epijunkie67
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Ok people, crunch time. I've recently discovered I have an addiction for lever action rifles and have come to realize the best way to deal with it is to just give in to it. So when I decided I wanted a better .22 LR rifle you just know I'm going to want to get a levergun. Currently my only .22 is a mossberg plinker and although it functions OK it's just not...umm...working for me. You know? Now when it comes to lever .22s THE mack daddy rifle to have is the Marlin 39. Every gun writer on the planet raves about them and they are the longest running production firearm in existance. BUT (and you knew there'd be a "but", didn't you?) but, I'm really digging my Henry .22 Magnum. It looks and cycles like a minature marlin 336. So I started comparing the Henry .22 to the Marlin .22. The Henry .22LR has an 18" barrel compared to the Marlins standard 24" with the Henry weighing over a pound less than the Marlin. I gotta say, the fact that the Henry is almost half the price of the Marlin doesn't hurt it either.
Ah, but how do they shoot? That's the real question. Neither is going to have any recoil so it comes down to accuracy. I've never had the chance to fire either of these weapons before and although I may own a Henry in .22 Mag I don't know how that will translate to the "average" accuracy and build quality of the Henry .22LR.
So what are the thoughts on the Henry .22LR rifles? How do they compare to the Marlin 39? Is the Marlin really worth twice as much as the Henry?
Ah, but how do they shoot? That's the real question. Neither is going to have any recoil so it comes down to accuracy. I've never had the chance to fire either of these weapons before and although I may own a Henry in .22 Mag I don't know how that will translate to the "average" accuracy and build quality of the Henry .22LR.
So what are the thoughts on the Henry .22LR rifles? How do they compare to the Marlin 39? Is the Marlin really worth twice as much as the Henry?