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Posted: 1/15/2021 1:57:03 PM EDT
My son (9) is enjoying shooting. But today he saw a kid shooting a lever action .22lr which is something I don't have any of....zero lever actions. I'm curious what a cheap .22lr lever might be? Not junky, just inexpensive.
Thoughts? Thanks! |
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bought my 6 yo a henry. its a pretty sweet gun. I go with them
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[#4]
Cheap and lever action don't really go in the same sentence, but Henry.
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[#6]
I’ve got an old Ithaca M49 that I thought was cheap. Just looked on gunbroker and I’m surprised it isn’t so cheap after all.
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I bought the Henry Youth. My wife likes to shoot it, I like to shoot it. Nice smooth action. I find it more accurate than me with iron sights.
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On a whim, I bought the Rossi PSA had on sale one day, and I don't regret it.
It's no Henry, but it is fun to shoot. |
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I've always liked the Browning unit. Short throw on the lever and pretty accurate.
Wish I hadn't of sold it. |
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[#12]
Yep... Spend just a few bucks more than any of those closest competitors, and get the H001... 300ish, buy you a lot of gun.
I've been shooting mine for close to 20 years... My daughter finally took it away from me. So I inherited her Rascal, and bought me a Silver Boy. |
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[#13]
Henry, or if you can afford it get a Browning
It is incredibly fun to stuff a lever .22 full of shorts and chase a can around. But good luck finding shorts |
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[#14]
Not sure what you consider to be cheap but Henry .22s go for about $350
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[#15]
My Grandfather gave me his Marlin 39A when I was 10. I don't know what they cost now but I see mostly Henry 22LR levers at LGS.
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[#17]
The Henry is the closest thing to cheap. Marlin is the best (sorry Winchester and Browning, but it’s true).
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[#21]
Henry.
I had one as a kid and I put about 87,000,000 rounds through it. |
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Quoted:
I've always liked the Browning unit. Short throw on the lever and pretty accurate. Wish I hadn't of sold it. View Quote |
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[#24]
Henry makes affordable lever actions that work for under $300. Browning makes an excellent lever action for under $500.
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Quoted: My Grandfather gave me his Marlin 39A when I was 10. I don't know what they cost now but I see mostly Henry 22LR levers at LGS. View Quote Crazy as it sounds... A 39A is one of the few "grail" guns for me. I can either find them wore slap out, or NIB and priced like Platinum. ...one day. One day. |
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I'm gonna go against the grain here and say Henry..
I have the base 22lr, bit you can buy some really nice octagonal barrel models starting at a very fair price in today's world. I think my base model cost maybe $250. It has been solid as a rock.... I keep it loaded with 22 shorts and use it to stand guard over my hens when I let them out to graze. |
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Quoted: Crazy as it sounds... A 39A is one of the few "grail" guns for me. I can either find them wore slap out, or NIB and priced like Platinum. ...one day. One day. View Quote Mine is 1964, grandfather target shot it until I got it in 1974. I think at one point my Dad got it reblued, no sure. Looks like new, still have it. |
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The Chiappa LA322 rifles are cheaper Marlin copies that take down too. They’re pretty reasonable considering. Henry is a solid USA company and the Imperatos are good people. I knew Mr. Lou before he passed, good guy that used to supply NYPD back in the day.
https://www.chiappafirearms.com/product.php?id=447 |
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[#38]
Not seeing any Henry's under $400. And shipped prices seem closer to $500 with the "smoothbore" model...whyever you'd want no rifling.
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Quoted: Marlin 1895. View Quote Where are you guys seening <$300 Henrys? They seem to be $500ish on gunbroker. |
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PSA has $249 Rossis.
I don't have any experence with their .22s, but their centerfire lever actions are fine. Probably better than the dark REMLIN era marlins. |
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Quoted: Theoretically possible with some .22LR adaptors. Where are you guys seening <$300 Henrys? They seem to be $500ish on gunbroker. View Quote What's the adaptor for? |
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Quoted: My son (9) is enjoying shooting. But today he saw a kid shooting a lever action .22lr which is something I don't have any of....zero lever actions. I'm curious what a cheap .22lr lever might be? Not junky, just inexpensive. Thoughts? Thanks! View Quote * only because I sold my center-fire lever action. |
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[#43]
Marlin 39A if you want something to pass on, Henry if you just want to shoot.
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[#44]
PSA has a Henry showing in stock at $379.
https://palmettostatearmory.com/henry-repeating-arms-h001.html I got mine on sale a few years ago for around $250, seems they've gone up a bit. Great little gun. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Theoretically possible with some .22LR adaptors. Where are you guys seening <$300 Henrys? They seem to be $500ish on gunbroker. What's the adaptor for? |
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[#47]
I've got a Henry .22lr mare's leg that is fun. I think I paid $250 for it. The small size may be beneficial for kids.
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[#48]
Winchester 9422 Expensive but I prefer mine
Marlin 39A/M Have both, Very nice but getting expensive Whatever Henry makes. They do have a youth model too I believe. |
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[#49]
I love Ruger 96/22 because it shares mags with my 10/22s but they are no where near cheap these days.
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[#50]
I have a Marlin 39 and a browning bl22 gradeII.
Neither will ever be for sale, so I suggest the Henry. That is, if no one else has!! |
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