This will be my next irrational purchase. Even so, the gold standard and most plentiful lever-action cartridge is the .30-30, 125 years old and chambered in millions of rifles. Although production runs arent huge, Brownings sleek, fast BLR offers modern alternatives. 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 guess its the same, if you dont look after your gun, it wont look after you. Caliber: .308 7.62X51 The Henry trigger stays on the reciever when the lever is cycled why the BLR has a trigger attached to the lever. The BLR is currently chambered to 17 cartridges, including four WSMs and two belted magnums. Stock: Straight grip checkered American Walnut with butt pad MSRP: $1014.95 ( at Cabela's for ~$889) Ratings (out of five stars): Style, Fit and Finish * * * * * Need Help?service@guns.comCall (866)582-4867, PO Box 1131 13800 Nicollet Blvd Burnsville, MN 55337 2023Guns.com. The BLR safety system requires the shooter to draw the hammer back to a "quarter cock" position. Aesthetics are a personal matter. Additional classy touches include a fluted bolt left in the white, gold finished aluminum trigger, steel sling swivel studs and a solid black recoil pad. Included are steel sling swivel studs, Weaver style scope bases and a solid black recoil pad. I have owned one or another M71/.348 since I was in my 20s, often used for hogs and black bearseven bison. the quality of the Browning BLR rifles is so much better than any Henry rifle made,there is no way i would spend any money on Henry rifles. Then they had to re-think everything. Just found out about the Long Ranger while researching problems with my BLR 7mm-08 and no satisfaction coming from customer service or repair shop at Browning . 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. The advantage of a detachable magazine is there is no need to cycle cartridges remaining in the magazine through the action to empty the rifle. On the other hand, I find the Browning's high gloss wood and metal finish considerably more attractive than the Henry's understated matte receiver and satin stock finish. Petersen's HUNTING Publisher, Kevin Steele is in the CZ booth with Dylan Rice at SHOT Show to talk about CZ 600 Series Trail rifle. When in the back country, that makes a big difference Many Model 99s not only survive to this day but make their way to the hunting woods each Fall as a reminder of both the quality and longevity of the design. I thought that was too much and got a Winchester 70 for $175. From my experience and others. What a let down. And there are other alternatives, including Big Horn Armorys new Model 89 and some excellent off-shore reproductions of classic designs. Being retired, I have one shot at this. All Rights Reserved. Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. The .308 Win. My daughter has one of mine now in 243. Wont by an AR because the way the action works I get hot gases burning the inside of my nose, but not with a lever gun. And why not? Either approach is sufficiently strong, but the front locking bolt won out. Accuracy is good, but it depends a lot on the shooter and the ammo, advised Imperato. Recently, I had the chance to test a Long Ranger . Kali Parmley of Gun Dog Magazine talks to George Thompson from Benelli USA about the new features from the Benelli line in 2023. 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. However, as with power and range, adequate accuracy depends on what you need. No, but I didn't pay anywhere near that much either. This one is different. Magnums come with 24" barrels. The .30-30 isnt red-hot, but it propels .30-caliber bullets from 140 to 170 grains at moderate but meaningful velocities, from a low of about 2,225 fps to nearly 2,500 fps. The Long Rangers stock geometry works for a scoped gun thats meant to be hunted. They are available with open iron sights. i own 3 - 39A all 3 are accurate and my Henry 22`s in golden boys are accurate too.the old Marlin levers are built nicer and function better too.its your hard earned money you get to make the decision on what brand and cartridge you want to buy. Henry makes a 44 mag that would work in a revolver, also a 357 mag. The free floated barrel on the Long Ranger will surpass the BLR. The lever throw of both rifles is less than 90 degrees. Speaking of magazines, both are all metal, detachable, double stack, hold four .308 cartridges and feed smoothly. Browning/Winchester has done several runs of remanufactured M71s, keeping ammo available, and Hornady has added .348 to the LeveRevolution line. 308 WE CAME ACROSS A .223 HENRY LONG RANGER WHICH I PURCHASED ON A JUST BECAUSE WHIM IT PROMPTLY SHOT 1 GROUPS WITH 60 GRAIN 69 GRAIN AMMO ,TRIGGER PULL IS GREAT ABOUT 400 ROUNDS FIRED SO FAR , WE HAVE KILLED HOGS , DEER AND COYOTES WITH THIS RIFLE AND IT PLEASES ME TO SAY THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE PROBLEM. In any case, the lever stroke is shorter than that of a Winchester Model 94 or Marlin 336. Give a Gift
to .450 Marlin) and permutations than the Long Ranger. I am a fan of the faster .358 Winchester. If your resolution was dont buy any guns this yearway to set yourself up to fail. the theory was the cheap Ammo (Xmetal targets) and hypothesized the shoulder was to far forward and the bolt could not fully close . These are completely different "feeling" guns. Sometimes a bore is rough and that causes it to foul quickly. bolt removal etc. Id clean it from the muzzle rather than attempt to take it apart and get the gears aligned again on its rack & pinion system. His groups were really tight. Unfortunately action has not improved. The result is a forged steel lever operating a rack and pinion system to move a machined and industrial hard chromed bolt with a six lug rotary head. I already own a lever action 22 (Henry). Picked up an old henry from a friend with the rear sight missing, so i called Henry to order the parts to fix it. The .308 Winchester is widely considered to be an accurate cartridge. Barrel lengths include 20- and 22-inches, and all barrels are free-floated. Since I wrote this article I keep finding myself taking this gun hunting over many others. I hunt elk in the jungles of the northwest , and it be the ultimate bush gun . Both the Long Ranger and BLR use a rack-and-pinion gear system lever with rotating bolt head, but they are different. Actually, there are just two: Henrys Long Ranger in .308 Winchester and Brownings BLR. There is an iron sight version available. Ten years ago I got a Model 70 308 and have since killed 10 Colorado Elk with it including one 6 PT bull. The Big Boy is available in calibers traditionally viewed as handgun rounds, with maximized performance in both carbine and rifle lengths: .357 Mag, .44 Mag, .45 Colt, .41 Mag, and even.327 Fed Mag. Lever actions are American history. Guns and Guitars 241K subscribers Subscribe 51K Share 4.8M views 2 years ago Hey guys, if you like. This gave hunters a flat-shooting cartridge with near .308 Winchester performance from a traditionally styled Marlin lever-action rifle. While Browning was first to the punch with longer-range, magazine-fed lever-action rifles, Henry Repeating Arms jumped in with both feet. But you dont leave your love even when they snuggle up and fart on you. 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. I tend to look at firearms as once-in-a-lifetime investments and save accordingly. Okay, Im not crazy about the look of scopes on traditional lever actions, but you cant hunt if you cant see. The lever-action is Americas unique contribution to firearms design. The disadvantage is that the magazine may be separated from the rifle and lost, rendering the rifle a single shot that is usually very difficult to load, due to the yawning opening left by an absent magazine. I think they are modern classics. The trigger lock Wickstrom referred to is a small tab at the rear of the trigger that has to be depressed in order for the Long Ranger to fire. Also, most Savage 99s and all Winchester 88s (and Sako Finnbears) can be easily rechambered, rebored, or rebarreled to the big family of .308-based cartridges, including .260 Remington, 7mm-08, .338 Federal, and .358 Winchester. The Browning trigger has a tighter curve that may be favored by those with thin fingers, while the Henry's more open trigger curve may be favored by those with thick fingers. If I was going to use this gun from a rest most of the time, Id opt for the lowest rings I could get. for the price, but you you can also buy a hell of a lot of Big Macs for the price of prime rib. Epic 22 Pocket Pistol: The Beretta 71 Jaguar. In my experience, that kind of vertical stringing is sometimes caused when a bore fouls heavily and quickly. Overall * * * * * The Long Ranger comes with a medium width, blued steel trigger with a smooth face. Henry rifles are great, everything about them is nicely done- except for the loading (but thats my own personal preference). Other manufacturers have simply designed their lever-action rifles around pointed bullet cartridges in the first place. Filling the freezer with meat appeals to me, just remember to cook it well with all the parasites out there. When I bought a 358 BLR, his advice was to clean the bolt rack often with a toothbrush and solvent. Gun would strictly be for mule deer and elk hunting out to 500 yards (I would get the 308 chamber offering) and would anticipate still about 1400 ft lbs of energy at 500 yards T timberelk Well-Known Member Joined Mar 26, 2017 Why hadHenry departed from itstraditionaltube-fed designs? Guess they saw me coming! And I have loaded some FGMM clones (per Dan Newberry). This makes the barrel is fully free-floating instead of using a forend tip pressure point. I like the idea of a 308 in lever action and the look of this gun. Great Review, thank you. The receiver is made of alloy and has a caliber of 223 remington with a 5+1 capacity. 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. that Mrs. Gotta say you have it worse up there with gun control. Neither has, nor needs, a separate manual safety. While the cartridges made using the lighter 55 grain CCB reach 3250 fps and a Muzzle Energy of around 1290 ft lbs. The lever action is one of Americas most significant contributions to modern firearms. Its hard to imagine anything else in 308. Well browning had made the BLR in 358 and I think they still do. Im glad to see Henrys Long Ranger come out with these issues addressed. I found no quantifiable difference in their inherent accuracy. Long box magazines and lever guns dont usually mix well. Beautiful gun and great review, Im going to start saving my pennies. Uses a six-lug rotary locking head at the bolt face that locks like a bolt-action. So they used familiar grips, slightly modified. This makes them eminently suitable for reloaders. For the accuracy testing, I pulled the 6X fixed scope off and used a Vortex Viper 6-24X scope, set at the 24X setting. I used to have a BLR. In close cover shots are often fast and presentations arent always perfect. I have one and love it; its a buffalo-thumping machine. 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. Its MOA accurate and oh-so-pretty pretty. Theres no plastic on this gun. For an old-school hunting experience, seek out either a new or used Winchester 94 and relive past hunting days. After I pass several wet patches thru the bore and they come out relatively clean, I push a bronze brush thru the barrel 25 times and repeat with wet patches. Henry just announced the Long Ranger in 6.5 Creedmoor. Neither were super accurate , I have heard some BLR s really hammered but mine was just OK. Do some of the smaller cartridges have weak ejection in the Henry? Wow thats expensive, Ill buy 2 bolt guns instead I'd be more concerned with the trigger and the warranty. Reliability * * * * 9/10th Last year, Henry Repeating Arms entered the long-range lever gun business by introducing its Long Ranger rifle chambered in .223 Rem., .243 Win. Held one in Cabelas a week ago. I hope they get around to a pistol grip sooner rather than later. Because of this, the BLR can be chambered for rounds with pointed tip Spitzer bullets that would be inappropriate for the tubular magazines more commonly used in lever-action rifles. Before actual design work was started, the Henry team debated a rear locking bolt design, along the lines of the Savage 99, versus a front locking bolt design of the Winchester Model 88 type. Italian Firearms Group also has a gorgeous and faithful copy. The BLR is supplied with a wide, gold finished, aluminum alloy trigger with a grooved face. I was tired of having to keep it out of the sunlight while hunting. Actually, there are just two: Henry's Long Ranger in .308 Winchester and Browning's BLR. Normally I dont put much faith into barrel break-in, but it is something to consider here as well as Imperatos advice about accuracy depending in part on the ammo. BLR in 308 and Long Ranger in 243. Wont the heat affect the wood (plastic)? I especially am happy about their new single-shot line, and I hope we see more creative thinking like that from them. Kept the Henry. Instead of a traditional lifter system, like on most lever guns, the Long Ranger strips cartridges from the top of the box magazine just like a bolt-action rifle. Also have a golden boy that's smooth as can be. Stock: Straight grip checkered American Walnut with buttpad Other features: Sling swivel studs, solid black rubber recoil pad It feels exceptionally smooth. The web site I suggest you start looking thru appears to label all their 5.56 ammo as .223 Remington ammunition, so just in case I wanted to reiterate these slight differences before suggesting you go there & then find no 5.56 NATO ammo because they call it .223 Remington. Ive lost a good 1911, a very nice Henry lever gun, and have been convinced to convert her AR to wooden furniture. Like most classic Browning offerings, the BLR is clearly a deluxe rifle. Sold it after just a few months. Henry Repeating Arms Co. AR-7 Magazine .22 LR 8 Rounds Steel Black HS-15. I own several lever guns and am very comfortable with them. The .500 S&W is hell on wheels in a revolver and gains velocity in a carbine-length barrel. The model tested wasset up for a scope. Reaching the hammer wouldnt be a problem; Henry supplies a hammer spur with each rifle. The Underwood Ammunition Company purchases these bullets from them to load and sell on their own web sight. The Henry receiver is longer than the Browning receiver, but lightly shallower and not quite as wide. Im among them. With proper bullets I suppose we could make an argument for lever actions in .44 Magnum and so forth, but the real shortage in lever actions is versatile, general-purpose cartridges. Their cartridges loaded with this .223 caliber 62 grain Controlled Chaos Bullet claim an initial Muzzle Velocity of around 3100 fps and Muzzle Energy of 1323 ft lbs. That said, most modern rifles are suitable for optical sights. Sights: Adj. One element to appreciate about this rifle is that it's built out . 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. Or chamber for the .257 Roberts? http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showt-shooter-too! So one of those and a revolver makes the most sense. Although there are a number of excellent lever action hunting rifles from several manufacturers that are chambered for traditional rimmed cartridges (.30-30, .25-35, .38-55, .444 Marlin, etc. The extra heft moderates recoil, but makes the rifle more tiring to carry in the field. It outperformed the hand load I built to replicate it by a tenth of an inch all done on a filthy dirty bore. My first two shots using Hornady 165-grain SST Superformance touched, but the third shot dropped opening the group up to 1.19 inches. Copyright 2000-2023 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Another difference is that the Long Rangers magazine seats flush with the bottom of the receiver. The American-made Henry Repeating Arms Long Ranger shoulders fast and points like a stick. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. Note to HUNTER: Please see my posts above starting with Feb 11, 2017. Its depressed by the finger lever as it closes, making it all but impossible to fire the Long Ranger before its action is fully and safely closed. And if you need 10 rounds to put an animal down, you shouldnt be hunting at all. 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. Henry makes a .243 in one main rifle, The Long Ranger. Lots of mention of deer and hogs here. For more information, please see our Please note: The .450 Marlin is not more powerful than a .45-70 loaded to the gillsbut the .450 Marlin cannot be chambered in a .45-70 rifle. The wood-to-metal fit is very good, but not perfect. 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. Blr all the way. They wanted a new lever action design specifically intended for use with high intensity, short action cartridges (primarily the .308 Winchester family) and the Long Ranger is the result. Is it smart to leave a weapon near a hot stove? Kevin Steele of Petersen's HUNTING is at the Streamlight booth at SHOT Show 2023 to go over the Bear Trap light from Streamlight. First 2 pros; I am very impressed with the quality of wood and despite the trigger being heavy (4.5) it is crisp with a tiny bit of travel (this is way better than either of the two axes I purchased prior to accutrigger option). Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF. The web-sight claims the 55 grain bullets average a muzzle velocity of 3300 fps and Muzzle Energy of 1330 ft lbs. Its nice that there are a few options out there for the half dozen or so of us who arent really interested in ARs and budget, plastic stocked bolt guns. Copyright 2000-2023 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The solid top receivers are drilled and tapped for convenient riflescope mounting. I am also a huge fan of the .348 Winchester, which was only ever chambered to the Winchester M71, the last iteration of John Brownings big, smooth 1886 action. Thanks for that input, JWT. Unfortunately, both of these cartridges were almost lost to Marlins changes in ownership and manufacturing facilities. The field of new lever actions chambered to modern, high-intensity cartridges is very limited. If that is what someone else likes, go for it, thats why we have choices. I picked one up a few weeks ago from Cabelas. 0.6" vs. 0.3") and less angular, which gives the cocking thumb a superior platform. After cleaning, my next group measured a satisfying 0.55 inches. Both rifles use two-piece stocks with a butt that terminates in a functional recoil pad. A very thorough review. I sent the rifle back to Henry, and they took care of it. That was another shortcoming with the BLR. Youre probably thinking whitetails, but most black bear and wild hog hunting is done at close range, and there are plenty of situations for elk and moose where reach isnt necessary. Seen the 223 for even less. Re: BLR vs. Henry Long Ranger. I've also been wanting to buy a more modern .30 caliber gun. I was hoping Henry would put on a Lyman peep or at least a Skinner and wrote them such when the Long Ranger first came out. Henry Long Ranger Browning BLR Weight 112 oz Length 40.5" 43" Action Lever Lever Caliber .223 Remington .30-06 Springfield Capacity 5+1 Finish Blued Blue Gun Type Rifle Sights Scope Base Barrel Length 22" Gun Stats Price History Recently Deals Henry Long Ranger Primary Arms $1515.99 See Deal Optics Planet $1515.99 See Deal MidwayUSA $1999.99 those words are like yelling free timmies coffee (yes Canadian) and within seconds I had almost everyone on the firing line helping. the Blr has been done, I saw the 338 for sale for just yesterday. Henry chose an unobtrusive matte metal finish and satin stock finish for the Long Ranger. They ask for it, so I oblige. Such things as the difference in trigger pulls and stock fit may make one or the other easier for an individual shooter to shoot accurately under field conditions (practical accuracy). Mossberg reports steady sales of their 464 .30-30. And BTW, a Savage bear hunter bolt action has a street price of $1000. Barrel lengths are most often either 20- or 24-inches. After spraying a littleRAAgun oilinto the Long Rangers action, I was rewarded with butter-smooth cyling. Mauser made the lever obsolete for military purposes, NOT for hunting. Cases always cleared the action if the gun was held perfectly upright. Thanks to that easy cycling action, thatweld is easy to maintain. Little features how the round magazine release blends into the flat receiver,the bolts finish, and the checkering and quality of the wood itself shows that Henryspaying attention. For the first 215 rounds, I didnt clean the rifle in any way. Contact Mr. Imperato at Henry directly or the Sales Manager..bet they can find you one. The BLR is different from several other brand offerings in lever-action rifles. In Ca. Accuracy was excellent so long as the bore was clean. If you design a lever gun that takes 20-round AR-10 magazines, you can call it The Nonfunctional Knuckle Smasher. I sold it. If you get to my area hit me up and you can come hold the Henry. Most notably, the Henrys trigger is mounted in the receiver, while the BLRs is attached to the finger lever and travels with it. I bought the long ranger. I have owned both. This may be a great rifle but it is awfully expensive. One weighs 55 grains & the other weighs 62 grains. That 1 3/4 was the worst of the group, and frankly, good enough for most hunting. This is semi-fancy wood with attractive grain and figure. I gladly wait to save the money and have yet to be disappointed for doing so. If you accuracy test one, you MUST wait until the barrel cools between shots. I believe I read that the barrel is threaded in. However, despite todays hunger for long-range performance, not every North American hunter wants to reach way out there, and many of us dont need to. I wonder though. I kept mine in the shade when not moving. More seriously, though, theres a real danger it would become hers in short order; shes a woodworker as well as a shooter. As a gun writer, I shoot a lot of different rifles and have done so for a long time. ), I know of only two current production lever action rifles intended for use with modern high intensity cartridges (.243 Win., .308 Win., etc.). (.223/5.56 lever action rifle?) Great accuracy for a lever action ie for a gun Herr Mauser made obsolete a century ago carbine versions of both rifles that are compared here come with 20 inch barrels. Henry is renown for the head of the company helping you. My 30 year old 336c Marlin 3030 with birch furniture is nicer than this gun, even uncheckered lol. The geared action uses a six-lug rotary bolt, and like other Henry firearms, are made in America of US-components, including beautiful American Walnut stocks. To some extent, I think its the fun factor that is renewing interest in the all-American lever action. Moving forward I have cleaned, lubricated, and hand worked this LR action a thousand times. For example, Winchesters Model 1895 came chambered for cartridges such as the .30-06 and has a fixed internal box magazine that you top load. Kali Parmley, Editor-in-chief of Bakccountry Hunter speaks with Bret Maffet of Franchi Firearms to discuss the all new Momentum All Terrain Elite. Visually, the biggest difference between the receivers (other than the finish) is that the Browning's detachable magazine protrudes below the line of the receiver, while the Henry's detachable magazine does not. A max load of RL19 and 150 Sierra MK bullets turned it into a tack driver. And I will have to get my son one as well as he has always admired my savage . The Henry may be more "practical," but the Browning's finish is prettier and very durable. And you get what you pay for. feeding might be an issue in the Henry. Across the country, many of us hunt thicker cover, where long-range shooting isnt necessary. this is a fine gun. The stock and fore-end grip areas are deeply checkered with a simple pattern. As a complete greenie, I think this rifle would be the best all around for the only one I will ever own to go deer and wild boar hunting in Georgia. The magazine didnt fit flush and rattled really bad. The Henry 6.5 Creedmoor Long Ranger carries a price tag of $1,066. Its Henrys long-range lever-action intended for shots that are 200 yards or more where you want a scope, not iron sights, especially in a hunting situation. I learned from a Marlin 1895 that the straight stocks just dont work for me. I derive satisfaction from the added challenge of using iron sights, but as I get older, my effective range has shrunk. Cookie Notice Because their bolts lock at the head, case stretch in minimized in the BLR and Long Ranger. Instead, a premium is placed on fast handling and easy carrying. Just how fast can you make a follow up shot with a bolt action compared to a lever? Style, Fit and Finish * * * * * Ive often put scopes on other Marlins, and all the BLRs and Winchester 88s Ive used have been appropriately scoped. The Long Ranger's trigger is definitely superior. Although the drop and length of pull is similar to traditional Henry models, the Rangers straight grip is shorter and the comb is considerably higher. Profit. They wont appreciate it the same as you did. The Long Ranger was introduced in 2016 by Henry Repeating Arms. So far it has taken 5 deer and 7 pigs. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. If anything, its better. Id pinch pennies for that. And in my opinion, it deserves to be. The flush-fitting detachable magazine holds four cartridges (five in .223 Rem.). I had my heart set on buying the Long Ranger in 6.5 CM and today I went to Cabelas to get one. While most lever-actions are fed by internal magazines, the Browning BLR made magazine-fed lever guns a legit contender. I'm not a fan of 6.5 because I don't see any use for it, .270 is technically better than 30-06 past 300 yards but the difference is something like 2 inches in bullet drop. Its safe to say that any hunter whos had the pleasure of harvesting game with an old 99 would love to see that design return to production. (Ifyou haventfit end caps to rifle stocks and become a neurotic nerd about it, youll never notice.) Henry has a better trigger, wood and I like the way it cycles better(smoother). K-Mart Classics: Remingtons Nylon Rimfires Engineered To Last. (Not exactly hunting conditions.) The lever action does not have a reputation for extreme accuracy, but it depends on the rifle. Its a tack driver. Henrys already adding machine capacityto meet booming demand. This is a box fed lever gun as well. Next year theyll branch out to other calibers. 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