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| quote: Originally posted by Peanut15:
Mine is a grade 1 that I have owned for 20 years. I really like the short lever throw. Love that rifle.
A lot of lever actions owners say it is their must fun to shoot gun. If it ever stops raining here I'm going to give it a try !!
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| Congrats on a great rifle
I have my dad’s he must have bought it in the 70’s or 80’s. It has maybe a trillion rounds through it. The only repair that has ever been done with it is a new ejector spring I put in last year. That shirt throw is the bomb. An accurate and great handling little lever gun.
Could someone tell me about the grades? Thanks. Or I could get off my butt and look it up too.... |
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| Good shooter. I have one, too. I put and old Mossberg trainer scope on it. 
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| Another Marlin guy here, I bought a BL-22 just because of other people's comments about how great they were ... I didn't care for their action on the lever, maybe it was just mine but it felt mushy at the end of the throw. It shot well and was comfortable but I just couldn't get past the feel of the lever ... traded it for a Henry "Evil Roy" that caught my eye at a show, silver finish, 16"octagonal barrel and slender forarm like the original Marlin 39.  If you really want something you'll find a way ...
... if you don't you'll find an excuse.
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| quote: Originally posted by Micropterus:
But they're accurate, aren't they? I never put a scope on mine. And they are light enough to shoot one-handed. I was leaning against a tree hunting squirrels and I could hear a squirrel coming down a tree at my 8 o'clock. I gripped the rifle with my right hand, twisted around, pulled the butt into my right bicep, and otherwise fired it like a pistol. Head shot, dead squirrel. Never even used my left hand. Great little rifles. I love .22s built as .22s, scaled to .22s, and which handle like .22s. The BL22 is that in spades.
Yes , they are accurate. Also I was impressed how quickly I could get on target, seemed like the sights were quick to line up, even though the front was a bit blurry for me. Great handling .22.
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| quote: Originally posted by jdshank:
The price of getting old!
I know you are right 
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| quote: Originally posted by Peanut15:
I really like the short lever throw.
I shot a friend's once and chuckled that I could work the action basically by opening and closing my hand.
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