{"id":212182,"date":"2025-01-27T16:43:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=212182"},"modified":"2026-01-29T06:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:09:03","slug":"the-boarbuster-apocalypse-is-a-cowboys-lever-gun-shot-show-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-boarbuster-apocalypse-is-a-cowboys-lever-gun-shot-show-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boarbuster Apocalypse Is A Cowboy&#8217;s Lever Gun &#8212; SHOT Show 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I heard a guy at SHOT say, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know why everyone&#8217;s making &#8216;tactical&#8217; lever actions: A lever action is a <em>cowboy<\/em> gun.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pedersoli Boarbuster Apocalypse 45-70 Lever Action! -- SHOT Show 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4QwL7A2j5wM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I agree. Like steak strips on a salad, tactical lever guns are ok if regulations in your state limit your firearms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there&#8217;s nothing better than using your gun as it was intended. Chambered in .45-70, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidepedersoli.com\/en\/search-results?q=boarbuster\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-boarbuster-apocalypse-is-a-cowboys-lever-gun-shot-show-2025\" title=\"The Boarbuster Apocalypse Is A Cowboy's Lever Gun -- SHOT Show 2025\">Pedersoli designed the Boarbuster Apocalypse<\/a> for a dangerous game.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The whole gun facing to the right, held by a cowboy wearing a purple sequin jacket.\" class=\"wp-image-212335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pedersoli&#8217;s Boarbuster line&#8217;s new Apocalypse edition. Rhinestone cowboy not included.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-45-70-as-winchester-intended\">.45-70 as Winchester Intended<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pedersoli took the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=winchester%201886\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-boarbuster-apocalypse-is-a-cowboys-lever-gun-shot-show-2025\" title=\"The Boarbuster Apocalypse Is A Cowboy's Lever Gun -- SHOT Show 2025\">1886 Winchester<\/a> lever action and improved it. With a hundred and thirty years of experience with Winchester&#8217;s classic, Pedersoli found a few adjustments that make the lever action feed more smoothly and reliably.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of the receiver with the action open, facing right.\" class=\"wp-image-212342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-9-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-9-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pedersoli has improved the 86 Winchester for more reliable feeding on the Boarbuster. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This fine Italian-made <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/marlin-45-70-1895gbl-lever-action-powerhouse-full-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-boarbuster-apocalypse-is-a-cowboys-lever-gun-shot-show-2025\" title=\"The Boarbuster Apocalypse Is A Cowboy's Lever Gun -- SHOT Show 2025\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3061\">lever action is chambered in .45-70<\/a>. Its 16&#8243; trapper-length barrel keeps it handy for toting, using in brush, and coming up quickly when a situation gets Western. Hunt with it, or carry it for protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?s=pedersoli\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-boarbuster-apocalypse-is-a-cowboys-lever-gun-shot-show-2025\" title=\"The Boarbuster Apocalypse Is A Cowboy's Lever Gun -- SHOT Show 2025\">See other Pedersoli products on GunsAmerica here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-10-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The top of the action with the action open facing right,.\" class=\"wp-image-212343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-10-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-10-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cerakote covers all the exposed metal on Pedersoli&#8217;s BoarBuster. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-boarbuster-apocalypse-modern-not-tactical\">Boarbuster Apocalypse: Modern, Not Tactical<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pedersoli says the BoarBuster Apocalypse is modernized, but it&#8217;s not tactical. &#8220;Modernizing isn&#8217;t offensive to the cowboy, but we&#8217;re not going to send this gun out with the SEALs.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modernizing includes a copper-colored Cerakote on the receiver, action, and barrel. The Apocalypse also has a synthetic stock with a crinkle texture finish, a tang safety, bison hide accents, and an adjustable comb.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of the butt stock with adjustable comb and Bison hide accents.\" class=\"wp-image-212336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-3-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Durable bison hide dresses this synthetic stock and adjustable comb on the Pedersoli Boarbuster. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>That adjustable comb gives you a repeatable cheek weld for precision with the fiber optic sights, or whatever long-relief optic you choose to mount on the Picatinny rail. The fore-end includes M-Lok slots, and the barrel is threaded 5\/8&#8243;-16, but these are not tactical additions. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The end of the barrel with the gun facing right.\" class=\"wp-image-212340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-7-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-7-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Although the forend has M-Lok, the sights are fiber optic, and the barrel is threaded, this Pdersoali Boarbuster Apocalypse isn&#8217;t a tactical lever action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can now purchase Pedersoli&#8217;s Boarbuster Apocalypse, an improved 86 Winchester in .45-70. Pricing starts at $2,500<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of the forend.\" class=\"wp-image-212339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-6-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-6-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pedersoli_Boarbuster_Apocalypse_Lever_Action_45-70_SHOT_Show_2025_Levi_Sim-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pedersoli positioned the Picatinny rail for long eye relief scopes to enable quick target acquisition in dangerous circumstances.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-boarbuster-apocalypse-is-a-cowboys-lever-gun-shot-show-2025\" title=\"The Boarbuster Apocalypse Is A Cowboy's Lever Gun -- SHOT Show 2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I heard a guy at SHOT say, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know why everyone&#8217;s making &#8216;tactical&#8217; 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