Stainless .22 lever gun?
- Thread starter Smcx
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How about a Henry Golden boy it has a little bling to it..
Blued steel is a lot more durable than you're apparently giving it credit for being. All you have to do is keep it lightly oiled. Which is something you have to do with so called stainless. Stainless isn't really rust proof. It's only rust resistant. So it still need to be properly wiped down with a thin coat of oil now and then.
Yep. Seen lots of neglected stainless rifles with "rust" is a little easier to buff out and clean though.
What about this. If you can find one.
http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=427&category=Pistol
hopefully the link works. I see it says pistol. Anyway is a model 62 taurus.
This bl-22 has stainless barrel but is $1475.(au dollars though)
http://www.adelaidegunshop.com.au/o...page=flypage.tpl&product_id=840&category_id=9
tylerjwitty
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- Northern Ontario
Depends on your type of stainless
The issue isn't blued vs stainless. The issue is that a lot of new .22 levers have alloy (aluminum) receivers. Some are then plated with nickel etc. i'd be fine with a blued gun if it was steel, I just like the look and ease of maintenance of stainless. The rifle will be for an 11 year old.
The sort of stainless used for guns tends to be pretty specific. The other alloys that are highly stain resistant, like the stuff used on boats, does not have the right sort of mechanical properties to work well in firearms. So for the cost to strength and wear issues we're left with guns using the sort of stainless alloys which are only rust resistant. Not rust proof.
Smcx, since there's no stainless versions you're left with the more expensive options. Marlin 39, Winchester 9422 and Browning BL22. But any of these will cost a lot more than the alloy receiver Henry.
I'll suggest that the Henry is a lot tougher and durable than you think. It's also about half or less than half of the cost of those other all steel options.
My own basic model Henry lever has something over 5000 rounds through it at this point. When I took it apart to detail clean it a few months back due to a sense of guilt I found two things. First was that I didn't need to bother cleaning it. The only stains it had were easily reached through the ejection port. The second thing I found was that the "cheap alloy" parts were doing just fine. The ONLY sign of wear was a slight shininess on the parts that rubbed against each other and the paint on the bolt wearing off where it runs in the rails.
It's a first class shooter that is very accurate and from all accounts of folks that have owned them for many years and over 20K rounds downrange and still going strong that I'll be passing it on to my descendants still in fine operating order.
By all means spend more for all steel if you like. But they won't shoot any better.
I take mine along to my club's Junior .22 night to let the kids shoot. Which is part of the reason why it's up well over 5000 shots yet only about 4 years old. The 10 to 15 year old kids love it because it's light and great fun to cycle the lever for each shot. The lightness comes from the skinny round barrel and alloy receiver. The lighter weight is something you'll want to keep in mind for your own boy. Regardless of which brand you get I'd suggest a round barrel over a heavier octagonal style.
Just brought home an H001 and 1k of CCI shorts. ($329 at Sail) Didn't like the action on the browning. The Henry is so smooth 
can't wait to take it out to the range with my son next week.
Next up is stripping the receiver cover and cold blueing it. Apparently you can get steel replacements for the plastic parts from Henry so I'll do that too.
can't wait to take it out to the range with my son next week. Next up is stripping the receiver cover and cold blueing it. Apparently you can get steel replacements for the plastic parts from Henry so I'll do that too.
