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lever 22

Post by brianpa » Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:30 pm

What are the receivers made of ? I'm thinking cast white metal.
They are painted so they are not steel.
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Re: lever 22

Post by Vaquero » Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:46 pm

They call it Zamak,

Henry Repeating Arms of 59 E 1st St, Bayonne, New Jersey, makes their .22LR rifle receivers out of high pressure castings of Zamak which is a zinc-aluminium-magnesium-copper alloy. The casting is then either painted to match the color of the rest of the gun or it is covered with brass-plated sheetmetal.

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Re: lever 22

Post by brianpa » Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:00 pm

Thank you Vaquero I am reblueing a late 70's one and the guy would like me to redo the receiver to. Brownells is out of aluma hide at the moment so I am on a notify list.
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Re: lever 22

Post by Sir Henry » Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:40 am

What rifle are you asking about? The first Henrys were made in the late 90’s.
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Re: lever 22

Post by brianpa » Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:46 pm

It just says Henry Repeating Arms Co. Brooklyn NY. and 22LR.
The guy told me late 70's but I didn't know when new Henry's first come about.
I just got into them a few years ago.
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