New H001

[JCN]

Welcome from Nevada!

When mine came home I gave a fairly light bore cleaning and then went out and shot. Really don't think you need any more than that.

[SGC]

They shoot sweet and are butter smooth in the action department. Shoot it frequently and good job on raising your son to honor his dad is such a fine fashion!

[bmur66]

Congrats on your new H001. I still smile every time I pick up one of mine. I installed a Skinner barrel mount peep sight and really like it.

[Frontiersman]

They are fun to shoot I just picked up a second one.

I like the bore snake for light maintenance cleaning. I pull one through the bore of a new gun to eliminate any machining debris and excessive factory oil. I pull it through with a bit of oil on the tail after shooting.

[The Wiz]

Welcome!

[TRock]

Welcome. My daughter needs to learn the gift of giving from your son..lol. I hope you enjoy your H001 Henry. I have the H001T , and love it.

[GFK]

I would clean that barrel before shooting your new H001 - you may be amazed at how much crud is in there. All nine of our Henrys had really dirty barrels when new. Henry makes a great 22LR rifle, but they don't really clean em before they ship em...

Oh. Now, I see that my receiving a dirty barrel on a new gun was nothing out of the ordinary. Maybe, dirty is a reality term? However, it does cleanup with some elbow grease. At least, that is how my H009 has been.

Nonetheless, welcome, congratulations and happy shooting!

[Steve51]

Clean the barrel or run a bore snake through it and shoot it. Keep plenty of ammo on hand because it is habit forming.

My first Henry rifle was the H001. It gave me a fever I could not get over - even after purchasing more Henry's. My grand kids still like the H001 best.

[Barnaclepete]

About 15 years ago, I bought a Rossi puma in .454 casual. I brought it home to clean it and it took around a half hour to clean. The powder in Brazil must burn as dirty as black powder.

[tinnerjohn]

I still haven't shot this thing, but the outside is half wore out from handling and polishing. I ran dry patches through the barrel, after 3 or 4 they came out clean, not as bad as I expected from some of the comments I read online. Should I run some through with some Hoppes now?

I have trouble with buckhorn sights, so I have a Williams Fool Proof on the way. I hope to get it on, sighted in and burn up a bunch of ammo real soon if the weather and my work schedule cooperate! John