I have a serious jones on for the Henry in .357, since I already have pistols and reloading gear in that caliber.
Beautiful pieces, all.
me like.
i lost all my other firearms in a flood.
Complete and utter BS!!! the lack of a side loading gate makes this rifle completely useless!! You loose the option of quick reloads keeping the magazine topped off easily, and having to find a place to pull the magazine tube spring out to load it. Marlins, Brownings and Winchesters are way superior to these rifles.
Not sure it’s “the best”. My Winchester 71 in .348 Winchester is a pretty awesome rifle.
I have owned a lot of lever guns in my life. Most of them were model 94’s or 336 Marlins. Several .44 mags by Browning or Marlin model 1894. I remember one Marlin in 32-20.
Probably the best one was a bit of crap in a way but it worked so well, I wish I had kept it.
I was a J.C. Higgins version of the model 94. It had a receiver made of some kind of metal which would not keep the bluing and most of it had worn off. Someone before me had added a Redfield receiver sight.
It was the most accurate 30-30 I have ever had and the action was really slick. Did I mention the receiver sight? Absolutely loved it.
Actually, the best all around lever gun is the venerable Savage 99. (of course, my opinion) Accurate as a bolt gun, chambered in modern high pressure spritzer bullet cartridges from 250 Sav through 358 Win, simple trigger job makes it near bolt gun smooth and crisp. Did I say accurate like a bolt gun? Lightweight, a joy to hunt with and capable of all NA game.
Henry’s are neat too, and currently made, but low pressure classics like 357 through 45/70. The 99 died a death of cost and market share....
I think an average 99 in a common caliber like 308 is about the same cost as a Big Boy these days.
It looks like they copied the Marlin 1895. So paying more for a Marlin clone with inferior mode of loading. I will pass, thanks.
That said, the mote choices the better. I hope somebody buys these.
