POLL: Favorite Rimfire Levergun

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Sun May 18, 2008 9:23 am

For the folks who may be feeling left out, how about a look at our collective preferences in rimfire leverguns ?

What is your PRIMARY Rimfire levergun ?

1 ) Browning BL (.17/.22)

2 ) Erma

3 ) Henry (YB/GB/Std)

4 ) Ithaca (49/72)

5 ) Marlin 39 ( plus 39A/D/M/Whatever)

6 ) Mossberg

7 ) Ruger

8 ) Taurus

9 ) Winchester 200 Series (150/250/255/D)

10 ) Winchester 9422 (all, + .17/.22)

11) Winchester 73 (+ repros)

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Sun May 18, 2008 9:42 am

9422 mag

bsaride · Post by **bsaride** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:21 am

Marlin 39, no suffix

jdad · Post by **jdad** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:52 am

Real easy to answer that one.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:14 am

Marlin Mountie.

Nancy has a Taurus 62 LA, and it's fun and accurate, but the safety is a firing pin lock that allows the hammer to drop, the action won't cycle with the hammer back, and it's OAL sensitive.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:21 am

#10; Winchester 9422 .22 S. L. LR.

Should have been listed as #1 on the list.

Joe

salvo · Post by **salvo** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:33 am

rangerider7 wrote:9422 mag

I'm with rangerider7

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:55 am

Marlin TDS in .22

505stevec · Post by **505stevec** » Sun May 18, 2008 12:08 pm

Winchester 9422 is the only one I have experience with. The Henry looks too much like a cheap knock off though

meanc · Post by **meanc** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:13 pm

Well, I love to shoot them all...

My Win 9422 and 1957 Marlin Mountie 39a is probably the most accurate and both get shot a whole lot...

But my "highly customized"

Henry H001 gets the most play time.

It's about as close to looking like a true classic style lever than any of the newer Marlins or Winchesters and with the 16" barrel is a whole lot handier.

And I just don't worry about it getting dinged up too much.

Post by **Old Savage** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:38 pm

10 is a 10 with me.

wildmanh · Post by **wildmanh** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:40 pm

I only have one Leveraction .22 the Henry H001T and I really like it. Fun to shoot and work the lever.

Heber

bsaride · Post by **bsaride** » Sun May 18, 2008 2:29 pm

jdad,

ya gotta choose one, I see 39s and 1897s

buckeyeshooter · Post by **buckeyeshooter** » Sun May 18, 2008 2:33 pm

marlin 39

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sun May 18, 2008 4:52 pm

Ithaca Model 49 repeater I had as a child.

Now lost to time.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:37 pm

5 ) Marlin 39 ( plus 39A/D/M/Whatever)

I've always had a special place in my heart for the "M"....same guts as the 39A, but not at all the same..... One of JDads' Ms came to live at my house and it was raised very proper, indeed

Steelbanger · Post by **Steelbanger** » Sun May 18, 2008 6:32 pm

The 39A is my favorite here with an 1897 Texan coming in second. Long live the 22 LR levergun!

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Sun May 18, 2008 8:35 pm

If I were to vote on "smoothness" I'd definitely vote for the Henry.

If I were to vote on "what a levergun should LOOK like, I'd vote Winchester or Marlin 39a.

If I were to vote on what works flawlessly, is fun to shoot, accurate enough to hit 2" steel at 75 yards with every shot, and my favorite "kids" gun as well as my favorite "novice" gun to introduce someone to the fun of shooting . . . it would clearly be my funny-looking but very affordable RUGER 96/22. I want to get another so I can keep peep sights on it for ME, since I always keep the red-dot on it for newbies and the kids.

stinkycat · Post by **stinkycat** » Sun May 18, 2008 8:46 pm

Marlin 39a

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:08 pm

Marlin 39 mountie!

Thunder50 · Post by **Thunder50** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:15 pm

39A----Mid 70's version. Probably 10,000 rounds and more through it. No problems.

LeverBob · Post by **LeverBob** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:21 pm

1950 Marlin 39A.

LeverBob

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:07 pm

My favorite is the one I've got:

Though I think I could be persuaded to really like a brass framed 1873 TD.

ceb · Post by **ceb** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:15 pm

The 39A for me,

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:54 am

Winchester 9422 followed closely by my Winchester 9422M.

Kirby · Post by **Kirby** » Mon May 19, 2008 3:06 am

My Winchester 9422M was my favorite - a beautifully made, accurate rifle. I let my wife carry it only once - she fell into a muddy ditch while hunting with it.
I made sure the rifle was OK before I helped her out the ditch. Something she has never forgiven me for...

I don't like the safety aspect of front loading tubular magazines.
A lot of rabbit shooters in Australia operate at night with spotlights from vehicles. A tubular mag is just not practical.
My current lever rimfire is a Ruger 96/22 - much safer to load and unload.

Kirby.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:33 am

this one......... 9422

Grizzly Adams · Post by **Grizzly Adams** » Mon May 19, 2008 12:42 pm

This is my favorite 22LR lever action. Uberti 1866 SRC.

Note lack of loading gate. It is tube loaded like the 1890 Winchester.

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:01 pm

My bad - that's the gun I was thinking of, not the 1873...

dr walker · Post by **dr walker** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:50 pm

Marlin 39m

woods-walker · Post by **woods-walker** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:49 pm

Winchester 9422 Magnum

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Mon May 19, 2008 8:11 pm

my vote is 9422

dbateman · Post by **dbateman** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:47 am

i have to say my 9422 is my favorite 22 it just fits me nice:)

reddnek · Post by **reddnek** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:14 am

Any Marlin

Noah Zark · Post by **Noah Zark** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:03 am

Marlin 39M is my favorite, closely followed by the Browning BL-22.

Noah

AndyM · Post by **AndyM** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:30 am

Winchester 9422 22LR for me.
Followed by my Remington 572 pump, ruger 10/22 customized semi, Ruger MKII bull barrel target handgun, and my Dad's Single Six

Boomer45 · Post by **Boomer45** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:06 pm

39M first followed by my 39A

Bruce Scott · Post by **Bruce Scott** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:16 pm

Only have the one and never tried another. 9422 and happy!

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:20 pm

Of the choices: The 39A.

But,
My all time favorite is my Martini Greener .22! I can shoot that rifle better than just about any rifle I have.

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:21 pm

#5 The marlin is tops!!!

shooter · Post by **shooter** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:58 pm

Henry .22 mag
Marlin "custom" 39A. I say it's a custom cuz it's built from a bunch of different scrap guns. It has a half octagonal barrel and functions smooth as silk. Accurate too

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:41 pm

Kirby wrote:I let my wife carry it only once - she fell into a muddy ditch while hunting with it.
I made sure the rifle was OK before I helped her out the ditch. Something she has never forgiven me for...

You dummy, you're supposed to have HER check to see if the gun is ok, then hand it to you for verification, before you LET her climb out of the ditch on her own...!

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:47 pm

Well I only have the Marlin 39A so I guess I like it best.

GEOFF · Post by **GEOFF** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:24 am

Any 24" barrel MARLIN 39a. So far I've got a 1955 vintage 39a, a brand new 39AS, and an 1897 Texan. The 24" barreled ones are my favorites.

By the way, BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION JDAD!!!!!!!!!!

Geoff