First Henry so I joined up - Lever Newbie - H012X

[Sharkey N Sons]

Hey guys,

Been through a lot of guns and funs. Just turned 60 (by some miracle) and after 3 strokes and a 4th blood clot that stopped in my left carotid and now sits there like a hand grenade in my pocket - I'm still kickin.

I've been eye-ballin these Henrys for some time now and was doing my usual browsing online when a week before my birthday my angel of a wife said "oh go ahead". Just happened to get lucky as a steal of a deal just popped up and I grabbed it before anyone decided the price was a mistake.

I've got all big bore ARs, shotguns, AKs and other handguns and various goodies but never have I owned a lever gun even though I watch westerns all the time.

This one is a Henry H012X model in 44 mag and so far I just love it. Even found it holds 1 more round than advertised which was a nice bonus.

Joined up here just to see what others say about theirs, look for some potential mods and just hang out. Can't do much of anything else as my days of running the town seem to be over with.

Honored to be a member and may the Good Lord Bless us all.

[Cofisher]

Hey Sharkey, welcome from Nebraska. Those x models really are interesting. Don't have one...yet.

[brm4450]

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Welcome from Dacotah

[markiver54]

Hey Sharkey! Welcome, from Western North Carolina. Glad to have you on board. I think you will truly enjoy this forum.
Congratulations on your new Henry. I know you will continue to enjoy it.

[Mags]

Hey guys,
...
Honored to be a member and may the Good Lord Bless us all.

Welcome!

[Vaquero]

Welcome from central W TN.

RP

[Sharkey N Sons]

Thank you Gentlemen for the kind welcome. I look forward to everything I can glean from the people on this board.

Nice to see so many members scattered about our fine country.

[Ernie]

Welcome from Michigan

[Sharkey N Sons]

Finally got to the range yesterday. Due to the strokes and a few leg issues I actually only set up to 25 yards this trip. My sons are both away playing college football so I didn't have my favorite target runners with me...

I brought the Henry and another little carbine I have that I just finished converting from 9mm to 45acp and just wanted to do a short sight in and function test anyway.

I gotta say, it was a great trip. Both rifles shot flawlessly and I am very, very happy with this Henry. Since it was only 25 yards, I was pretty much shooting through the same holes time after time but I'm hoping next trip out I'll have at least 1 of my sons with me so we can stretch this Henry's legs a bit and see how it does at a little distance.

Since becoming a member, I've found a muzzle brake that I prefer over just the simple thread protector cover. I have wrapped the trigger housing as well as the lever in leather and picked up an excellent buttstock cover with storage and shell holder as well as a sling with shell holder so this little ole lever gun and looking fairly sharp at this point.

All of the parts that I've added were all found just by browsing and reading so, without being able to list all that have helped I'll just throw out a general Thanks to All for the tips and wisdom.

Sharkey

[markiver54]

Glad you're enjoying your Henry Sharkey. Sounds like you have it dressed well.

[pennsylvaniapete]

Welcome to the forum….
I also have the X series in .44 magnum….
Take care of yourself!
Pa Pete

[Vaquero]

Sounds like a well dressed lay to me...
Any pics? We love pics.

RP

[BrokenolMarine]

Welcome to the family, from Oklahoma. It is a family here so feel free to hang out, jump in and share. Talk about things. Shooting, of course. Fishing, hunting, cars and trucks. We try and stay away from politics and religion, that might get you censored. Pictures? We ( I ) love pictures. The rule of thumb here is without pictures ... we can always say, "No way, that didn't happen."

Of course, like family, we might pick on you, or your picture.

"What, you call THAT a bass?" But it's all in good fun... the mods wouldn't have it any other way.
Again, welcome to the family.

[Ozarkwoodswalker]

This is a great site with many knowledgeable people... but more importantly, it has many good people who will want to help you. Welcome to you.

[Sharkey N Sons]

Ok, not usually much for posting gun pics but what the heck.

[Sharkey N Sons]

LOL. Wow. OK. What'd I do wrong here??

[Sharkey N Sons]

Not having much luck with this picture stuff so any input is always welcome. Ya know, other than "hey yer a dummy"....lol

[markiver54]

Tried to fix it for you but ended up with the same pic...sorry

[Mags]

LOL. Wow. OK. What'd I do wrong here??

You did nothing wrong. The website software here squeezes a lot of high res pictures.

[Sharkey N Sons]

Holey Moley!!! I finally got it at least improved but wow, I had to reduce the size of this thing I don't even know how many times before it wasn't warped to freakishness...lol

Thanks for the input and assistance though guys. It's appreciated.

Figured I'd just add 1 of my kind of "bass" photos as a bonus.