Yes sirree. I have a 1939 era Win M71 rifle- only offered in .348 Win. I also have a G&H Mauser in .35 Whelan made in 1934. I have used both for Black bear and Elk in MT. and CO.- the .35 being a BA is scoped, the M71 has open sights-
The M71 is the only lever action centerfire rifle I own, all the rest are BA- all of those are the Mauser long extractor design and wear Leupold scopes.
IMO- the stronger lever action of that era was the old Savage 99- the .300 Savage was close to the great 30-06 in performance, so I have read. As far as action strength, I once read that Parker Ackley rebarreled a 12 ga. M1897 Winchester into a 30-06 and it worked flawlessly- truth??
Because I can still shoot open iron sights accurately, and assuming I have a good supply of ammo at hand for either the .348 Win (hard to find today) or in some cases, even the .35 Whelan- I could take either one (prefer both) for a Alaskan or NW territory survival rifle)--
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