I hate the loading mechanism on the Henry. I would much rather have a gate on the receiver. Much easier to feed while shooting instead of screwing around with the loading rod. It's the only thing keeping me from buying one.

I hate the loading mechanism on the Henry. I would much rather have a gate on the receiver. Much easier to feed while shooting instead of screwing around with the loading rod. It's the only thing keeping me from buying one.

The same thing the Union Army didn't like during the Civil War. But a valid criticism. I have a Henry 22 but a Rossi and Marlin 30-30

I enjoy my Marlin 1895 in 45-70. The lever action itself was a bit gritty at first, but broke in nicely after a few nights of actuating it over and over while watching TV.

 

45-70 is pricey to shoot if you don't reload. If you reload for it, it is tremendously more affordable as the big money is in the brass. You can make anything from powderpuff target loads , right up to something that can drop any animal on the continent.

I enjoy my Marlin 1895 in 45-70. The lever action itself was a bit gritty at first, but broke in nicely after a few nights of actuating it over and over while watching TV.

 

45-70 is pricey to shoot if you don't reload. If you reload for it, it is tremendously more affordable as the big money is in the brass. You can make anything from powderpuff target loads , right up to something that can drop any animal on the continent.

+1. My Marlin 1895GBL (big loop) is a great, fun to shoot rifle.

The same thing the Union Army didn't like during the Civil War. But a valid criticism. I have a Henry 22 but a Rossi and Marlin 30-30

Do you like the Rossi? I have a Henry 22 that is great, but I am leaning toward a Rossi for a 357 lever.

 

Reviews for them seem to vary incredibly. Most people like them, but they seem to let a lot of lemons slip through.

Sorry, dupe info.

I love my rossi 92 .357mag. with a 16in barrel. It is light, compact, soft shooting and is reliable with 38 and 357. Just don't think it's going to be a collectors piece. I think I paid a little over $400 for mine.

My mom just transferred my nephew's Henry H001 .22 Lever action to me so that I can train him on it. It's tube fed and holds 15 .22LR rounds and more of shorter (.22 short). I trust that being made in NJ, etc., it is currently NJ legal (my mom purchased it a couple of year's ago... I assume nothing has changed since then).

 

Look forward to training him on it, and passing it onto him when he turns 18 and can get an FPID.

Do you like the Rossi? I have a Henry 22 that is great, but I am leaning toward a Rossi for a 357 lever.

 

Reviews for them seem to vary incredibly. Most people like them, but they seem to let a lot of lemons slip through.

I like the Rossi 30-30 better than the Marlin. I also have a Rossi 357 16" barrel and large loop. It's run 100% out of the box. It feeds every thing except 38 wadcutters but that's not a big issue If I shoot a couple hundred lead 38 rounds 357 is hard to chamber but that's expected. A few runs with a boresnake cleans It right out.

My mom just transferred my nephew's Henry H001 .22 Lever action to me so that I can train him on it. It's tube fed and holds 15 .22LR rounds and more of shorter (.22 short). I trust that being made in NJ, etc., it is currently NJ legal (my mom purchased it a couple of year's ago... I assume nothing has changed since then).

 

Look forward to training him on it, and passing it onto him when he turns 18 and can get an FPID.

Your fine 15 rd law only applies to semi auto

Picked up a 1958-59 Marlin 336RC 35 Rem and 5 boxes of ammo ... paid 300