Originally Posted by
kerplode
I have a regular Big Boy in 45LC...It had a rough start, but it's ended up being a pretty nice rifle. It's kinda heavy, but it runs well and is pretty accurate.
I'm also in the market for a 357 lever, but I'm still leaning toward the Marlin CSBL. I think the XS lever rail w/ ghost ring sights plus a QD RDS is a superior setup to what you can do with the Henry. As far as I can tell, adding a rail to the Henry receiver blocks the irons. You can put a Skinner peep on the Henry receiver, but those generally require a taller front and don't allow easy RDS mounting.
I like the gate plus tube on the Henry, but I'd rather have the more versatile sighting setup on the Marlin. There is some lingering doubt about Marlin QC, but I've heard things are improved over there. Any my existing Big Boy did need a trip back to NJ for a new barrel for whatever that's worth...
Heh... the 1894 CSBL was the exact Marlin model I was looking at originally for the same sighting reasons as you. But I've heard/seen some real horror stories about their QC, and for the price they want, like...no. That and I heckin HATE silver/chrome/etc guns. BUT, if their QC was GTG and they put a simple Mlok handguard on it, I would be able to look past it.
What happened with the barrel on your Henry?
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