Lever action .22 rifles...Which one to get?

[Sludog 0]

I am looking to get a lever action .22 rifle for some range and target shooting. I love the look and action of the lever rifles and remind me of the old westerns on tv and just seem like really fun guns to shoot. The top choice on my list is Henry of course which are 100% made in the USA and in BAyonne NJ on top of that. I was also looking for a Winchester as well but it seems that they are no longer produced and are much more expensive then the Henry's at least the ones I saw on the online retailers like Gun broker and Guns America.

Any other brands and models I should look at?

[Theron 5]

I love my Henry golden boy.

 

If I had some extra $ I'd consider a Browning. Beautiful fit and finish, short throw lever, pricey.

 

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/finder.asp?f1=005B

[JonF 79]

The Henry action is SMOOTHER then silk, the trigger pull is light and the price is right. Its hard to justify any other really.

[LennyTheLip 0]

Very partial to my Marlin 39A Golden Mountie. 40+ years old and still shoots as good as new.

[GRIZ 3,369]

Get the Henry.

[mag1 0]

Henry

[Gun Guy in NJ 10]

Henry!

[MedicYeti 96]

I also vote Henry. I enjoy mine, no problems, good shooter. I have checked out the Browning and it's nice but, IMHO, not worth the extra coin.

[Sludog 0]

Overwhelming support for Henry so far as I expected. No love for Winchester?

Will have to take a look at the Browning models as well but if I can save a few bucks then it looks like Henry is a winner.

[Parker 213]

Marlin 39A or a Winchester 9422 if you can find one. Both are milled steel and offer a simple take-down feature. (The 9422M's were chambered in .22 Mag., a nice offering if you want some added punch.) Model 39's are around, while 9422's are becoming tough to find and they aren't cheap anymore. The Browning BL-22 always took a back seat to these in popularity probably because it was made in Japan, isn't easy to disassemble, and the trigger travels with the short-throw lever, a function some folks either love or hate. However, they are nicely made with no cheap materials.

[Ron 0]

Henry Frontier with the octagon barrel. Action is smooth as glass. Love mine.

 

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[Sludog 0]

Marlin 39A or a Winchester 9422 if you can find one. Both are milled steel and offer a simple take-down feature. (The 9422M's were chambered in .22 Mag., a nice offering if you want some added punch.) Model 39's are around, while 9422's are becoming tough to find and they aren't cheap anymore. The Browning BL-22 always took a back seat to these in popularity probably because it was made in Japan, isn't easy to disassemble, and the trigger travels with the short-throw lever, a function some folks either love or hate. However, they are nicely made with no cheap materials.

The 9422 Winchester, can you shoot other .22 ammo with it? I take it that the Marlin and the 9422 are both discontinued and being used as extortion guns on Gun Broker.

[Parker 213]

The 9422 Winchester, can you shoot other .22 ammo with it? I take it that the Marlin and the 9422 are both discontinued and being used as extortion guns on Gun Broker.

 

Two different models: the 9422 handled .22LR, the 9422M was chambered in .22 Mag. The 9422's were discontinued in 2005(?) The Marlin M39 is still made. (Marlin chambered their M1894 in .22 Magnum for a while. That chambering has been discontinued as well. Somewhat scarce today and will cost you.)

[RecessedFilter 222]

After researching .22 rifles for what seemed like months, I went the 39a route. Everyone suggested the 39a or the Browning. I went through three of the Marlins and still was unhappy. Exchanged my third one for a Henry .22 basic model and couldn't be any happier with it. I'd like to get another one down the road and scope it. Working the lever is so much fun!

[matty 810]

Henry, Golden Boy for the bling factor. It is my a-number-1 funnest gun I have.

[Clintoon Eastwood 2]

Who is this guy named Henry?

 

Hahaha, I've always wanted a Henry as well, but that's somewhere in my long list of wants

[Sonnylee 20]

Very partial to my Marlin 39A Golden Mountie. 40+ years old and still shoots as good as new.

 

+1 on the Marlin 39A!! 30 years and counting!

[dajonga 396]

Sludog,

 

I will let try out my Henry H001 at Stafford Forge WMA sometime. I put an aftermarket sight on it, but you can get a feel for how nice it shoots.

 

Lemme know.

[jrfly3006 42]

Ok now you all got me fired up wanting a Henry .22 lever.. Anybody got the skinny on who has then in NJ?

[johnp 45]

My Henry .22 lever action is one of my favorite guns to shoot, so much fun.

[Kingsoverqueens 10]

Ok now you all got me fired up wanting a Henry .22 lever.. Anybody got the skinny on who has then in NJ?

We got ours at L&H in Wall.

 

It's the gun my son shoots.  I can't say it's his gun, but it's really "his" gun, you know.  He's 15 and LOVES it.

 

I'll never forget a steel match at CJ and there is my son shooting his Henry, then I hear "Hey, there's a kid shooting a Henry in pit 3." 

 

The next thing I know he's talking to a bunch of adults who were waxing nostalgic about their first 22. 

 

It's really a great gun.  He was shootign steel plates the other day at 200 yards with my old cheap BB gun scope.

[Smokin .50 1,907]

Got my teenager a .22 Henry almost a decade ago.  At almost age 24, now he has it out in Iowa.  Great trainer, great plinker, just GREAT!

 

Put a Nikon 3-9 x40mm on her and she can hit clays all day at 100 yards.........and they're made in Bayonne NJ by Tony I. and staff!

 

So WTF are you waiting for, lol!?

[Ron 0]

Ok now you all got me fired up wanting a Henry .22 lever.. Anybody got the skinny on who has then in NJ?

Got mine at Cabelas in PA

[Krdshrk 3,877]

Got mine at Cabelas in PA

Got mine at Gander Mountain outside of Scranton, PA.

[jrfly3006 42]

Thanks for the info gents.. Its hopefully my next purchase.. My Marlin 336 30-30 needs a little brother..

[Ron 0]

Paul at A&A has a golden boy for 450.

[dajonga 396]

Tips has a few Henrys right now.

[kman 56]

Henry Frontier with the octagon barrel. Action is smooth as glass. Love mine.

 

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I second that.  It is a magnificent rifle.

[Hitdog18 0]

If you can find a Winchester 94-22. I've enjoy shooting mine.

[Underdog 1,593]

Lever guns are nice, but Henry seems to fall short.  The Henry is fairly difficult to repair and bulk ammo sometimes does not function well in it.  Additionally, it is a little on the expensive side for the sheet metal gun you are getting.   The "receiver" on a Henry lever action .22 is, in fact, a sheet metal cover over cast zamak working parts.  I'd still buy one if I found one at a reasonable price for what it is, as I am sure it is one fun little gun.  But, if I am going to spend the money, I would much prefer something like a Marlin Model 39A, Uberti, etc.