.22LR Lever Action Rifles?

EDITION said:
I have 2 Henry Rifles. The Golden Boy and the Frontier. They are almost identical except that the Golden Boy has the polished brass and weights 1/2 pound more. I like the sights on the Golden Boy more.
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They are actually not almost identical... they are different in receiver and stock geometry... the Golden Boy has much more drop in the stock and a steeper angle to the tang, some smaller framed shooters have a hard time getting a good sight picture with it.

Drachenblut said:
Well I'd get the Henry, but the receiver being brass and super shiny is really not my thing. Do they have one just like the Golden Boy but without that Brass coloured receiver? What, in your honest opinion, then, is the best bang for your buck?
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The H001T Frontier has a blued receiver and an octagon barrel... sounds like your best bet. I have two in LR and WMR love those guns!

Drachenblut said:
I see, the H00T1 Frontier. Hmm. Does the Youth also come in dark finish? I'm a smaller guy, and long LOP is not my thing.
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I am 6'4" and have NO problem shooting the youth version Henry's... if you are smaller stature it will be your best bet. and more handy to boot.


trevj said:
In order, my preference would be an old Marlin, followed by a Winchester 9422 or a Browning BL22, then newer Marlin, then Henry... I don't care much for the Henry's looks myself. Good enough from 50 feet away, I just don't want one. YMMV.
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Spoken like a guy who doesn't own one and has not shot one... I have Win 94's, older Marlin's and Browning BL's... and the Henry is my favorite gun to shoot... you have to give the gun a chance and go shoot it... I have yet to find man or boy who doesn't fall in love with them after shooting them at the range... the actions and feel are buttery smooth and they are consistently accurate... the Frontier is right there with my Marlin Mountie out to 100 m.
 
I have a Ithaca Model 72A .22 cal. lever action, made in Ontario, that was given to me years ago. I think it is awesome. I love it, worked flawless so far, and is very smooth.
 
trevj said:
I don't care much for the Henry's looks myself. Good enough from 50 feet away, I just don't want one. YMMV.
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I love the look of my Mares Leg with full length stock. But looks are subjective.

There is one lever gun that I would prefer, above all others, if I could find one in my price range. That is an old Marlin (not sure on model number) but it had a side loading gate. This is the one feature that is sadly lacking in all rimfire levers. It would be the perfect feature to keep the magazine topped up in the gopher patch, pulling the tube is just plain awkward.
 
I used to think a side loading gate would be cool but then I realized it would be a ##### to load with .22's and you'd probably damage the bullets in the process!
Dropping them into the tube is way easier.

Nice mare's leg.... what tang sight is that?
I like the mare's leg Henry's but I wish the front sight was a more traditional dove tail mount and not integral to the band. Even if you replace the plastic set up the metal one is the same and I'd like to have the option to change out the front sight for a brass bead or fiber optic etc.
 
surfclod said:
There is one lever gun that I would prefer, above all others, if I could find one in my price range. That is an old Marlin (not sure on model number) but it had a side loading gate.
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That is probably a Mountie... I love mine, but to be honest... they Henry's are outta the safe and in the field more often than my Brownings, Winchester's and Marlin's...


surfclod said:
This is the one feature that is sadly lacking in all rimfire levers. It would be the perfect feature to keep the magazine topped up in the gopher patch, pulling the tube is just plain awkward.
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Rotating the mag tube for a side entry is the best way to go... loading LR through a spring loaded side receiver port would surely mess up the bullets. I rotated my Henry tubes so that I can lay the gun on its side (instead of upside down) and access the loading port.

Can-down said:
I like the mare's leg Henry's but I wish the front sight was a more traditional dove tail mount and not integral to the band. Even if you replace the plastic set up the metal one is the same and I'd like to have the option to change out the front sight for a brass bead or fiber optic etc.
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Skinner Sights has a dovetailing service for the Barrel band sights... they will dovetail the steel band for $25 so that you can use whatever sight you want.

Scroll down this page;

http://www.skinnersights.com/henry_rifles_18.html
 
RL203 said:
I have a Ithaca Model 72A .22 cal. lever action, made in Ontario, that was given to me years ago. I think it is awesome. I love it, worked flawless so far, and is very smooth.
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I am also the proud owner of a Ithaca model 72 deluxe. Sweet little rifle. Made in West Germany for Ithaca NY.

The Ithaca model 72 replaced the single shot model 49. It was actually an imported "Erma" rifle from Germany that Ithaca put their name and logo on. It is very similar to a Henry. The president of Henry rifles (Anthony Imperato) father designed this rifle for Erma before the current Henry rifle company existed. He later bought back the rights to this design and produced what we now have as the "Henry".

Happy Shooting
 
Can-down said:
Nice mare's leg.... what tang sight is that?
I like the mare's leg Henry's but I wish the front sight was a more traditional dove tail mount and not integral to the band. Even if you replace the plastic set up the metal one is the same and I'd like to have the option to change out the front sight for a brass bead or fiber optic etc.
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The tang sight is a Marbles flip up peep sight, angle and hole spacing is same as most Winchester, got mine from Brownells when it was on sale.

On my Mares Leg (not sure if all are alike) the front sight unit is metal so I ground it off and slowly and carefully cut a dovetail in with a 3 corner file. I installed a slightly taller gold bead front sight, a real improvement over the stock setup.
 
surfclod said:
There is one lever gun that I would prefer, above all others, if I could find one in my price range. That is an old Marlin (not sure on model number) but it had a side loading gate. This is the one feature that is sadly lacking in all rimfire levers. It would be the perfect feature to keep the magazine topped up in the gopher patch, pulling the tube is just plain awkward.
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That would be a Model 1891 Side Loader. Only a 5,000 of these were made before Marlin switched to a conventional inner tube magazine. The small size of .22 rimfire cartridges is not conducive to loading through a receiver loading gate, which is why every other gun with a tube magazine has used a removable inner tube assembly.
 
hoytcanon said:
Spoken like a guy who doesn't own one and has not shot one... I have Win 94's, older Marlin's and Browning BL's... and the Henry is my favorite gun to shoot... you have to give the gun a chance and go shoot it... I have yet to find man or boy who doesn't fall in love with them after shooting them at the range... the actions and feel are buttery smooth and they are consistently accurate... the Frontier is right there with my Marlin Mountie out to 100 m.
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Spoken like a guy that picked one up, looked at it, and decided he didn't want one. That is all. More cheap junk for you. Should make you happy!

Old Marlin bolt rimfires are heck for accurate too. But they are Fugly! So I don't want one of them either.

Hey dude. Some guys like fat chicks. Don't be trying to sell me on it if you do, though. :D

Cheers
Trev
 
VanMan said:
Got a response from Henry:

Dear Winston,

Thank you for your interest in Henry. While the occasional dry fire will be fine we recommend avoiding dry firing our rifles when possible.

Regards & Happy Shooting!,

Kevin Maguire
Technical Customer Service
Henry Repeating Arms, Co.
59 East 1st Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002

Tel. (201) 858-4400
Fax (201) 858-4435


I also had time to take apart and give it a good cleaning today. It is a captured type of firing pin with a stop pin that would prevent damage to the face of the barrel. I think the warning above is probably related to excessive dry firing breaking that stop pin and/or the firing pin itself. I have a 10/22 TD and a SR-22, but I just know I'm going to have great fun with this. Just got to find more time to be out at the range :)

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There you go, an excellent example of Customer Orientated and Customer Service by Henry.
 
surfclod said:
The tang sight is a Marbles flip up peep sight, angle and hole spacing is same as most Winchester, got mine from Brownells when it was on sale.

On my Mares Leg (not sure if all are alike) the front sight unit is metal so I ground it off and slowly and carefully cut a dovetail in with a 3 corner file. I installed a slightly taller gold bead front sight, a real improvement over the stock setup.
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Nice that yours came with the metal band. I bought mine used and it came with both because I assume the original owner asked Henry for the metal band....
I will probably go with a small brass bead and a NECG rimfire rear peep. I do have a Taurus made tang sight kicking around though I should see if it will work as well.
 
trevj said:
Spoken like a guy that picked one up, looked at it, and decided he didn't want one. That is all. More cheap junk for you. Should make you happy!

Old Marlin bolt rimfires are heck for accurate too. But they are Fugly! So I don't want one of them either.

Hey dude. Some guys like fat chicks. Don't be trying to sell me on it if you do, though. :D

Cheers
Trev
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I'm not trying to convince YOU of anything... just making it clear to everyone reading this thread that your opinion is not based on experience at the range or in the field... it is based on a "first impression" at the gun shop... you are correct... "to each their own..." If you don't care for the look that is fine with me... personally I think that they are nice looking guns... and I like them... but I didn't LOVE them until I actually shot them... after 40+ years experience with Marlin, Winchester and Browning lever action rifles, after my first outing with the Henry Frontier, all I could say was WOW... and couldn't wait to run another brick through it... I bought five more since then. When I want to unwind and just have fun shooting, it is not even a question what gun I am going to get outta the safe... whether the game is paper, clays, spinners or the dualing tree for quarters... the Henry's get the work-out.

I'm still ok if you don't agree... even if you have never actually shot one... but your "cheap junk" comment is a joke.
 
Someone'll be sure and tear me up for this, but I bought a Chapparal 9422 from Marstar and it's been an incredible little levergun. Couple thousand down the pipe now and no feeding problems; I just shoot steel with it but I'd have to try to miss a shot.

Henrys and all the rest are great too though, I've shot most everything listed here and cannot disagree!
 
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