Grogel - I'll bet if this was a Savage, you wouldn't be asking these technical questions ;). The front lever is the "Harris lever" which you press down as you load the magazine. It takes the pressure off so you can drop them easily. The lever by the trigger is a magazine cut-off. You click that and it hold the cartridges down so the rifle can be single-loaded and as you cycle the bolt, the top cartridge isn't stripped off. The "transition" aspect of this rifle is not related to a transition to military. Rather, it is a transition from the M1900 action to the M1903 action. When I get a chance, I will post pictures of a M1903 actioned sporter (made in Quebec).
