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Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by cal44 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 1:10 pm

A LGS has a pump action 22LR Henry on sale for $400.

I don't have any pump rifles, but do have a Mossberg 500 shotgun.

Normally I'm into lever action rifles, but this 22 pump look sweet.

Anyone have an opinion of the benefits of pump vs lever?
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Re: Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by Les » Sun Jan 29, 2017 1:40 pm

cal44 wrote:Anyone have an opinion of the benefits of pump vs lever?
I don't know about benefits, but they are a lot of fun to use. :D
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Re: Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by ditto1958 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:55 pm

I dunno about benefits, but a lotta people seem to love pumps.
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Re: Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by Travlin » Sun Jan 29, 2017 4:20 pm

If it's NIB that's a good price. You haven't bought it yet?
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Re: Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by BigAl52 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 4:59 pm

Ive been on the edge of whether to buy one or not. But if I found one on sale for 400 it would be coming home with me. Al
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Re: Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by RetiredSeabee » Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:16 pm

If it's new at $400 that is a very good deal. The advantage I see with a pump is less movement off target while working the action. And it should be faster to cycle being a straight forward and back movement.
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Re: Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by jstanfield103 » Tue Jan 31, 2017 5:01 am

The Henry pump actions are a little stiff to cycle. I Love my pump action but the lever actions are a lot smoother. Mine is a very good and accurate shooter. You really can't go wrong with a pump action like already stated they are fun to shoot, If you have lever guns you really do need a pump to go with them and change up once in a while.
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Re: Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:01 am

I bought one about a month ago and haven't shot it yet. I think a pump is better than a lever for shooting moving objects. It is much easier to stay on a moving target while pumping over working a lever. At least it is for me.
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Re: Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by ditto1958 » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:57 pm

jstanfield103 wrote:The Henry pump actions are a little stiff to cycle. I Love my pump action but the lever actions are a lot smoother. Mine is a very good and accurate shooter. You really can't go wrong with a pump action like already stated they are fun to shoot, If you have lever guns you really do need a pump to go with them and change up once in a while.
I wonder if Henry pumps smooth up after awhile. I'm tempted to buy one some day just to find out.
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Re: Pump action 22LR Henry

Post by Les » Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:37 am

ditto1958 wrote:I wonder if Henry pumps smooth up after awhile. I'm tempted to buy one some day just to find out.
They are quite smooth, but they'll never be a FN Browning Trombone. Having said that, you could fire it all day without working up a sweat. ;)
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