Lever action challenge!!

I guess that I like these Winchester 9422s.










The serial numbers on the Winchesters are;
Serial Nos. F 57732 and F 124498.
F57732 was manufactured in 1973, the other one in 1974.

What are they worth?

David
 
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henry octagon barrel, fist off the action was the smoothest, my uncle and couzins were pretty much drooling over it, it has less recoil than a pellet gun, and the octagon barrel means it doesn't expand as much during prolonged firing which is almost every time I use it, so it stays accurate, you can easily pick off pop cans at 60 yards with open sights.
 
By the sounds of it, the peanut gallery has spoken, vastly in favour of the Henry. I'm glad that Hi Viz makes sights for it, the plastic ones didn't do much for me, and the speedy loader sounds like a necessity that I can use for my Marlin 60 as well .

DRM3M, IF you're looking to sell, I've got $400 for you! In all seriousness, they are probably nearing the six brown bill mark, and rightly so.

Sean
 
drm3m said:
I guess that I like these Winchester 9422s.


David
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Beautiful 94's... I have a pair also (94/22 and 94/22M)... shame about those Bushnell .22 scopes... they were the crappiest optics that I have ever seen... I had three of them way back when they were released; two of the 3-7X's and a 4X... they all crapped out for various reasons... but then they are a cheap, low-end optic, I guess you can't expect too much...
 
The only option for buying new is henry or browning and i guess norinco...but 9422 and the 39a are definitely first choice if available. The quality of the browning is a step above the henry but the short lever throw is hard to get over, as well the frontier just feels right and you can't forget about Henry's butter smooth action it's addictive and with the right ammo very accurate.
 
You're probably set on new but if you want authentic it wont be to much more depending on what youre looking at my Winchesters both authentic the rifle (38-55) dated to 1904 and the eastern carbine (32 win spcl) dated between 1943-48 cost me $400 each both are model 1894's

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To the OP....go Henry.

I have a Goldenboy and a youth...I'm 5'9" and I find myself using the youth all the time.

Super smooth action, super light, super accurate...just super.

You can find it for just over $300.....I highly recommend it.
 
I see that Bullseye sports here in London carry them at $319.99 all day long. It gives me an excuse to go see their new location, I was just more curious if some of the less common rifles like the 57 and 150/250 were worth holding off for. I have owned a Henry, varmint express in .17 HMR. I do remember it levering like the door handle to a Bently, but it had serious ftf and missfire issues so back to Gobles it went.

Sean
 
The henry is a solid strong.22.
I worked on 1 but didn't shoot it.
I do have a bl22--it's nice and if you get 1 you won't pinch your finger on the trigger when you shoot rapid fire.
The trigger travels with the lever and short stroke too.
1 caveat--it is NOT a takedown rifle and there are small parts--spring,leaf spring holder can get lost.
It is not an easy rifle to disassemble or reassemble...
 
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WeaponHot said:
An octagon barrel Henry from LeBaron will run you just over $400 after tax. Silky smooth action, and hella fun to shoot. The only problem is you will have a hard time keeping your .22 supplies high.
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Agree with the Octagon...good size mag, sweet action and nice balance.
 
Live a little !! I would suggest to get a keeper right from the start and you will never have any regrets making that decision.There are some very nice levers out there, unfortunately Henry would not be on my list after owning one for a short time. These are my keepers and if I was forced to choose, the Browning BL22 would probably be the first to go. Great rifle but not in the same league as the other old timers.Also not really fond of the short stroke lever

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Marlin 39 A Peanut Edition
Marlin Golden Mountie
Winchester 9422M
Browning BL22

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I have almost all the 22 levers mentioned in this thread, and a couple not mentioned. But don't have the Henry, although I have played with one.

For $400, there isn't a lot of choice, but the Henry would be the way to go.

The Marlin Levermatic (magazine fed version) is an interesting beast, the one thing I don't care for is the stock, I find the forend a little skinny. I've considered making a new stock for it with better proportions. The tubular mag fed version has a different forend.
 
Two words of advice

1 - Skip the Norinco... I've so far seen two of them and shot one (a jam-o-matic), and to say the action was <gritty> is one big under statement.

2- Buy the best gun you can afford, if that means waiting a few weeks to save the extra $$, so be it.

While the price of Winchester and older Marlin has gone through the roof in recent years, Browning BL22 can still be had used for $300-$400 (not in the EE, check your local papers).
Ruger also made in interesting lever gun, but it didn't caught on.

And for that old-west shooting, there are also the Rossi pumps

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I have the Henry Frontier. With the octagon barrel it's a tad heavier, but still well balanced. Its very accurate, and with CCI Quiet ammo it sounds like a pop gun.
 
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I have to second the Marlin 39A, we picked up a 1957 model at a gun show for $400, buttery smooth, fit and finish like they don't make anymore.
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I just picked up a 1957 marlin 39a after looking for a while and posting wtb in the ee. Paid 525 shipped which may be too steep for some but I didn't want to let it slip by. Should be delivered today!
 
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