I'm in the market for a .22 and had been dead set on a semi-auto (tho I still haven't decided which yet) but I've read a few threads on here where people are all about the lever actions. My question: why are the lever actions more expensive? Are they more reliable & accurate (out of the box) or is it just because of the extra machining to make the lever action?
I'm looking for a .22lr (tho I hear the henry lever can take any manner of 22 which sounds simply awesome) that I can buy, clean and shoot out of the box. I don't wanna customize anything...I just wanna shoot and be able to clean it myself without having an advanced degree or ridiculous tools. Should I go lever or semi-auto?
Lever I'll almost definitely go Henry...I know there's a lot of Marlin fans out there but it's just a little north of my price range and if the Henry can in fact eat any manner of .22 that's just more suitable for my purposes. Question: does your arm get tired after a long shooting session w/the lever?
Semi-Auto is the standard debate between all the usual suspects so we don't need to rehash that here. I don't want to spend all day reloading which is why I was originally partial to a semi-auto...but if I can't hit stuff with it as well as a lever then screw it!
So where should my hard earned money go...lever or semi-auto?
I'm looking for a .22lr (tho I hear the henry lever can take any manner of 22 which sounds simply awesome) that I can buy, clean and shoot out of the box. I don't wanna customize anything...I just wanna shoot and be able to clean it myself without having an advanced degree or ridiculous tools. Should I go lever or semi-auto?
Lever I'll almost definitely go Henry...I know there's a lot of Marlin fans out there but it's just a little north of my price range and if the Henry can in fact eat any manner of .22 that's just more suitable for my purposes. Question: does your arm get tired after a long shooting session w/the lever?
Semi-Auto is the standard debate between all the usual suspects so we don't need to rehash that here. I don't want to spend all day reloading which is why I was originally partial to a semi-auto...but if I can't hit stuff with it as well as a lever then screw it!
So where should my hard earned money go...lever or semi-auto?
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