If you want a reliable 22 cal with a scope, it is not a lever, but my ruger 10-22 with a scope and it is awesome.
You’ll never convince a lever-action fan to change to an auto. And going from a sweet, thin, good looking Henry to a 10-22….
I may be alone in this, but I just think the 10-22 is thick and ugly and they shoulder like a 2×4 stud. I hate loading the rotary magazines.
I have read that the box stock accuracy of the 10-22 has improved somewhat over the years, which is a good thing because the one and only one I had was a total POS. Minute of softball at 50 on a good day with a fair wind.
Now of course the defenders of the 10-22 will always point out that if you get aftermarket replacements for the trigger, the barrel, the action, and the stock, they can be hyper-accurate rifles and somewhat marginally better looking as well. With that, I can totally agree.
Yours truely,
Not a 10-22 Fan