What .22 LR?

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I already have a Ruger 10/22 and would like to add a Lever action and bolt action to the collection any and all suggestions are appreciated. I'm leaning toward Marlin, Remington & Henry. a Henry Golden Boy, Remington 547, Marlin 983 blued or stainless, 39A, or 981T. Help me choose or persuade me why I should consider another.

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Lever action Henry Golden Boy is not a bad little .22. My friend had one and it was a blast to shoot. Sadly he had to sell it for money, and did so with out telling me! I cant compare it to the other models as thats the only one i have fired. But i could find no fualts with it and the short time we spent together :uhoh:
 
for the bolt action, I have a Stevens 300, which is pretty much a Savage Mark II without their Accutrigger (I think; feel free to correct me.) I was shooting the cherry off a cigarette at 10yds and 12ga hulls at 25yds with the original iron sights today, consistently. I paid about $150 for it a month or two ago, and I love it.
 
I bought my son a Henry lever action youth rifle and it is a awesome rifle. I would not hesitate to buy another one, the Golden Boy would be a great choice.

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i would do a cz or marlin for the bolt. The most underrated bolt for about 70 years now, the marlin 80 or 81 series, tube or mag fed, will fire short, long, and long rifle, and will do it all accurately and reliably, and the tube fed version on my old 81 will hold 24 plus 1 short rounds at one time, that means you can empty a box of 22 shorts, in two loads; how cool is that?
The cz will give you a lifetime type gun, proud to hand down, only increase in value, plus the single set trigger is butta, and accuracy will be almost at olympic levels. you get a lot of rifle here for the money as well.
 
I have a Henry H001T - .22LR with octagon barrel. I highly recommend Henry lever guns, and am about to buy a 22 magnum version of gun I already have.


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As far as bolt-action guns, I think you can't go wrong with any of the CZ-452 variants.
 
I think you need to consider a 22 pump over a lever action. My 572 is a great gun, I like it a lot more than a lever. As far as a bolt gun the CZ's are very nice.
 
Lever action wise I think Henry is your best buy price wise in the regular or octagon barrel ($300-ish) the 39A is nice but pricey even used we usually get at least $100-150 more...you don't see many used ones either and the new ones go for more than that (I think they wholesale for four-something) So figure over $500 new

Bolt action I'd say CZ 452 american or lux depending on likes and desires...we shoot a lot of rimfire at our club and the CZ's dominate. The remington mod5/charles daley 99 by Zastava is an excellent little bolt action if you find one cheap (CD more likely as remington has over-inflated the price on all the good serb stuff CD used to market way cheaper) I own one and it is a keeper. For a bit more I'd probably have just bought the 452 if I did it over (Remington has pissed me off and no matter how many people I talk to a year later I STILL have not gotten my stupid $20 rebate check from them....I gave up chasing it as I've probably spent $40 of my time between them and the company that handles their rebates. Put bluntly save yourself the time of EVER trusting remington for a rebate and just shoot yourself in the foot...it's less painfull than dealing with those idiots! I will never buy a new Remington product ever again period at this point!) So yeah....I'd say CZ ;)
 
I have owned

Several Marlin Lever guns
Henry Golden Boy
Browning Lever
Winchester 94/22 mag

They are all good guns. The Marlins were slightly more accurate but the Golden boy was by far the SLICKEST little 22 ever. That Said the only 22 lever that I now own is a Marlin 97' Cowboy. It is great looking and scary accurate. Marlin and Savageboth make accurate little bolt guns cheap. The CZ would be my choice just for the way it looks and they are very accurate. Don't bother with the Ruger 77/22 they are hit or miss.
 
Coup'a questions:

1. How long is the throw of the lever on the .22LR chamberings on the levers? (the bolt action ones aren't that long)
2. Any such thing as a (box) magazine fed .22LR lever? I haven't seen any.
 
If lever throw is a concern, find a Browning BL22. Don't know about the rest of y'all, but I had one for YEARS & now wish I hadn't sold it! It shot as well as anything I own (short of my Anschutz Super Match 54 & Volquartsen Superlite) & was one slick little carbine.

I don't know of any box fed .22 levers except the Ruger "hidden hammer" models (I can't recall the model number).
 
the best lever 22's ever made were the marlin mod 56 and 57, they were made , especially the 56's, very hearty. the 56's action/receiver were totally made of steel parts 100 percent/ no nylon,plastcic,rubber, or aluminum anywhere. they even made them into centerfires. And the best part was the lever; made with speed cams, you could throw the lever with your bottom two fingers in the lever only, and never remove your hand from the stock.
 
There's nothing but steel in a brand new 39A lever gun, either. There is a rubber buttpad, on a nice cut-checkered walnut stock. That's the only rubber.

I highly recommend the Marlins. I bought a second one in a different (older) configuration, because I liked the new one so much.

I passed on the Golden Boy when I compared it to the Golden 39A. That's not to say the Henry isn't nice; I'll take steel over shiny mystery metal, though, when I'm spending over $400. The low-end Henrys are good plinkers, though, and if you want a WMR or HMR, they're the only game in town.

The Browning is a great gun for kids IMHO. Beautifully made and finished, but too small and toy-like for my taste. Okay, spoiled kids. Kids can start with a cheaper gun.:)

Also, Mossberg is releasing a .22 lever gun very soon. I don't know what it will cost.

I don't know of any box fed .22 levers except the Ruger "hidden hammer" models (I can't recall the model number).
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I gave up on box-fed .22 rifles including the 10/22, due to general frustration with their function. Unless they're actually broken, I have no trouble with tube feeds. YMMV.
 
One advantage of the 981T (or its predecessor the 81) is that you can load anything from CBs to shorts to longs to LRs in it. Drawbacks for some people are the synthetic stock, but I hear you can order a wood stock made for the 983 (.22 mag version) from Marlin and use that if you prefer wood. Or find an older 81.
 
I gave up on box-fed .22 rifles including the 10/22, due to general frustration with their function. Unless they're actually broken, I have no trouble with tube feeds. YMMV.
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I'm like the opposite, for some reason...

Hey, since we are in a .22 thread...

What about the Savage bolt .22s? I hear they are good guns, but what about plastic and aluminum parts? I want something that is going to last (I'd get a CZ, but having never seen one in person, I don't want to order something that might not fit me well).
 
I just picked up this Savage but I can't tell you much about it other than that it loads dummy rounds really well. I ordered a BSA Sweet 22 scope with the illuminated reticule that should be here later in the week.
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Mossberg int'l 802 plinkster bolt action .22cal rifle. cost 100-104 dollars and it is accurate.
 
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