Ideal smallbore rifle

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Re: Ideal smallbore rifle

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Whatever you end up with if it doesn't have a 24" barrel you will be handicapping yourself. Sight radius is huge......
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Re: Ideal smallbore rifle

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shootmore wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:25 pm Maximus, at 15 years old, won the SB Lever Action Nationals at Raton 2022 with a Henry Frontier Octagon rifle. H001TLB. I also have one, and we have two of the 22wmr for pistol cartridge division.
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I know I'm reviving an old post, but I'm interested in that Centra rear sight. Does it match up with the Henry's 3/8 dovetail well? I had assumed that the Centra base was more likely to be 11mm, but if it will work on a 3/8 Dovetail, that is welcome news.

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Re: Ideal smallbore rifle

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Funny you should mention the mod 39 with the drilled and tapped holes in the barrel. long story short, i bought one for my son and got it for a good price because someone ruined the rifle by drilling those holes! i told my son and told him if he did not want it I would find him another. he took that rifle and did some research. Turns out that to a marlin collector that rifle is worth more. It is my understanding that they made those rifles for sale at Sears and Roebuck stores. The holes were for a specific scope and mount they sold for that rifle. Who knew?
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Re: Ideal smallbore rifle

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The Henry build quality is on the light side, but they are very accurate. I'm pretty sure the 23 national SBLA champion, Luke Johnson, used a Henry and the guy who tied him, but choked in the shootoff, used a marlin 39AS. So either rifle will get the job done, it's more a matter of what suits you best. Good luck and happy shooting with whatever choice you make.
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