r/canadaguns • u/SuperSidney376 • 9d ago

Buy recommendations Best Lever .22?

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Looking to one day add a lever .22 to the collection.
In your thoughts and experiences, which is the best lever .22? Which is the nicest to shoot/your favourite? Any known issues with any of these? I’d like something that will hopefully last a long time as a plinker and target shooter, and accurate enough to be fun.

Thank you in advance!

Left to right: Henry H001, Winchester Ranger and Savage Revel

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u/Supercilious-420 9d ago

Browning lr-22 I’ve owned a Henry and it was nowhere near as nice

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u/Hinter_Lander 9d ago

The Browning lr-22 is by far the nicest lever .22

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u/bcsamsquanch 7d ago edited 7d ago

I have one and it was the first gun I purchased. My dad had a rossi pump gallery 22 I used to love shooting and the with the short throw the browning lever has a similar fun, light, fast-handling feel. That's a great innovation that takes advantage of the small cartridge. I love how it just takes a flick. The entire trigger+guard is part of the lever! Pretty accurate too I've head shot grouse with this thing using the stock sights!

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u/Icy6521 9d ago

100%, i have both and the browning is so much nicer if you don’t mind the shorter throw

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u/Supercilious-420 9d ago

Don’t mind? It’s a pretty huge advantage since you can cycle it without having your hand even leave the gun I think it’s at like 30 degrees compared to like double that in a Henry

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u/under_hunter82376 9d ago

this is the right answer

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u/KTMan77 sk 3d ago

I'm gonna have to buy one to find out, I thought the Henry was damn nice. Do the Browning's run shorts well?

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u/Supercilious-420 3d ago

I’ve run every kind of .22 and I’ve never had a single problem. The Henry .22 is a nice rifle don’t get me wrong but it’s like comparing good margarin to butter lol