In all seriousness, the Marlin is a great rifle, too. I own a Model 60, one of the best rifles ever made.
Brownings are nice, but in terms of quality AND accuarcy AND ruggedness, it's hard to beat the Marlin.
California sucks that's it.
Hey Fuzz, I saw in a Walmart circular today that they've got Henry .22 lever actions for somewhere around $250...............
Nope! You'll get reminded of them every time you see one of my posts.
No walmarts around here even sell guns anymore.