Looking for a lever in .22

I'm very happy with my Henry H001. It's inexpensive, lightweight and plenty accurate.

f I had money to spend, I'd love to pick up a Browning BL-22. Lot's of people love their Marlin 39A's.
 
.22 lever

+1 for Browning add a Skinner sight for light carry woods gun, Marlin 39 for cowboy shooting or scoped.
 
The Marlin Model 39 gets my vote. Dating back to the end of the 19th century, one of the oldest (if not the oldest) continually made rifles made in America (if not the world). Steeped in history and made entirely from forged, machined steel parts and American black walnut, it's the .22 lever-action rifle all are (or should be) compared to.
 
cecILL said:
Becoming interested in .22 lever actions.

What is out there ?
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Off the top of my head (I might have missed a few)


Current production:

Browning BL-22 - A few varieties in Grade I & Grade II

Henry Repeating Arms - At least 8 varieties

Marlin 39a - now by Remington

Mossberg 464 - A Henry H001 Standard clone

Italian (Uberti) clones of the Winchester 73


Discontinued production:

Erma/Ithaca Model 72 - The basis for the current Henry H001 Standard

Mossberg Palomino

Remington Nylon 76

(Winchester) Model 1892/92 clones from SA & Italy

Ruger 96/22 - LR & WRM/Magnum

Winchester 9422 - several varieties

Winchester 1873 (rare/collectible)






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Henry and Marlins !!!

What is out there and what would you recommend?
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The older Winchester & Marlin 39 family are collectable/desirable.
The Henrys are very serviceable and good start.

Personally, I would pass on the Brownings as you can do better for the money.

Be Safe !!!
 
I have had the pleasure of shooting two of the henry lever actions, the h001 and the model with the octagon barrel. I enjoyed them both and they were both accurate and extremely fun.
 
If you want a well made classic rifle you'll be proud to hand down to the grandkids look for a used Marlin 39 variant or a Winchester 94-22. No personal experience, but the Browning gets good reports too. I like the Winchester a little better.

If you want an inexpensive, well made gun the Henry is hard to beat. It is the 10-22 of lever action 22's. It will never be a classic, but should give years of good service.
 
In my case the Browning lacked the expected accuracy, but the Henry was fine. I really did like the Browning, it's a sweet little honey to handle. I'm sorry it didn't give me what I wanted shooting aspirin tablets at 25 yards. Absolutely it had plenty accuracy for small game hunters and plinkers. Just could not reliably hit cheerios & peanuts at the local "fun shoots".
 
Spend the extra dollars and get the Cadillac of .22 levers. The Browning BLR. They are awesome. Here is mine.

 
I am very pleased with my Henry and the warranty speaks for itself. The Henry warranty is simply:

Henry Repeating Arms stands behind its products as it has historically. We offer a simple limited lifetime warranty; if you have a problem at any time, and it's our fault, we will correct the problem immediately and at no charge. The warranty does not cover excessive wear and tear to parts, and accidental damage.
 
I love my Browning BL-22. Beautiful, accurate, and the short-travel lever really sets it apart from the competition IMO. Nothing wrong with the Henry or Marlin either. Mossberg makes a pretty nice .22 levergun too, the 464-.22. It's a pretty close copy of the old 9422 Winchester.
 
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