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 Re: Favorite.22 lever action
[Re: 10 Gauge]
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04/27/22 12:48 PM
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Remington speedmaster is where it’s at. Oh, wait, they are gone too. No one wants to pay for both quality of worksmanship AND quality of materials. So we got what we got I have the Speedmaster's older cousin. The Remington 550. Great rifle...but it's not a lever. And you can call me crazy I don’t really care, Savage is the absolute best value in a .22 rifle and the cheapest Savage 64f goes for about $130 with a steel receiver. I think the magazine/well are pot metal though, and trigger is not great. Still not a lever... Sorry friend, as soon as i was reminded about the ZAMAC receivers Henry uses I went full retard over it. But I could probably settle for a Henry in a lever .22, not much other choice in current production. Rossi uses some mystery metal in their lever action .22 as well. At least Henry hasn’t hidden the zinc alloy from us, supposedly it is the highest grade and longest lasting, most corrosion resistant grade of ZAMAC available. But it just turns me off because I know they picked ZAMAC because it’s cheaper to buy and easier to cast and machine, yet you still pay a premium price. They do offer a cheaper version but it has a zinc barrel band connecting the barrel to the tube. That’s taking it too far imo. Can't disagree with you on that zinc crap. I can only hope that Ruger/Marlin revitalizes the old 39a. I snap up a new one in a heartbeat.
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Re: Favorite.22 lever action
[Re: R83steve]
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04/27/22 01:04 PM
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AP2714
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I'd like to try a Henry sone day. I think they look great, but feel cheap to me after handling my 9422's. I'm sure I'll get one before long.
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Re: Favorite.22 lever action
[Re: R83steve]
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04/27/22 01:17 PM
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Isn’t there an Italian company making 39A copies? Pretty sure I saw that somewhere recently.
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Re: Favorite.22 lever action
[Re: R83steve]
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04/27/22 10:36 PM
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R83steve
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After all these posts, I looked at the marlin and Winchester on one of the gun trader sites.  Boy, what they are asking for them.
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Re: Favorite.22 lever action
[Re: R83steve]
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04/27/22 10:55 PM
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Hadn't shot or owned one
2 different friends bought the Henry 22's and I handled both.
The actions worked smooth enough. I haven't heard any feedback
from either one as far as problems so far
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Re: Favorite.22 lever action
[Re: R83steve]
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04/27/22 11:26 PM
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TexFlip
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I'd rather not have a lever 22 than shoot any of the ugly azz rifles currently being made by Browning or Henry. Give me a 100 year old Marlin. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/04/full-38597-345323-fb_img_1539742753931.jpg)
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Favorite.22 lever action
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04/27/22 11:29 PM
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TexFlip
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Isn’t there an Italian company making 39A copies? Pretty sure I saw that somewhere recently. Chiappa
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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