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Crash wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:01 am

cmgee67 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:09 pm Henry in either 357 or 44mag. If you want the most durable version get the all weather. It’s rust proof and has a treated stock so it won’t ever rot.

cmgee67,

Thanks for the recommendation. If I buy another pistol-caliber lever-action, it will probably be a Henry in .357 mag with the shorter barrel (I think it's 16"). I don't think you gain much, if anything, with the extra 4" of barrel and I'm sure the shorter one is much handier.

Crash

I think that you are correct that anything over 16" doesn't buy much (except magazine capacity depending on brand). The guys at Ballistics by the Inch have some nice graphs on the subject (http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/index.html)

I've been quite happy with my Marlin in .44Mag. It's become my go-to walking around gun when I'm out at the farm as it's light, handy and packs enough punch out to 150 or so yards. I used to run it with a little 1-4x scope, but here lately have become a heretic and used a red dot.... Looks odd, but works well. I like the Marlins in this regard better than the Winchester clones as they have the side eject and a nice mounting surface on top of the receiver.