Considering a lever action .22 purely for plinking. Ideally one that is side eject, and optic ready. I like the Henry Golden boy, or Browning BL22 so far, but not sure if either are optic ready…Its all your fault @juststarting, I really enjoyed your CZ515, but I’m a like a little more traditional!
Thinking…
BL-22 has that typical dovetail cuts on top for rings, so optics ready. Henry, based on my pump action - same deal, @Supaduke can confirm about Henry lever action being optics ready, but I am 99.98% certain they both are. I have Skinner aperture sight on BL-22.
There are a few threads going on here… Just search for BL-22 and you will find all passive aggressive debates between @Supaduke and I about which one is better.
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The Browning wins on materials quality. At least in that it has a steel reciever. It is also somewhat more expensive.
The Henry is an excellent rifle. It is optics ready. It has very nice timber, cycles beautifully and as accurate as a lever .22 gets. Feeds everything.
If you want value for money, Henry is an easy choice. If you want a slightly fancier gun and are prepared to pay, get the Browning, or save a few dollars and get the Miroku version, same gun, same factory, different stamp, cheaper.
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Why not a 22 pump instead of a lever?
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Got a pump already…but I think I need to fill a shotgun void first. I can feel a Mossberg bolt 12g coming on…there’s a few about…
I know a guy with a sportco mod 81 he would part with
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