Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) https://savagearms.com/firearms/model/revel-classic Edited September 24 by Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) I don't care who makes a .22 lever action, before or since the Winchester 9422 series they will never match the Winchester M-9422 or 9422M. I gave one to my son in /.22 Mag for his 10th birthday. It was stolen 14 years later....by a "friend" of his, but I never could convince him of that. He lost a Colt Scout SA with a fixed sights and a CCH frame at the same time, also in .22 Mag, and a Thompson Center .50 "Hawken" to the same puke. I'd buy a 9422 LR version today if they made them again or if I could find one in very great condition at a reasonable price. Everything about those rifles were "just right". Nothing today even comes close. I'd take another Scout, too, same caliber, same conditions. Edited September 25 by Forty Rod SASS 3935 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 @Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 I assumed since the Revel stocks were Turkish Walnut that the guns were made in Turkey. I found a blog that says Savage in Canada expanded their facilities to build rimfire leverguns. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2024/04/05/savage-arms-rimfire-plant-expands/ I like the takedown feature. This is a really interesting looking .22 levergun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 6 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: I don't care who makes a .22 lever action, before or since the Winchester 9422 series they will never match the Winchester M-9422 or 9422M. I gave one to my son in /22 Mag for his 10th birthday. It was stolen 14 years later....by a "friend" of his, but I never could convince him of that. He lost Colt Scout SA with a fixed sights and a CCH frame at the same time, also in 2Mag, and a Thompson Center .50 "Hawken" to the same puke. I'd buy a 9422 LR version today if they made them again or if I could find one in very great condition at a reasonable price. Everything about those rifles were "just right". Nothing today even comes close. I'd take another Scout, too, same caliber, same conditions. I have a 9422M. It is one of three guns that if I were homeless and living in my car, and my car broke down, I wouldn't get rid of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 never met a decent savage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I can say for the $$ spent , Savage has come a long way in quality I do NOT like the shape of the lever on the rifles , Big loops are NOT user friendly , nor do they look right IMO CB your $$$ do as ya wish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 i have been considering a lever .22. From what I see online this Savage will sell for around $425. Henry’s are $500 and up. I could still kick myself for not getting a Henry when they were $225 and up. I hope the Savage does well. The world needs more lever action rifles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 23 minutes ago, Trigger Mike said: never met a decent savage Interesting comment. I’ve never been anything but pleased with Savages, especially their bolt guns. Sorry your mileage with them varied. I can’t say I like the aesthetics of this one, but I confess an intense bias for my 1950s vintage Marlin 39A. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 15 minutes ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said: Interesting comment. I’ve never been anything but pleased with Savages, especially their bolt guns. Sorry your mileage with them varied. I can’t say I like the aesthetics of this one, but I confess an intense bias for my 1950s vintage Marlin 39A. I had a 30.06 bolt savage and it sometimes wouldnt eject the round and had a hair trigger so i sold it. I had a .223 and the bolt kept getting stuck and wouldnt close even after cleaning and was also really inaccurate. I bought a pink one for my daughters to use and it also jams and is not accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I gave up on finding decent discontinued guns like the 9422 and 39A long ago. Even if you find a nice one parts are getting harder and harder to find. I’ll stick with newer guns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, Pat Riot said: I assumed since the Revel stocks were Turkish Walnut that the guns were made in Turkey. At the beginning of that video it says American made . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I own a 9422 (checkered stock), a 60's Marlin 39A, and the Henry .22 They are all excellent .22 rifles but I must admit, spending a lot of money on a vintage Marlin 39A or 39M can be a big gamble because of availability of parts should something breaks or wears out. As for the Winnie 9422, there ain't much inside that might break. Its about the simplest rifle I've ever owned. And like the Marlin, its all steel. The big plus for the Henry .22 is its availability in many variations, parts are available if needed...... and service is first rate. They have Youth models and Adult models. And they can be tweaked to great smoothness and short stroked. And, they come in .22, .22 mag, and .17 hmr. All good choices. I haven't seen the new Savage. ..........Widder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 (edited) My only vintage lever .22 was an Ithaca repeater. Like a dummy, I let my brother buy it off me. I ended up buying a Henry Gboy when they were first introduced and it’s one of my fave plinkers. I had no .22magnums and searched far and wide for a Winchester (mainly ‘cause a neighbor had a 9422M when I was growing up and I was over the moon when he let me shoot it). I finally gave up on finding a 9422M when I saw a used Henry 22 magnum going for $450 locally. It came with their version of a large loop lever. I kinda wish it was a 16” (pictured below - with my rossi 92) Edited September 26 by WOLFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Had a brand new Marlin 39M. Gave it to Mary. Had it about 6 months and she traided it for a dang horse! Got its grandpa - Marlin 1897. Had excess head space when I bought it. Got it repaired. Black powder era so couldn't stand up to modern long rifle ammo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I had a Savage 99 in .300 Savage. I was a very good gun but I needed to feed the kids and sold it. Never found another one like it when I had the money or I'd find something I wanted more when I did have the money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 8 hours ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said: At the beginning of that video it says American made . I must admit, I didn’t watch the video. I saw your post and went internet hopping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 9 hours ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said: At the beginning of that video it says American made . See the video below. I guess “Made in America” now means North America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Still didn't convince me. Take down feature looks awkward, still don't like the lever shape, and I don't really want the "visual" upgrades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 2 hours ago, Pat Riot said: I guess “Made in America” now means North America. If Rossi had smart marketing people they'd say "made in America" ( south america) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 2 hours ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said: If Rossi had smart marketing people they'd say "made in America" ( south america) Maybe they figure they can’t push it that far. I have no problem with the rifle being Canadian made. I highly doubt Savage has outfitted 2 factories, 1 in Canada and 1 in USA to make these leverguns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 (edited) 3 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Still didn't convince me. Take down feature looks awkward, still don't like the lever shape, and I don't really want the "visual" upgrades. When I first bought my Henry X model .45 Colt I thought I wouldn’t like the lever shape, but it turns out that it works just fine for me. It’s bigger for use with gloved hands. I guess I should try it out with gloves on to see how that goes. Edited September 25 by Pat Riot Forgot to add the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 i have a lot of vintage 22 levers - marlin , wincgester - henry - mosberg , etc , inclufing the 39s and 9422s , as much as i like levers i prefer the vintage ones , im not inclined to a new one till i see it proven worthy , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 I am looking real hard at the Rio Bravo , for the grandson , the Golden Boy is just way too heavy for him the OLD Hoo1 , has started to show some extraction issues , his mom has run the snot out of it CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Two things I don't care for on this model, without having seen one "in the flesh:" First, the lever shape. I think the more oval loop is more appealing, and would actually prefer a classic style. Second... the corny-as-all-get-out name. Seriously... spelling "Lever" backwards?? That reminds me of a few times back in the 1980's when I was sentenced to spend weeks at a time in Omaha on business. Now... Omaha in itself wasn't too awful bad, but it was a mite boring. The food was quite good! But I cringed every time I saw "Aksarben" this or "Aksarben" that... Aksarben Village, Aksarben Foundation, and so on. C'mon... the couldn't get more creative than spelling Nebraska backwards? That said, I actually could see myself investing in one. I've thoroughly enjoyed the Savage rifles I've owned or shot; the 99 is a classic, nothing wrong with the 110 bolt action, and I just love the old Savage Model 1920 series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 (edited) I agree with you, Hardpan. Revel makes me think of model kits. However, that lever shape reminds me of the Henry, which improved once wrapped. Edited October 1 by WOLFY added pic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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