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Posted: 4/17/2013 9:01:53 AM EDT
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sooooo I put down a payment on one of these, my first lever gun, what say you?
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Great little shooter. The manufacturer had one at a national event and every entrant got to shoot it for grouping/drawing to win the gun. It ran flawless.
Later I inherited one and it shot great. I replaced the plastic front sight with a metal version, which Henry makes. I don't know why they don't just put the on their rifles from the get go. I later gave it to my Dad. FYI: Browning has a BL-22 that is not much more money, but is all steel and has extremely nice wood and laquer finish. |
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I have a Golden Boy 22lr. Great looking rifle on the outside. Insides are a bit rough, but they function very good.
If you want, disassemble the action to just the major sections. A bit of file work to clean up rough spots and edges do wonders to smooth it up. Not a requirement, but can really make a difference if you are OC about that kind of stuff. The nice part for me is shooting 22 shorts through it. No hearing pro or anything required. Just a nice soft pop and you can get about 20 in the tube. |
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My first lever gun was a Henry Mares Leg in 22lr. I got it last March. Ive put a few hundred rounds through it of all types, no problems.. the thing is a joy to shoot and fun!
I got it just to get it. I will probably get a marlin 39 or a henry 22 rifle at some point as well. 
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I bought a golden boy years ago soon after they first came out . Mine was always super smooth , I never took it apart. The plastic stuff bothered me , glad to hear they got away from that.
I heard some internet rambalings that the henrys have some plastic and aluminum parts inside and I did wonder about long term use. I never bothered to track that down so I don't know the truth of it all. I ran a fair number of rounds through mine but I wouldn't call it heavy use. The sights got to the point that they didn't work well for me ( couldn't have possibly been my 59 year old eyes  ) and I came across a New Haven era Marlin 39A that came with a Lyman peep sight so I sold off the Henry to a friend that always liked it.
When I was handing off the Henry my friend and I noticed that the finish was starting to go . My friend didn't mind at the price I was letting him have it for and we couldn't quite tell if it was the metal surface itself or some type of clear coating that was failing. One of the best reasons for a lever rimfire is the ability to use various types of ammo that won't run the usual 10/22 |
, but I plan on replacing it sometime this year. This time I'm going to go with one that has the octagon barrel.
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These lever guns are by far the funest guns to shoot. I just took these three out to the Mojave for a few hours. I just bought the 44 mag carbine (middle gun) and I wanted to test it out. my new favorite gun :)
I could stay out there shooting all day, I could also spend all day looking for ammo. Lucky me, I have a lot of 22lr .. http://s3-ak.bebo.com/image/19302811a12995923808l.jpg |
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These lever guns are by far the funest guns to shoot. I just took these three out to the Mojave for a few hours. I just bought the 44 mag carbine (middle gun) and I wanted to test it out. my new favorite gun :) I could stay out there shooting all day, I could also spend all day looking for ammo. Lucky me, I have a lot of 22lr .. http://s3-ak.bebo.com/image/19302811a12995923808l.jpg wanna send me some 
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Outside 50? 
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I've checked them out, but decided against it. It seems buyers either love them or hate them. The "hate" group appear to have expected much more in terms of quality. A low cost Marlin 39 alternative perhaps. You probably should have looked for a Marlin, but what's done is done. My model 39 Mountie would absolutely be the last gun I'd sell if I ever hit hard times.
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| The Henry is a great gun. While it may be true that they are lower quality (excepting the golden boys), then the Browning or Marlin, they function without a hiccup, and in my experience, are every bit as accurate. The Browning and Marlin may be a little nicer, but it does not justify the $200 difference in cost (at least for me). To me, buying $200 worth of .22 lr ($200 / $3.00 per box X=about 60 boxes=3,000 rounds)sounds way more appealing. |
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I have a Henry Frontier with a Marbles tang sight and its a really nice rifle. Very smooth, nice looking, and pretty accurate. I also have a Marlin 39A Golden made in 1957. While the Henry is nice, the Marlin is a much higher quality rifle. For the money though, the Henrys are a good buy. |
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Just picked up the 16" carbine 22 with hoop style lever. I also own an Original Golden 39A, the difference is noticeable. HOWEVER with the value of 39A's only increasing, i couldn't see destroying the value by threading it for a suppressor. SO i picked up the Henry. Did a brief road test yesterday, from the red box colibri, through remy 22 shorts, subsonics , fed bulk, and CCI stinger not 1 hitch. Well worth the $289.
THE ONLY DOWN SIDE is the Made in BAYONNE NEW JERSEY. on the bbl. I'll get over it, eventually. |
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.....FYI: Browning has a BL-22 that is not much more money, but is all steel and has extremely nice wood and laquer finish. The Browning BL-22 is about $250 bux more expensive. I wouldn't say that's "not much more money" but in my opinion worth it to have a steel receiver. Ram |
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