Seeking Lever 22

[Spyder1200]

I am looking for an Ithaca lever action 22 (Looks like a miny Winchester). Haven't seen one for a few years but I always enjoyed the performance of the last one I used.

 

[MauserMike]

There was one that I saw locally a while ago. (I'm pretty sure its long gone)

Did you know that the new Henry lever .22 rifles are copies of these Ithica's?

 

[cornelunc]

There was one that I saw locally a while ago. (I'm pretty sure its long gone)

Did you know that the new Henry lever .22 rifles are copies of these Ithica's?[/QUOTE


I have two Lever Henry 22,a Golden boy and a Youth model,great little rifles
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[t-star]

what you're looking for is the ithica m49r, and thank god, they've been gone for years- the one i had was a real pos- with standard 22 ammo, the receiver screws were always backing out, the receiver was aluminum, and the barrel eventually developed a gas leak at the chamber- you couldn't mount a scope, and this was all with STANDARD ammo- what was happening was the bolt wasn't mounted quite tight to the chamber when locked, and the hammer would actually move the bolt forward when fired- basically, an out of battery fire- sold it and got a remmy nylon 66

 

[mauser]

Have seen a couple of those old Model 49s coming up for auction. Not much interest in them. One looks ratty, other looks like new. I've never heard a good word said about them. I collect older .22rf single-shot pistols and rifles. For that reason I've been tempted to get a 49 and MAYBE even one of those little Savage 101s that were a mini-Colt SA.

They're around, just gotta' keep digging for one. Good luck with the search.

Best regards, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! ~ ~ ~ mauser

Here's the ratty one. Someone has already bid it up to $70 so far!!! (?)

 

[41 Colt]

A friend has one I was thinking of buying when I was just getting my PAL. I thought it was a cool little rifle.....until I bought a Winchester 9422. He only wanted $150 for it but after shooting the Winchester I didn't bother with the Ithaca.

 

[t-star]

150 for a gun that was 49.95 new- nice work if you can get it- i still say it's pos

 

[joe.l]

lever .22

better choices would be Winchester 9422 or 9422 magnun , Marlin 39 A , or Marlin 39 Mountie ( 20 inch barrel ,) Henry 's .22 lever guns are o.k. , Browning made a lever .22 too , but to me it never had that big gun feel .good luck Joe

 

[gandalfe]

I give a thumbs up on the Browning lever.Great little rifle.