Lever action 22 recommendations

[Can-down]

A friend of a friend of mine had a real scruffy 94/22 at the gun show last weekend. I mean it looks like it has gun leprosy or something, it's so....yeah.

But they had cleaned up the wood nice, and assured me that it functioned, and at half the price, or less, than a nice one, it was hard to pass up.

Man, it's now by far my favourite lever 22. Smooth, and a nice lever throw. A very satisfying gun. I'm just going to clean up and oil the metal, and throw a few coats of my old buddies "secret" stock oil on it that he gave me a bit of, and leave it at that.

The 9422 is my favourite and getting a scruffy one at a good price is a win-win because you save some cash and end up with a gun your not afraid to knock around and use!

 

[struff55]

Sorry! I want to be able to hit a pop can pretty consistently at 75yds with a small scope. How about that?

how about this it will very with ammo with gun if you want one with accuracy potential buy a win 94/22 marlin 39 or a bl 22
if you want pot metal and plastics crap buy one of the new generation ones
it is really that simple

 

[slug]

The Marlin 39A, in a few iterations, has been around since 1897 and they don't often come up for sale.
There is a reason for this.
It's best to find an original JM version.

 

[Wiskey1]

winchester 9422 or Marlin 39 are the only choice if you really want the best out there,AND willcontinue to go up in value..
the Bl-22 is nice too and still made,just will never have the same value as the other two.

 

[barbarossa]

I like my Uberti 66 in 22lr ,it s a fun gun but you can t put a scope on it

 

[Incendiary]

If I was you I'd look at the new Turkish made Winchester Ranger, it's about as classic looking as they come right now and at around $575 well priced. If you see a used 94/22 for under a grand jump on it....

The Bl-22's are nice in their own way but they are very different from most lever actions with their short stroke and trigger assembly integrated with the lever.

A Turkchester will be easy to re-sell for a small loss if for some reason your not satisfied.... the only catch is there are non in stock right now.

That's an interesting suggestion. How would you feel that rates against some of the other "cheap" options like Chiappa or Henry's basic models?

 

[Can-down]

That's an interesting suggestion. How would you feel that rates against some of the other "cheap" options like Chiappa or Henry's basic models?

I've never handled one but I trust Hunterhenderson's opinon and his reviews of the new Ranger here on CGN have been excellent.

I have a Chiappa Booty Bandit and it's a cheaply made gun that works, I have looked at Henry's in the past and would say they are better quality though also built with an alloy receiver which turns some people off.

Henry is made in the USA, the new Winchester is made in Turkey which also turns some people off.

 

[Incendiary]

I've never handled one but I trust Hunterhenderson's opinon and his reviews of the new Ranger here on CGN have been excellent.

I have a Chiappa Booty Bandit and it's a cheaply made gun that works, I have looked at Henry's in the past and would say they are better quality though also built with an alloy receiver which turns some people off.

Henry is made in the USA, the new Winchester is made in Turkey which also turns some people off.

OK Fair enough. Thanks for the reply and the suggestion.

I'm definitely leaning towards USA made at this point in time.