Thread: Thinking of getting a Henry lever 22

Originally Posted by jimfish

Why do all that work to shoot a 22 got a ruger 10/22 all you do is keep pullin the trigger until its mt. have had mine for over 30 yrs no probs. besides arth . is so bad don't think I could work a lever action. But that Henery is a fine gun.

mr jim, you the first or one of the first that has said they have had a 10/22 and no problems. had one, but never another one. those things are finicky at best, at least mine was...yours being 30 years old could be why you have had no problems.....

I have 2...well, the be's do. Both of em shoot $80 an hour with no problems and both were manufactured within the last 3 years.

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

I have 2...well, the be's do. Both of em shoot $80 an hour with no problems and both were manufactured within the last 3 years.

I'm assuming you are talking about 10/22's, they do throw lead. But what I want to know is where you find that much 22 ammo.

i have one of the henrys and really like it. mine is the 22 mag. shoots true and no problems. killed a bunch of hogs with it.

Originally Posted by SteveJ

I'm assuming you are talking about 10/22's, they do throw lead. But what I want to know is where you find that much 22 ammo.

Finding .22 ammo isn't the problem...it's affording the ones I find...$$$$$$

Henry makes a very high quality rifle for the money. Either will serve you well. The heavy barrel is cooler but it's heavier (duh), so if you have young shooters you may want to keep that in mind.

Be aware that the rifle has a very low comb and you'll find that a good cheek weld is nearly impossible. You can't really put your head down and go at it. Granted, many really good .22 shooters don't actually use the sights for much. My old man can look down the barrel and steer the bullet by the strength of his will.

10/22s are great, reliable rifles. But, they're semi-automatics. You have to clean them every now and then.

I learned to shoot on my grandmothers Remington model 34. Sweetest shooting .22 ever! Was purchased in 1936 and will be passed down to one of my sons.

I'm adoptable, Carl.