is-this-the-ultimate-lever-gun-for-self-defense

There can be more than 1. The sound of a Lever Action being worked is almost as iconic as the 12 gauge slide racking.
TSgt David L., SPC Randy Zimmerman,
SGT James Murphy, CPT Jack Durish,
PO3 Bob McCord, SSG Gordon Holmes,
COL Mikel J. Burroughs, SGT Robert Pryor,
SPC Gary Welch, SGT Mark Anderson,
CPL Douglas Chrysler, Maj Marty Hogan,
1SG Steven Imerman, SGT Gregory Lawritson,
MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi, CW5 Jack Cardwell,
MSgt David Hoffman, SSG Michael Noll,
SPC Nancy Greene, CPL Dave Hoover