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Ok Id like to see if you had to make a choice and you could only have one Henry which one would it be and why

Actually, I think I would get the Small Game Rifle in 22 WMR.

I like the caliber and the gun, seems like an all round hunting package.

BBS .357 I reload and could most likely shoot it cheaper than a .22 WMR.

I agree with Travlin. My BBS carbine is extremely versatile because I can load 38 special down to small game velocities, and 357 is plenty capable of taking bigger game.

I believe that HRA makes the only lever action(s) in 17HMR. The Octagon in 17HMR would be my choice.

I think the make the only .327 but that don't float my boat.

Hey guys, when you say that you can load special loads and such for a wide variety of games and conditions, I would just like to say we're not talking about owning one gun, right? I mean I get to keep my Marlins and Winchester?

There was another thread about if you could only have one gun. Maybe we should start that thread again?

We could!!!!! Or I could say if you could only have ONE levergun which one would it be and why

I'm still sticking with the BBS carbine in 357. Out of the 4 lever actions I own, it would be the one I kept IF I had to choose.

for me, it would be a tough choice .... I'd probably go with our CCH 45-70 .... it can do everything our 357 & 44 Mag can do but they can't do everything it can .... light load it with Cowboy Action ammo and it ain't bad to shoot .... load it with full power ammo and it can take down anything walking in this country

BigAl52 wrote:We could!!!!! Or I could say if you could only have ONE levergun which one would it be and why

ONE LEVERGUN! It would be a 45-70 for it's versatility but I'd be forced to choose a Marlin 1895CB with it's 23inch tapered octagon barrel.

But if I could only own one car (which I do) it would be a Mustang

BigAl I think this thread is unwinding....

I'd have to go with a steel version of the H009 30-30. It's about as generally useful, and easy to shoot, as you can get. But if I lived where a Grizzly Bear could be encountered, I'd ratchet up to a 45-70 .

Henry88 wrote:But if I could only own one car (which I do) it would be a Mustang

BigAl I think this thread is unwinding....

Nothin wrong with a Mustang at all just don't try it in the snow.

45/70 CCH - no contest. The most fun gun I have ever shot.

My 357 carbine, the 38 can do so much, and the 357 is there as a bad boy... and with my skinner sights, she's a shooter.

I have the .22WMR and the BBS .44 carbine. Of the two, I would hang onto the .44.
Why? I dunno. An argument can be made for either one, I just choose the .44.
Besides, it costs a little more so you have to like it more to cough up the price of admission.

Under my current circumstances, my .357 H006M is pretty much useless outside of a shooting range. It's not a legal hunting firearm in CT unless used on 10 acres or more of private property and, other than that, can't legally be discharged outside of a shooting range.

On the other hand, my classic 22LR is a legal small game hunting rifle. It is my hope to enjoy hunting for the first time (at 67 yrs old), so I would choose it for that reason. That said, I prefer to shoot my BBB and I take it to the range much more often than my H001. When I begin to plan an outing of hunting squirrel or rabbit, I'll bring the H001 more often.

The 1860 cuz I love it.

If I could only have one, and I reload, I would probably go with a 30-30 model as the .30-.30 is more versatile - when reloaded -than say over a .357 mag. The 30-30 can be loaded down to .38 special velocities on up to typical 30-30 rifle loadings with similar bullet weights.

I have to agree with the steel Carbine in 357. Such a versatile round, and rifle.