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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
I consider myself somewhat of a lever gun man...
Henrys are cheaply made junk. They have cast receivers hidden inside a sheet metal outer receiver. Every one I have ever seen or handled just screamed "cheap toy".
.... If I were in your shoes, looking for a cheap to feed, accurate, well-made, and good looking lever gun in .38 / .357, I would be tracking down a Marlin '94.
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I consider YOU to be THE lever gun man too
. I've never even picked up a Henry centerfire, but I certainly don't consider the .22lr to be junk, in fact, it's "feel", look, and build quality seems superior in every way to my recent Marlin purchase. I purchased the "new" Marlin '94 .357 prior to the factory move, but it's not even in the same league as my old 336 30-30, in fact, it doesn't feed worth a tinker's damn. Granted, I haven't ran enough through it to pass ultimate judgement (yet), and haven't done anything to it to assist, but as a layman, that sux. I have to "rack the lever" with brute force or it will jam...SO unlike the smoothness of my old 30-30 (out of the box). IMO, a brand new, "quality" lever action shouldn't be that way, and I'm sorely disappointed in that respect. Any suggestions for a novice other than to shoot the damn thing
? .357 was scarce at the time (a couple years ago), so it just got placed in the back of the spoon container and I really haven't thought much about it until this thread.
ps: I've always opted for quality in my limited spoon purchases since I was a kid (Colt, S&W, Marlin), and the recent Marlin '94 is the only disappointment I've ever had.