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New from Uberti: Silver Boy Lever Action .22

January 20, 2012

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Uberti new Silver Boy vs. Henry Repeating Rifle’s Golden Boy. Geddit? “History repeats itself,” Uberti pronounces. Yes, well, I wouldn’t be surprised if Uberti gets a letter from Anthony Imperato’s lawyer in the next week or so with the words “Not so funny now, eh Mr. Bond?” underneath some serious letterhead. [Click here to read TTAG’s review of the most excellent Henry Repeating Arms Golden Boy.] Meanwhile, I’ve got to say it: I prefer silver to gold. And if the $589 Uberti Silver can match the $515 Henry’s quality—a very tough proposition indeed—then game on! Oh, and please take a moment to mourn the passing of Marlin as these two manufacturers eat the storied brand’s lunch.

13 COMMENTS

Aharon January 20, 2012 At 11:54

That video promo ad is so much like the ones on the Stoeger site pushing its Coach Guns and their Outback.
- Robert Farago January 20, 2012 At 11:59
  
  Same company.
  - Aharon January 20, 2012 At 20:32
    
    So there is a shared ownership relation. Thanks.
Tom January 20, 2012 At 17:31

Nifty gun.
- Sam January 21, 2012 At 00:32
  
  Agreed. $600 is a bit steep. I’d be a buyer for 4
Totenglocke January 21, 2012 At 02:02

I like Uberti’s stuff, but seeing as how this isn’t a side-loader, I won’t be buying it – just like I won’t be buying any Henry’s.
- justin January 17, 2013 At 03:39
  
  i just bort a uberti and love it but agree about the none side loader. lets its down heaps
Chris Dumm January 22, 2012 At 17:28

Uberti has made some *extremely* fine retro lever guns, but paying more for an aluminum-framed Uberti than for a brass-framed Henry? That’s a tough sell.

As for both these guns being front-loaders, we’ll just have to deal with it. Side-loading tiny rounds doesn’t work too well, and even Marlin quit trying in the late 1800s.
- Bob Dobbs January 23, 2012 At 00:19
  
  Yeah, but the Henry isn’t “real” brass. It’s a mystery alloy receiver cover that just looks like brass in the rimfires. Only the larger calibers are machined out of real brass.
  
  I’ll take an alloy with a known provenance (aluminum) over a “nobody will name it” brass-like alloy any day.
frankgon4 January 22, 2012 At 18:46

I will always have my 20 year old Marlin in .44 magnum.
Travis Burrow April 26, 2014 At 15:34

My 22 Silverboy has never been shot, Why is my front wooden hand grip loose? Moves back and forth.
My Henry seems to be (also never shot) much more sturdy.
- dick March 17, 2015 At 20:27
  
  Do you often buy guns to not shoot them?
  - lowboy November 18, 2015 At 21:31
    
    Do coin collectors spend their collections? Do stamp collectors lick and use their stamps? Real men collect guns for investment and resale, not to kill animals or spread lead.