I owned an Uberti which makes repo’s of several of the old lever actions. Mine is a repo of an 1873 lever action 38/357 carbine. I also do not hunt, and really enjoy range shooting 50 to 100 yards. The action is one of the smoothest you will ever own, and shoot really well.
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lever action rifle for range fun?
- Thread starter nodule
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As for lever action plinkers, I'm lucky to have both a 9422 and a 39A. They both shoot accurately, work smoothly, and have good trigger pulls. The only quirk either has is that the 9422 likes new ammo. Old ammo, with a slighly corroded bullet, has a tendency to not feed out of the magazine. Once I figured that out, all is good. It would be hard to choose one rifle over the other. The Marlin is a tiny bit more accurate, but is longer and noticeably heavier. Both are scoped with Leupold 2X7's.
Ralph Allen
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Nodule,
Pick a lever gun, any lever gun. Once you get the lever addiction, you will have many! Your original post says it all, "fun".
Ralph
Pick a lever gun, any lever gun. Once you get the lever addiction, you will have many! Your original post says it all, "fun".
Ralph
aarondhgraham
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I got rid of my lever gun,,,
For the exact reason that it was too much fun.
I found myself acting like Lucas McCain,,,
Jacking the action just as fast as I could work the lever.
I was having fun,,,
But I wasn't hitting anything.
I sold my Henry (wonderful action) lever .22 rifle,,,
And bought a Henry Accubolt single-shot rifle.
Not as much pure fun,,,
But I hit the target now.
Aarond
For the exact reason that it was too much fun.
I found myself acting like Lucas McCain,,,
Jacking the action just as fast as I could work the lever.
I was having fun,,,
But I wasn't hitting anything.
I sold my Henry (wonderful action) lever .22 rifle,,,
And bought a Henry Accubolt single-shot rifle.
Not as much pure fun,,,
But I hit the target now.
Aarond
Pick a lever gun, any lever gun. Once you get the lever addiction, you will have many! Your original post says it all, "fun".
Ralph has the right answer! This isn't like some countries that only allow you to have one of any caliber, buy one and then if you like it start saving for another. I have several different makes of rimfire leverguns and like them all no matter who says one is better than the other.
bamaranger
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Henry v. Marlin .357
The Henry lever in any guise is a fun range/paper/small game number, and of course .22 shooting is as cheap as it comes. I wish I had bought one when they first came out and they were a bit cheaper.
A step up in price, power and versatility is the Marlin lever in .357. But if I did not reload and had to rely on factory ammo, the cost of shootng much would be considerably higher. My Marlin, fed with .38 reloads, is a hoot to shoot, but not as cheap as .22.
The Henry lever in any guise is a fun range/paper/small game number, and of course .22 shooting is as cheap as it comes. I wish I had bought one when they first came out and they were a bit cheaper.
A step up in price, power and versatility is the Marlin lever in .357. But if I did not reload and had to rely on factory ammo, the cost of shootng much would be considerably higher. My Marlin, fed with .38 reloads, is a hoot to shoot, but not as cheap as .22.