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hello! new guy here!

I am beginning to get interested in some lever action rifles! The Henrys grabbed my attention considering the quality and customer service have ben historically great!

Im just doing some research and i was wondering if there is an opinion on the HiVis fiber optic sights for the Henry rifles, particularly for the Henry Big Boy steel Carbine rifle. Im not a huge fan of the Skinner peep sights, so i want to consider different options.

Thanks! learning alot!

Welcome to the forum!
You mention you are not a fan of the skinner peep sights - so is that just skinner or peeps in general? If so then there are what appear to be some pretty good options but if you want to stick with 'open irons' then you will be limited to some sort of buckhorn style rear. There are definitely much better buckhorns available to replace the original but you might want to try a rifle with a peep before deciding - unless you already have and know you don't like them.

Welcome to the forum.

Generally speaking, peeps and ghost rings are easier to shoot with than are semi-buckhorn sights. If you’re going that route, though, I can tell you that I used a Hiviz front sight on my Henry .22 for a few years, and I liked it a lot.

Mistered wrote:Welcome to the forum!
You mention you are not a fan of the skinner peep sights - so is that just skinner or peeps in general? If so then there are what appear to be some pretty good options but if you want to stick with 'open irons' then you will be limited to some sort of buckhorn style rear. There are definitely much better buckhorns available to replace the original but you might want to try a rifle with a peep before deciding - unless you already have and know you don't like them.

i just dont like them in general, would want to replace both the front and rear sight.
with these:
https://henrypride.com/collections/rifl ... 3468465932

Doesn't look like a bad option and the price is not terrible. Hopefully you have looked down a rifle with something similar so you know this style of sight will work for you.

I had a set of these on my Golden Boy...much easier to see, and quicker to focus on than the originals. However, they look really out of place on such a classically styled gun. I eventually took them off. If you are looking purely for function, and don't care how they look, go for it. A definite improvement. If I was going to do it again, I would seriously consider a rear peep and front blade set-up.

If I was going to do it again, I would seriously consider a rear peep and front blade set-up.

This is the Williams WGRS on my BB.

Mistered wrote:

If I was going to do it again, I would seriously consider a rear peep and front blade set-up.

This is the Williams WGRS on my BB.

is that the WGRS-54?
https://williamsgunsight.com/product/williams-wgrs-54/

i didnt see that it fit the henry BBS carbine

is that the WGRS-54?

No - it is the WGRS-336 with a flat base meant for the Marlin 336.
I don't believe Williams advertises it as fitting the Henry BB but as you can see it does fit quite well - mounted backwards and with the aperture mount flipped around.
In their on-line catalog Williams initially referenced a sight for the Henry but never produced one specifically for it. No matter since the one for the Marlin works well.

Mistered, what front sight do you have on your rifle? I put the same sight on my BBS 45 colt. I noticed that it doesn’t have the full range of up and down adjustment. Have you had issues with this?

Hi vis sights have their ups and downs, like anything.
On the upside they are great in low light, toward evening, in the dark woods or shadow.
On the downside they tend to 'bloom up' in direct sunlight, obscuring low contrast targets or long range shots.
The glow can blot out a groundhog over in the shade.
You pay your money and you take your choice

I use the green front sight, it doesn't glow as does the orange or red.

Mistered, what front sight do you have on your rifle? I put the same sight on my BBS 45 colt. I noticed that it doesn’t have the full range of up and down adjustment. Have you had issues with this?

I took the blade front off of one of my Winchesters and put it on my Henry BECAUSE I wanted to try the gold bead front off my HENRY with the semi buckhorn on the Winchester. Well long story short when I got the Williams for the Henry I decided to try it with the blade left on the Henry and the results speak for themselves.
The only thing I discovered is IF the elevation slide is slid DOWN the aperture will make contact with the sight base BUT this could be easily remedied with a small round file to make a slight half moon radius to allow the aperture to clear the base BUT unless the front sight were very short I doubt the rear would need to be lowered much more than what mine shows to get a proper front/rear sight orientation.