Pump or lever???

gandalfe said:
Remington 572 is a thin, fast, reliable, accurate rifle.It has never had any feeding issues in any ammo I have used even shorts and longs.All metal and wood construction.
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I wouldn't call the Remington 572 thin. The browning trombone, now that's thin. Very handy pump 22.
 
I've seen lots of reports about the Henry pump rifle that said it's clunky and heavy to cycle. It's usually chalked up to being that it's a lever action modified to work as a pump action. So I would suggest that you just not consider one of those.

Meanwhile the proper dedicated pump rifles are sweet things to operate and shoot. I enjoy my Henry lever rifle, my Rossi pump and my Remington pumps (total of three of them) all equally. You are missing out on some great variety and fun if you won't buy a pump rifle simply because they are only available used.
 
Well I ended up getting the Henry Frontier Rifle and the Big Loop Carbine. I couldn't decide between the two, and both were on sale, so I just got both. The plan was to just keep the one I liked best and get rid of the other one, but I may just keep both.

I also bought two .22lr bolt guns this month, so the pump will have to wait a while lol.

Aside from just shooting a few CB shorts out back I haven't done any real shooting with the Henrys, but I'll be taking them both to the range this week when my steel targets show up.
 
kagia said:
So I'm think addicted to .22 rimfire!

I've had a few .22 caliber firearms over the years (a couple 10/22s, SR22, MnP22 pistol.)

I would always buy them, shoot them a bit, and basically forget about them. I ended up selling a couple and the rest usually just collect dust all year. Just never really got into it.

I recently got a Ruger American Rimfire compact .22lr. Total impulse buy. Was kicking myself the whole way home for buying it. Didn't figure I'd ever end up shooting it, but mounted up a scope and hit the range just to justify the purchase. That gun was so much fun to shoot that I went back and shot it again a couple days later, along with the 10/22 takedown. Brought them out again today. Been out shooting more in the last week than I usually do in a year. I don't know what's changed, but I'm having a friggin blast shooting these guns.

For my next acquisition, I'd like an iron-sighted, tube-fed .22 in either pump or lever action. Always liked lever guns, but I'm very intrigued by the idea of a 22 pump gun. It will be a multi-purpose rifle for fun plinking, shooting the odd grouse, and maybe a bit of pest control.

My criteria is as follows...

Must be current production.

I'd like something accurate. Is one type of action typically more accurate than the other?

I'd like to be able to mount a good rear peep sight, preferably without having to modify anything (ie; drilling/tapping.)

I'd really like something quick and easy to field strip. Pump or lever?

I'd expect it to be capable of reliably feeding and firing short rounds as needed.

I want something that can be dry-fired without causing any damage to the gun. Not that I plan to be purposely dry-firing it a whole bunch, but I find that with repeaters, unless they are semi auto and have a last round bolt hold, I tend to keep firing until I hear a click. Usually having too much fun to be counting my shots or looking in the chamber after every shot.

Can you help me decide between a pump and a lever? Which do you like better, and why? I'm really leaning toward a pump, but haven't ruled out a lever by any means.

Are there any other parameters to consider that I haven't listed?

What models do you suggest? What's your favorite pump/lever gun? Feel free to post pics!

Thanks.
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Go with an old school Browning Trombone if you can find one.. or a Marlin 39 lever, again if you can find one.. Cant beat that proven quality
 
I have a old winchester (model 1906 I believe) take down pump, it is almost as fast as a semi, I really like how quick it can cycle and shoot with a little practice.

In contrast I also have a Norinco knock off of the Henry lever, it cycles fairly quick, but I am much faster with the pump.

For fun factor, it's a bit of a tie, the pump is lighter and quicker, the lever is maybe a little bit more fun to handle and cycle. If i had to pick which is better or I would purchase, it's a very close tie, I guess the pump is sleeker for a scabbard, probably better on a trapline. The lever is cooler for just packing around for a walk in the bush.

I guess the determining point is that the pump is quicker to load a single round in, better for truck hunting grouse, and takes down quicker with a thumb screw and easier to clean.
 
kagia said:
So I'm think addicted to .22 rimfire!

I've had a few .22 caliber firearms over the years (a couple 10/22s, SR22, MnP22 pistol.)

I would always buy them, shoot them a bit, and basically forget about them. I ended up selling a couple and the rest usually just collect dust all year. Just never really got into it.

I recently got a Ruger American Rimfire compact .22lr. Total impulse buy. Was kicking myself the whole way home for buying it. Didn't figure I'd ever end up shooting it, but mounted up a scope and hit the range just to justify the purchase. That gun was so much fun to shoot that I went back and shot it again a couple days later, along with the 10/22 takedown. Brought them out again today. Been out shooting more in the last week than I usually do in a year. I don't know what's changed, but I'm having a friggin blast shooting these guns.

For my next acquisition, I'd like an iron-sighted, tube-fed .22 in either pump or lever action. Always liked lever guns, but I'm very intrigued by the idea of a 22 pump gun. It will be a multi-purpose rifle for fun plinking, shooting the odd grouse, and maybe a bit of pest control.

My criteria is as follows...

Must be current production.

I'd like something accurate. Is one type of action typically more accurate than the other?

I'd like to be able to mount a good rear peep sight, preferably without having to modify anything (ie; drilling/tapping.)

I'd really like something quick and easy to field strip. Pump or lever?

I'd expect it to be capable of reliably feeding and firing short rounds as needed.

I want something that can be dry-fired without causing any damage to the gun. Not that I plan to be purposely dry-firing it a whole bunch, but I find that with repeaters, unless they are semi auto and have a last round bolt hold, I tend to keep firing until I hear a click. Usually having too much fun to be counting my shots or looking in the chamber after every shot.

Can you help me decide between a pump and a lever? Which do you like better, and why? I'm really leaning toward a pump, but haven't ruled out a lever by any means.

Are there any other parameters to consider that I haven't listed?

What models do you suggest? What's your favorite pump/lever gun? Feel free to post pics!

Thanks.
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looks like you just bought the gun you like: accurate, current in production, you can dry fire it, price is good, look for williams peep sight, maybe upgrade to model # 8351
 
cody c said:
I have a old winchester (model 1906 I believe) take down pump, it is almost as fast as a semi, I really like how quick it can cycle and shoot with a little practice......
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I've had my Rossi clone of the Winchester '06 out for some fun at the local speed steel matches. I'm shooting against folks with semi autos and that commonly also run with red dots. I'm quite often not last and end up near the middle even with the pump and plain iron sights. It's like I'm a kid again back at the PNE at one of the shooting galleries they had and which I loved! ! ! !.
 
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