wayupnorth
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Alberta
while im not a lever fella myself i did pick up a Henry 2 years ago and i must admit it is a really nice gun!
it was on sale and i could not pass it up, they where almost giving them away..... or so i told my wife. (actual price was $380)
my dad really likes them and he picked up a Henry, then he picked up a mares leg one.
both are super nice.
while i confess to not being a level guy i did have the opertunity to shoot a golden boy, the octo barrel and the normal henry (mine) all side by side along with 2 Browning levers of different grades.
both the Browning and the Henry are nice.
but what i found surprising was the throw of the lever.
the Brownings are a short throw and you pretty much just need to flick your fingers to cycle it, unlike the Henry's where you need to crank those suckers 90 degree's.
if they where not so much money i would trade off my Henry and get one of those.... but, like i said i got my Henry for dirt cheap and those brownings are very $$.
so maybe go and try out a couple brands and see if you are a short throw or a normal throw guy.
from there you can limit what you want to look at.
just my $0.02
price difference in case anyone is interested:
Henry Base Model $423 (sale $470)
Henry Large Loop Carbine $470 (sale $400)
Henry Mares Leg $460 (sale $404)
Henry Frontier Octo Barrel $550 (sale $494)
Henry Goldenboy $700 (sale $630)
Henry Silver Eagle $980 (sale $882)
Browning Grade I $750 (sale $675)
Browning Grade II $860 (sale $774)
Browning Grade II FLD $900 (sale $810)
(cheaper prices can be found but this was just a sampling from one big box store)
it was on sale and i could not pass it up, they where almost giving them away..... or so i told my wife. (actual price was $380)
my dad really likes them and he picked up a Henry, then he picked up a mares leg one.
both are super nice.
while i confess to not being a level guy i did have the opertunity to shoot a golden boy, the octo barrel and the normal henry (mine) all side by side along with 2 Browning levers of different grades.
both the Browning and the Henry are nice.
but what i found surprising was the throw of the lever.
the Brownings are a short throw and you pretty much just need to flick your fingers to cycle it, unlike the Henry's where you need to crank those suckers 90 degree's.
if they where not so much money i would trade off my Henry and get one of those.... but, like i said i got my Henry for dirt cheap and those brownings are very $$.
so maybe go and try out a couple brands and see if you are a short throw or a normal throw guy.
from there you can limit what you want to look at.
just my $0.02
price difference in case anyone is interested:
Henry Base Model $423 (sale $470)
Henry Large Loop Carbine $470 (sale $400)
Henry Mares Leg $460 (sale $404)
Henry Frontier Octo Barrel $550 (sale $494)
Henry Goldenboy $700 (sale $630)
Henry Silver Eagle $980 (sale $882)
Browning Grade I $750 (sale $675)
Browning Grade II $860 (sale $774)
Browning Grade II FLD $900 (sale $810)
(cheaper prices can be found but this was just a sampling from one big box store)
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