New Henry owner…if everything goes well…
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:49 pm
Hi to all from The Sunshine State!
Little background,.
I like to shoot and used to hunt quite a lot.
Like many others, had rifles come and go but always had one or two in 45-70.
Never owned a Henry before although, of course, I know it’s history and trajectory.
My last 45-70 was a Marlin 1895 which I owned for 21 years and sold it for no reason other than to get something different. Flawless rifle. That was 2 years ago.
Fast forward to the present. And, surprise, there are no rifles anywhere to buy for a reasonable amount of money.
So, per chance, I recently found a Henry 45-70 color case, no load gate, in supposedly nearly new condition.
I should receive it in a week or so and the sale is conditioned on my approval after inspection.
I confess that I have serious misgivings about the lack of loading gate and the tube loading method of this rifle. Of course this is mostly due to my lack of experience with these rifles.
It does not help that I have read extensively about instances of problems with the loading tube thing.
So, I have sent 3 different inquiries to Henry ahead of getting the rifle.
One is asking for an owner’s manual, the second with questions about the reports of problems with this particular model and the last one, specifically asking if the full warranty for life that they advertise will be honored in my case since I am not the first owner.
So that’s it for now. I’ll post pictures and report of what finally happens when I get the rifle.
I have the greatest respect for the marque by reference and would not want to be disappointed.
JC
Little background,.
I like to shoot and used to hunt quite a lot.
Like many others, had rifles come and go but always had one or two in 45-70.
Never owned a Henry before although, of course, I know it’s history and trajectory.
My last 45-70 was a Marlin 1895 which I owned for 21 years and sold it for no reason other than to get something different. Flawless rifle. That was 2 years ago.
Fast forward to the present. And, surprise, there are no rifles anywhere to buy for a reasonable amount of money.
So, per chance, I recently found a Henry 45-70 color case, no load gate, in supposedly nearly new condition.
I should receive it in a week or so and the sale is conditioned on my approval after inspection.
I confess that I have serious misgivings about the lack of loading gate and the tube loading method of this rifle. Of course this is mostly due to my lack of experience with these rifles.
It does not help that I have read extensively about instances of problems with the loading tube thing.
So, I have sent 3 different inquiries to Henry ahead of getting the rifle.
One is asking for an owner’s manual, the second with questions about the reports of problems with this particular model and the last one, specifically asking if the full warranty for life that they advertise will be honored in my case since I am not the first owner.
So that’s it for now. I’ll post pictures and report of what finally happens when I get the rifle.
I have the greatest respect for the marque by reference and would not want to be disappointed.
JC