to put cable locks on some of my lever-action rifles today and couldn't figure out a way to thread the cable through the open action. Easy enough on bolt actions and my pump shotgun, but I'm perplexed by the lever gun. Any suggestions? I own a couple Marlin 336s and a Winchester 64.

 

[sbhooper]

Why are you cabling them?

 

[Ben Long]

My son is of the age where he might get into stuff. I don't have a safe or a lock on the closet where I keep them.

 

[Ben Lamb]

I was trying to put cable locks on some of my lever-action rifles today and couldn't figure out a way to thread the cable through the open action. Easy enough on bolt actions and my pump shotgun, but I'm perplexed by the lever gun. Any suggestions? I own a couple Marlin 336s and a Winchester 64.

Try wrapping it around the lever: http://www2.huntercourse.com/minnesota/hunter/study?chapter=5&page=7

 

[Ben Long]

Ben2 for the win!

 

[twodot]

My Marlin 1894 Cowboy came with a cable that fed down the bore and out the action. You should be able to find one of those. I'll look around, if I have it and it;s key I will give it to you.

 

[twodot]

Hey Ben, I found it. Yours if you want it. PM me mailing instructions and it will come your way. Trying to add picture but something is not working right today.

 

[sneakypete]

Trigger locks!

 

[twodot]

here we go.

Ackk, keep getting a box that says, "the limit for this file is 800x0" and can't load my picture.
Benn loading pictures here for like ten years and never had a problem, Any ideas????

 

[Ben Long]

I have yet to figure out how to load a photo on this site. i'm not as tech savvy as Ben2. But his trick with the cable lock does work. Problem solved. Thanks all.

 

[Ben Lamb]

here we go.

Ackk, keep getting a box that says, "the limit for this file is 800x0" and can't load my picture.
Benn loading pictures here for like ten years and never had a problem, Any ideas????

That means your file size is too large. You will need to resize it so it fits within the parameters of the program.

Or you can use a photo upload site like Flickr, photobucket, etc and then link to the photo or use their BB imaging tag.

Glad it worked, Ben1.

Now think about a safe!

 

[RobG]

I'm going to have to buy a lever action just so I can use that cool trick

I think they recently reduced the max size of the pictures that can be uploaded as I had to downsize the last one I put up (resized to "document small" in the Windows picture manager).

 

[Ben Long]

Ben2's trick for wrapping the cable lock around the lever worked great. Now... who can remind me where I hid the key?

 

[Mthuntinfool]

Ben2's trick for wrapping the cable lock around the lever worked great. Now... who can remind me where I hid the key?

Looks like its time to invest in a pair of bolt cutters before rifle season