Which lever .22LR? Marlin or Henry?

[rangerruck]

taurus makes a very good lever as well, it is a copy of the old ithaca 49's, and the son of the orgional ithaca guy , well he became the henry guy. so that lever action on a 22 by henry has been perfected for a long time. so in that respect, the henry is tough to beat. it seems also that you can get a maxed out henry , all steel type, golden boy, if youcall and ask for it.

 

[moewadle]

Marlin or Henry Lever

The length of barrel in the Marlin does not, theoretically help the ballistics. So, 24 inches instead of the Henry 20 should not make it more accurate. The Henry Golden Boy weighs over 6.5 pounds so is no lightweight. I used to have a 39A and the take down feature for cleaning or traveling is really nice. I just bought a Henry Goldenboy two months ago and really like the looks and the woodwork and it shoots well but I cannot yet speak to the accuracy. However, as pointed out, the Marlin has the history and is a better "heirloom" gun it seems. moewadle

 

[Geno]

Marlin...danged accurate!

But, I prefer the 94/22

Doc2005

 

[Joe45acp]

I love my Marlin Cowboy

 

[thatguy]

I have both, an older (1958) Marlin 39A and a new Henry. I like both and both shoot real nice. The henry is more compact and costs about half as much. The Marlin is more refined, maybe a tad better in fit and finish and costs twice as much.

You choose.