.22 Henry Lever action vs .22 Marlin Lever action

[Paladin]

I retired recently (and moved out of Ca. as fast as possible). I moved to Texas and my local gun club is as fanatical about the NRA small bore matches. I am considering a .22 lever action rifle so that I can compete in the small bore and lever action small bore matches. So which is more accurate the Henry .22 lever action or the Marlin?

[Majer]

Paladin, see if you can find an older Marlin 39(Pre-Safety) I have 2 of them and they are very accurate.You'll want to try different ammo to see which one the guns likes the most.The Henry .22 is a good gun, but the Marlin is a gun that you can hand down to your grandkids.

[sledgemeister]

I have an older Marlin and its more accurate than me using pmc zapper ammo.
If I was to get another then I would consider a Browning BL22, theyre accurate but heaps lighter than the Marlin and way better quality than the henry. The Marlin weighs a ton.

[CJS3]

I've got a Henry Golden Boy. It's very accurate out to 50 yards (I can't see the target much beyond that). The action is silky smooth, and both my older grandkids love shooting it. If you can't find an older Marlin, I couldn't knock the Henry as a replacement.

[jaybet]

Gotta go with CJS3...every Marlin I've touched is a nice gun, but I have a Henry Golden Boy as well and it's a solid, nice shooting rifle. AND it's American made. I don't understand so many people bagging on the Henry quality- I've never seen anything bad about them.

[Sponsor]

[sledgemeister]

Gotta go with CJS3...every Marlin I've touched is a nice gun, but I have a Henry Golden Boy as well and it's a solid, nice shooting rifle. AND it's American made. I don't understand so many people bagging on the Henry quality- I've never seen anything bad about them.

I can bag them quite easily, a while back a fellow club member got one, thing shot like #$#, at 25m would group less than 6" didnt matter what ammo. It was sent back, got another one as a replacement and it was just as crap. Not sure if they had a bad run or what the story was, but they was far from good. (thats not the only example I come accross either)  Even pulling it apart the quality was crap. Buying american is all good and hey I love ruger and S&W etc, but henry nah, you can keep that shite over there. New Marlins also fall into that category, ever since Remington took them over their quality has gone the way of the dodo.
Seriously a decent 22 lever action you cant go past a BL22, try one and tell me a henry is honestly better.

[jaybet]

Well, that's a bad experience. I have a friend with a Big Boy and that performs nicely as well. Maybe they're like the french with wine...they send all the crappy stuff overseas.

[tombogan03884]

Well, that's a bad experience. I have a friend with a Big Boy and that performs nicely as well. Maybe they're like the french with wine...they send all the crappy stuff overseas.

Or like the Aussies with beer ? 
We get Fosters they get Coopers.   

[Timothy]

Nearly all of the Browning products are now made overseas, mostly Japan!  I don't have a big problem with Japanese products made by Japanese companies but Browning has fallen off the "must have" list for nearly everything for me.  I looked at a BPS a few years back and the fit and finish were terrible. 

The Buckmark is still made here but that's about it...I've been looking at lever actions for awhile.  It's a pretty short list of guns for me and the Henry is still on it.

I know, I'm preaching again.....

[PABLO DEL NORTE]

    WE HAVE TWO HENRY .22's & TWO MARLIN .22's.  DAUGHTER #2 LIKED THE HENRY SO MUCH, SHE TOOK ONE HOME.
DAUGHTER #3 LOVES HER HENRY AS WELL. THEY BOTH SAY THE HENRY IS SMOOTHER. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THEY BOTH ARE GOOD GUNS. GET ONE, SHOOT A LOT OF ROUNDS THRU IT, & ENJOY!!