rear, ramp front; drilled and tapped for scope mounts, Stock: Checkered American black walnut w/recoil pad and sling swivels, Sights: Folding adj. Already got a Henry 45-70 (all weather) after your last review. The new Long Ranger incorporates Henry's interpretation of certain Model 88 and Model 99 design elements, along with their own innovations. Most notably, the Henrys trigger is mounted in the receiver, while the BLRs is attached to the finger lever and travels with it. Side-eject Marlins have been able to accept scopes for generations, and the Savage 99 was the first factory rifle to be drilled and tapped clear back in the 1950s. I have a 308 blr white gold that just does not want to group consistently, even after a trigger job, really has nothing to do with the trigger traveling with the lever. Usually all that remains is copper jacket material. Theres no plastic on this gun. You can do it with the Midwest Industries Marlin MLOK handguard, one of the Henry X lever guns, a Henry Long Ranger, even a Mare's Leg though like the Tac-14 vs. a Remington 870 it's not going to be as effective as a Henry Big Boy X Model or Big Boy Steel Side Gate. I use a brass rod, a muzzle guard (Kleen-Bore, Dewey or Bore-Tech) and Shooters Choice MC-7. And why not? Im having and issue. My Henry will make a fine gun to haul on my quad or the back seat of my 44. Obviously not a lever gun fan. No way near as fast. The Long Ranger has many improved features over the Browning BLR. its become so restrictive on AR platforms, does anyone know if there are 5.56 cartridges upcoming with propellant and bullets where the 5.56 has better knockdown power for use in the back country, for both hunting and large animal defensive purposes-. This also allows the receiver to be made of lightweight aluminum alloy, reducing the weight of the rifle, since the receiver merely holds the operating parts and is not a factor in the operating strength of the action. With a five-round detachable box magazine, the BLR made it safe and easy to chamber the rifles for pointed or tipped projectiles, opening the door to heavier magnum rounds, including some of the WSMs. The Long Ranger stock has a slightly longer length of pull (1/4") and a lot more pitch down, although the drop at comb feels similar. 2. I looked it over very well and excellent craftsmanship never came to mind, not when comparing to the wood of other similar priced satin walnut firearms. Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss the Predator 4 and Predator 8. Few guns stir all-American pride like the Made in America or Not Made at All Henry Repeating Arms rifles. The Henry Long Ranger is available in four chamberings: .223 Rem/5.56 NATO, .243 Win, .308 Win, and 6.5 Creedmoor and is capable of handling everything from varmints to big game. Since we dont get elk or big bears, Im still debating what to get thats practical. Hard to shoot well while chucking one's cookies. I know a couple guys that had the long rangerminute of barn was all they could muster, I just went to look. Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.5. A spongy, heavy trigger was one of the most common complaints about the Model 88. Guns and Guitars 241K subscribers Subscribe 51K Share 4.8M views 2 years ago Hey guys, if you like. These are completely different "feeling" guns. I'd be more concerned with the trigger and the warranty. BLR in 308 and Long Ranger in 243. How do you Sully the office? Lever actions have been chambered to many cartridges, from pistol cartridges on up to pachyderm-capable powerhouses. The Henry stock has a slimmer fore end and a smaller circumference at the grip, which feels better to me, as I am a fan of slender stocks. The Long Ranger's trigger is definitely superior. Without efficiency this wouldnt make sense, but the lever-action is more effective than we give it credit for. Plus, unlike the Browning BLR, this gun is entirely US made at about the same price. Marlin saw a new, untapped market when they brought out their .444 Marlin and a new Model 95 .45-70 and followed up with the .450 Marlin. Marlin is back and selling new variations of their 94, 336, and 95 lever actions as fast as they can make them. I owned a Browning BLR in 308 Winchester. Shame! fast-cycling, box magazine beauty is a rifle that shoots. The magazine holds four rounds, (4+1). I believe that both the Lehigh Defense Company and Underwood Ammunition Company have been producing some of the most significant breakthroughs in ammunition design and loadings to date. No, but I didn't pay anywhere near that much either. Again I love it. But to be perfectly clear, 250 rounds went into the gun, 250 rounds went out the barrel, and all of them fired well. Working the lever provides a smooth bolt slide in and out of the receiver. I really like the looks of the Henry, but I do not like a gun that I cannot completely take apart-easily. I gladly wait to save the money and have yet to be disappointed for doing so. Second, the high gloss wood finish on the stock and high gloss bluing gives the rifle an incredible glare in sunlight while working through the woods. Who wants a long range rifle with the ballistics of a pistol? Another point to ponder. bolt removal etc. All clip feed levers have this issue because they depress the cartridge feeder spring when operating the bolt. I wasnt kidding about buying it. Can't talk for the Henry, but I had the BLR back in the day. So one of those and a revolver makes the most sense. This is not John Waynes revolver it is a modern work of art! The magazine didnt fit flush and rattled really bad. Will be trading for hopefully a Henry 7mm-08 in the near future! | My sons and my right handed friends can easily shoot it too. This right at the top fo the BLR list when it comes to elegance. I have owned both. The workmanship is excellent, I shot over 100 rounds and saw no change in bullet grouping, amazing. It turns out that the 22 long rifle doesn't need to be built like a .460 Weatherby and that the pot metal/advanced lightweight alloy will last much longer than 99.923% of shooters need it to. After firing 210 rounds through the gun, into my second round of accuracy testing, the HPR 150gr TTSX BT cartridge was very tight in the chamber. Firearms dont get much more iconic than John Moses Brownings legendary Auto-5 semi-auto shotgun, affectionately called the Humpback for its distinctive drop at the rear of the receiver. Henry rifles are great, everything about them is nicely done- except for the loading (but thats my own personal preference). A red-dot sight on a lever-action offers flexibility out to moderate ranges, but please dont infer that Im anti-scope. I loved it and shot some hogs with it, but I hadnt seen an eye doctor in a while and conceded that I couldnt resolve the front sight. Then they had to re-think everything. Thanks for that input, JWT. the Blr has been done, I saw the 338 for sale for just yesterday. I decided that the tacticool crap was not for me & have stayed away from it. For those of you who preferiron sights, Henry makes a version with sights included. The BLR Lightweight with a pistol grip walnut stock, the subject of this comparison, comes with a 20" carbine length, chromoly, button rifled barrel in short action calibers. Joined: Feb 2009. For hunters seeking greater stopping power when hunting bigger game, stepping up to the similarly designed Marlin Model 1895 chambered in .45-70 Govt is ideal. This rifle is an ultra-modern design built with state-of-the-art materials and methods. And BTW, a Savage bear hunter bolt action has a street price of $1000. His groups were really tight. This appears to be a good solid rifle in the class of box magazine lever guns. .300 BO? I have had several blrs without a single issue. The devil is, as usual, in the details, which I hope this comparison has helped to clarify. Re: BLR vs. Henry Long Ranger. The companyfigured they could make money selling a good product that customers wanted. Give a Gift They wont have sights or spare magazines available until March unfortunately. and .300 WSM. They did have a 243 with much better looking wood but not my flavor. Often I see that with all-copper bullets because they tend to be made from a softer copper alloy and can really lay down copper in the bore. Had a chance to buy one in 1978 for $225. With their front locking bolts, the BLR and Long Ranger are as intrinsically accurate as comparable autoloading, falling block and bolt action hunting rifles. Slim Fit Leather Jackets brings this iconic jacket from animation to reality, especially for all the fans of this video game. The lever action is John Wayne, fast-firing Chuck Connors as The Rifleman, and even Teddy Roosevelt. 6.5 Creedmoor: nothing beats 120 GMX Superformance in short action. I guess its the same, if you dont look after your gun, it wont look after you. This is because of the higher pressures produced by the 5.56 cartridge & also slight differences in the throat length and angles of each. My daughter has one of mine now in 243. Turnbull also offers the .470 Turnbull, scaled down to fit the Marlin action. The Big Horn Armory M89 Spike Driver, chambered to .500 S&W, is another big-bore lever action. Sometimes certain bullets and bores just dont get along nicely. Has no tolerance for any heat. Lehigh Defense currently produces a Controlled Chaos Bullet for 5.56 NATO in 2 wieghts. The Henry 6.5 Creedmoor Long Ranger carries a price tag of $1,066. The Henry has a slimmer stock and fore end, which provides an overall sleeker feel and silhouette that I prefer. Tired of the tacticool crap. In close cover shots are often fast and presentations arent always perfect. I couldnt disagree with you more. Now those Xmetel bulk loads shot fine in my BCL 102 (east shit Justine) so I wondered if the seemingly picky nature or my long ranger a known issue and put their as a trap so the Henry shame clown could track me down and hit me with a fish for using crap on such a fine gun, or is it a anomaly that passed through QA, QC by mistake? When I bought a 358 BLR, his advice was to clean the bolt rack often with a toothbrush and solvent. Being old I like lever action rifles and both of these manufactures make one chambered in 308. Both stocks fit me fine and my eye lines up correctly with a scope mounted in low or medium height rings when I bring the rifles to my shoulder. Mine is in .308 and will kick empties as well as my Model 88 or Browning BLR had. These are the Browning BLR and the Henry Long Ranger, both of which have been the subject of full length Guns and Shooting Online reviews. Stay in the know. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. I noticed other comments. Why hadHenry departed from itstraditionaltube-fed designs? A max load of RL19 and 150 Sierra MK bullets turned it into a tack driver. 6.5 Cteedmoor as well as .338 Federal will be two of the additional rounds released later this year. In modern, versatile cartridges, the BLR and Henry .308 are almost the only answer in new rifles and the used-gun rack provides more solutions. JWTaylor, your article here has pretty much convinced me that this will be the gun for me. Henrys .22s are low quality fwiw. Lever-action rifles have traditionally suffered ballistically from things such as the strength of their designs and cartridges for which theyre chambered. Ive been looking for a sighted 308 Long Ranger for a couple of months now and cant find one anywhere unless you want to spend an extra 600 bucks for a special edition model which I wouldnt dare take hunting anyway. Interesting is the huge growth in big-bore lever actions (a.k.a. it seems to kick harder then my Marlin 45-70 dark (sbl) and I would not have ever guessed it when the rounds are side by side. I was expecting 1.5 to 2MOA. For an old-school hunting experience, seek out either a new or used Winchester 94 and relive past hunting days. Henry makes a .243 in one main rifle, The Long Ranger. So far it has taken 5 deer and 7 pigs. Didnt have to look for a left handed bolt. Both rifles use two-piece stocks with a butt that terminates in a functional recoil pad. I just sold a BLR in .308, thought it was a great gun. ), I know of only two current production lever action rifles intended for use with modern high intensity cartridges (.243 Win., .308 Win., etc.). One of the things I really like about Imperato is that he is unquestionably a true American Patriot. I had the trigger worked a bit, but it still was a bit heavy. Itsreleased viaa black, flush-fit round button. Some guns are fancy collector pieces, too nice or historically important to take afield with regularity. Often regretted that decision. Great wood, good metal work, points well, light recoil, great trigger, mine is just a bit over 3 lbs. The gun did much better with other rounds. Time didnt allow a thorough testing of several different loads to further diagnose the stringing so I simply pushed a patch wetted with Hoppes Elite Bore Cleaner followed by a dry patch between groups. Most people dont consider $1,000 a reasonable price, about 1/2 that is a reasonable price for the average working man. The Long Ranger's checkering wraps around the grip area in one panel and wraps around the fore end in another panel. Remarks are appreciated. Keep in mind that there are no flies on the .308 Winchester (or the old .300 Savage). Add to that the greater ballistic ability afforded by shooting pointed bullets and the Long Ranger delivers what its name promises. Beautiful gun and great review, Im going to start saving my pennies. However, instead of burying the receiver in a one-piece stock in Model 88 and bolt action style, a two-piece stock design more reminiscent of traditional lever action rifles (Savage 99, etc.) If you want to use the rifle for snap shooting or firing from the kneel or off a tree, stick with medium height rings. I am surprised it was that accurate and the trigger is heavier than I would like but I am sure it is very crisp and smooth at least. The BLR is more standard shape and feel of the butt stock and foregrip. Scope Selection for Precision Rifles: 5 Questions to Ask Before Buying. I have an old Marlin 1895 in .38-55 presently, but it needs a LOT of work. I found no quantifiable difference in their inherent accuracy. I also picked up a LongRanger .308 in January 2017, while it was on sale at Cabelas. The Henry trigger stays on the reciever when the lever is cycled why the BLR has a trigger attached to the lever. 4. (Keep your finger outside of the trigger guard as you operate the action of traditional lever action rifles and the Long Ranger.) Down here we rarely need more than 100 yards range but there is lots of growing stuff so a Henry big bore rifle makes sense. Nosler Accubonds have never failed me in his caliber. Its just as good, if not better than most of the bolt-action rifles in this price range. If you design a lever gun that takes 20-round AR-10 magazines, you can call it The Nonfunctional Knuckle Smasher. The forends on these guns is so thin its like holding a red rider bb gun. Last year, Henry Repeating Arms entered the long-range lever gun business by introducing its Long Ranger rifle chambered in .223 Rem., .243 Win. I have owned one or another M71/.348 since I was in my 20s, often used for hogs and black bearseven bison. Of course, yourbodys geometry will determine how you set the gun. Aesthetically, both rifles attempt to combine a modern appearance with a traditional styling. Copyright 2017 by Chuck Hawks. I own sometwo dozen bolt guns. Henry can keep up with demand eh? The Browning BLR and Henry Long Ranger rifles are engineered to bypass the pressure limitations of traditional lever action designs. I plan to find a Henry Long Ranger and put my hands on it to see how I like the way it feels and handles. Sometimes a fast second shot saves the day! If you havent seen or handled one They have been outstanding leaders in this field for many years now. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I already own a lever action 22 (Henry). What i said was true. Except for custom gun manufacturers, Henrys customer service puts everyone else to shame. benefit from having higher ballistic coefficients. And there are other alternatives, including Big Horn Armorys new Model 89 and some excellent off-shore reproductions of classic designs. I hope they get around to a pistol grip sooner rather than later. I dont think "lever action" goes with "good trigger". They are essentially bolt action rifles operated by an lever. The Winchester Model 94 has been one of the longest-lasting and most well-respected lever-action rifles ever produced. and .300 Win. After theteeny tiniest bit of pre-travel it breaks cleanly, at what Id guess to be between three to four pounds. A smooth working action is a Henryhallmark, and this one is no different. It also has less creep (almost none) before release. (See our series of suggested caliber offerings for the Long Ranger under the "Henry Long Ranger Rifle Information" heading on the Rifle Information index page.) This prevents stabbing the index finger with the end of the trigger as the lever is closed. I used to have a BLR. 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