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Rebuilding a Henry Classic H001

Post by Sir Henry » Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:11 pm

Most of my rebuild consisted of replacing the lever and trigger spring on my BKLYN NY made Classic. That and a thorough cleaning.

The trigger spring was not holding the hammer on half-cock. I had trimmed too much of the spring. Here is the new spring with slightly less than one coil removed.
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Good enough to take it down to about 2 1/2 pounds.
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This is why I replaced the lever. It is the point where the bolt is locked. After 20,000 rounds I’m a little worn at the edges too.
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Next to a new lever.
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Here is a picture of the bolt being locked into place by the old lever. It is what gives the lever that lockup snap and it was getting weak.
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Re: Rebuilding a Henry Classic H001

Post by ESquared » Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:13 pm

Nice work, Sir Henry! That's a lot of rounds! Look forward to pics of the finished rebuild!
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Re: Rebuilding a Henry Classic H001

Post by Sir Henry » Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:03 pm

ESquared wrote:Nice work, Sir Henry! That's a lot of rounds! Look forward to pics of the finished rebuild!
Thanks. It got to dark to continue taking pictures.
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Re: Rebuilding a Henry Classic H001

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:32 pm

20,000 rounds must be some kind of milestone.
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Re: Rebuilding a Henry Classic H001

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:18 am

RanchRoper wrote:20,000 rounds must be some kind of milestone.
I have a Ruger 10/22 with more than 100,000 rounds.
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Re: Rebuilding a Henry Classic H001

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:46 am

While I’m waiting for daylight to take more pictures of the rebuild and clean I thought I would share this.

A grease pencil will bring the etching out.
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Normally I don’t care but this is an early three-digit serial numbered rifle made in New York.
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A terry cloth gently rubbed slowly removes the excess. I use red and white to bring lettering out and black to hide a ding.
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Made in USA BKLYN NY
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I have 18 rimfire Henrys and need to know the caliber at a glance. This is my main need and use.
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Yet you can dress a firearm up a bit.
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Re: Rebuilding a Henry Classic H001

Post by Mags » Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:58 am

Clever :D
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Re: Rebuilding a Henry Classic H001

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:21 pm

You can see where the firing pin has indented the barrel.
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The firing pin also shows that it has been dry fired a few times.
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The lockup is good now. The bolt showed little sign of wear where the lever pressed the bolt forward.
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Re: Rebuilding a Henry Classic H001

Post by Sir Henry » Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:24 pm

The rifle is back together and ready for the range. It is wearing a Nikon P-Rimfire scope.
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