Pistol caliber lever guns

Can't say on the Rossi but I had a Henry 22LR and a Henry in 45/70 and both were very nice rifles with very smooth actions. They shot good to.
 
With the exception of the winchester, all will likely need a little smoothing out to get it where I like em. The Rossi is a really popular gun for a reason, the fit in finish is acceptable. I personally would go Rossi before a Henry. Not to sh1t on em but I handled a lot of their centerfires when shopping for an all weather .45-70 and the Henry just isnt a tasteful design IMO. Not sure who makes an "All weather" gun with painted wood stocks and doesnt even take the time to checker them. The henry all weathers ive handled from 2018 to now have all been pretty rough. Their pistol caliber stuff isnt as bad. The Rossi's actually clean up very easily, much like a Winchester. Not much needs done to smooth em out pretty well. They are closer to a Winchester 92 too so thats a bonus. The Marlins are crazy money right now.
 
The only Henry I've had was a golden 22, super smooth action and decent accuracy.
I've owned a few Rossi 92's in 44mag, 357 and 45colt all worked fine with a little bit of smoothing out but i could never get the 357 to reliably cycle 38 specials so I traded it for a Marlin for use in cowboy action shooting for my wife.
One thing about the Henry if needed it's easier to mount a scope if needed
 
I have had a Rossi (Puma) for twenty years or more. It is in .44-40 and will be here when I die. Great little carbine.

I also have four Marlins .22, .32-20, .30-30, 45-70. Great guns also.
 
From my experience, I'm not sure you can give Winchester a pass for everything that they put out in pistol caliber lever guns. I've bought several lever guns from various makers in the past, and the worst of the bunch was a Model 94 Trapper in 45 LC. It chewed up and badly scratched brass just chambering a round through the action.

I took it to a Smith who polished it up. When I returned to get it, he told me he had never seen so many "porcupine quills" left on the mechanism of a lever action rifle in his life. After his work it was acceptable, but it was an abortion right out of the box.

Other models bought did not include a Henry, but I have bought several of their RF lever guns and they have been smooth and good shooters. My grand kids love them. The larger ones in pistol calibers and rifle cartridges just don't feel good in my hands.

I've had good luck with the Rossi brand and with the Uberti brand. The Rossi needs to have the screwy top mounted safety lever replaced, but I have several of the smooth buttons on hand to do that, which is a quick 15 minute fix. I especially like the Uberti lever guns, especially the Model 1873's. Good quality and good looks too.

Marlins lever action rifles have a long accepted and well proven history of reliability and quality that very few people can argue about.
 
I picked up a rossi. It doesn't have a top mount safety. Spent the last couple days polishing action parts. I hope to get around to shooting it here shortly.
 
Originally Posted By: crapshootI picked up a rossi. It doesn't have a top mount safety. Spent the last couple days polishing action parts. I hope to get around to shooting it here shortly.

Whoops....my bad. I went and dug the rifle out that I was picturing in my mind with the safety on the top. It is actually a Hartford Model 92 octagon barreled 357 Mag. Some Rossi 92's have the same set-up however.

http://www.thesmithshop.com/rossi92safety_.html
 
Originally Posted By: Winny FanOriginally Posted By: crapshootI picked up a rossi. It doesn't have a top mount safety. Spent the last couple days polishing action parts. I hope to get around to shooting it here shortly.

Whoops....my bad. I went and dug the rifle out that I was picturing in my mind with the safety on the top is actually a Hartford Moel 92 octagon barreled 357 Mag. Some Rossi 92's have the same set-up however.

http://www.thesmithshop.com/rossi92safety_.html

Im guessing mine is an older puma model.
 
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