Interesting timing you bring this up. I’m considering that new Marlin 1895 Dark Series lever action in either 30-30 or 44 mag. Not quite as progressive as you’re thinking I don’t think, but similar concept.
Let’s make the lever action take STANAG mags if possible too. Since IIRC at least here in WA lever and bolt actions aren’t “assault weapons”… hell, right now I’m starting to agree with a local buddy who’s talking about a side-charger no-gas-system “bolt action AR.” No gas block, no tube, completely unported barrel.
Make it as obnoxious as possible about complying with the letter of the law while chaining cement blocks around the spirit and throwing it into the deepest sewage tank we can find to drown in shit.
Not seeing a Poly Receiver holding up on a Lever Gun, at least on a centerfire gun; the lever pinning itself to frame would wallow out in pretty short order, depending on design the locking lugs will likely directly bear on poly receiver, which locks bolt under recoil.
Yeah, I’m a killjoy.
Mill or flat? No matter what, this thing needs to be something a monkey can build with hand tools and off-the-shelf parts, ideally many not even GUN parts, for maximum sticking-it to the “let’s ban even parts” crowd.
The lever is a big brass knuckles sort of thing with a skull knob at the bottom rear. A giant muzzle brake, so big you’d never get a bayonet over it so there’s a built-in a switchblade bayonet. I’mo stop before I make myself hurl…