Henry Golden Boy. .22lr or .22 Magnum?

Which .22 Golden Boy would you chose?

  • 16 shot .22lr

    Votes: 16 47.1%

  • 12 shot .22 Magnum

    Votes: 18 52.9%
  • Total voters
    34
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mellow_c

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The title says it all...

If you were buying a Henry Golden Boy, would you get it in the 16 shot .22 lr version, or as the 12 shot .22 Magnum.

Please explain.
Any and all reasons are acceptable!
 
.22LR. Not enough gain in the magnum to justify the cost. 50 yards in either energy OR trajectory is about it. Not both. Now if you're talkin .22lr vs. .17hmr they are 2 completely different animals and it would come down to your intended use.

LK
 
i have the frontier model in 22lr. i do like 22mag. the extra cost doesnt really mean much at this time in my life. i think my next henry will be the mag. bobn
 
If you don't already have a levergun in .22 LR, then that's the one I would get. I have one and it's such a pleasure to shoot that I'd go broke feeding it if it were a magnum.

Best of luck in whatever you decide!
 
I have a Golden Boy in LR, actually it handles S,L and LR. The cost of magnums is too prohibitive for me. I get a lot of enjoyment out of the LR.
 
just won one from FHFH charity auction,it's shoots the lr ammo,the trigger is so smooth.every1 always has .22 lr's laying around...if it's for target practice,etc...
 
if I bought the golden boy I'd be worried about scratching it so it would wind up being just a range toy for me. in that case the cheaper to shoot .22lr would be my choice.

really though I'd rather have a blued .22 mag
 
In the magnum; I already have the henry lever action .22 hoo1 model. FYI the Golden boy series and the mare's leg in the .45 colt recievers are made with brasslite, not solid brass like the big boy series. IMO they are over priced.
 
Yeah, I've heard that the Golden boys have some sort of brass type coating over maybe an aluminum receiver?

Are there other Henry .22lr's other than the Golden Boy that still have the nice trigger and smooth lever action that the Golden Boy has, but without the fake brass stuff?

Links?


I've considered a Marlin, but they dont seam to have the smooth action that is luring me to the Henry

So far I'm leaning towards the .22lr
 
There is nothing and I mean nothing as smooth as a Henry and they're not overpriced. I wouldn't want one of the centerfires because they're too heavy and not copies of anything but the Golden Boy can't be beat.
 
Hawg I certainly ain't disrespecting Henry rifles; I love my two henry rifles! I just figure for what the golden boy cost it shouldn't be brasslite. My .357 henry is heavy, as you say, but I feel confident that it would make a pretty fair club in a pinch:D
 
Looks like a plain old .22lr Golden Boy is what I'm after. The "non Golden Boy" .22 Henry looks kinda funny to me. I like the look of the Golden boy much more. And like other people have said, I'll just have to take care of it, and not scratch it up. Should make for a fun range toy.

I've got a Marlin 336 30-30. Then next I should go for the Golden Boy, Then maybe if I really feel like spending some money I can get the Marlin 1895 SBL 45-70. And even a .357/.38 special lever gun of some sort.

So many guns to buy, never enough time or money for all of them. lol.
:)
 
If I was buying one, it would be the Magnum. ...But it all depends on the way you would use it.

I would use it for rabbits, squirrels (not for eating), prairie dogs, and various other varmints and small predators. In those instances, the .22 WMR can be amazing.

But, as a "fun gun"... .22 LR is far cheaper to shoot. ($2-3 /box of 50 for .22 LR vs $10-17 /box of 50 for .22 WMR.) And... some of the "premium" loads for .22 LR can be quite impressive ($5-7/box for Stingers, Yellow Jackets, Mini-Mags, etc), still at less than the cost of non-premium bulk ammo for the .22 WMR ($9-10/box for Win Dynapoints, ArmsCor, Fiocchi, etc).


I love my .22 WMR. But if you don't need the extra performance, it's a very poor financial choice for a plinker ("fun gun").
 
I've had my Golden Boy since around 2002-2003 when they could be had for less than $300 and it still looks great (the one in the middle). It's been shot a lot and is always nearby on every fishing trip. The brasslite cover has held up well and can be replaced if something did happen to it. I seem to recall the price being around $40 for a new cover.

BTW, the only lever action rimfires I own that come close to the smoothness of the Henry are the Winchester 9422's. They are smooth as silk, accurate and well built, but are getting quite expensive these days.
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