My First Henry...

[Koyote]

Originally, I was looking for a Winchester '94. I looked up the Henry site as their firearms evolved into Winchester and were older. In early 2015 Henry, the company, asked patrons what they were looking for in a lever rifle. I told them I would like to see one in 30 WCF aka: .30-30, with an Octagon Barrel (yes, I know they are heavier, but they look different and way cool! I was not a big fan of brass receiver, so I would like one in steel/blued. Sometime during the summer of 2015 I discovered the process of color case hardened receivers. I got email back from the President who said I should look for something in the fall. When I got an email showing the new H009CC, I had to have one. I went down to one of my several LGS and they ordered me one. Within a week I had a beautiful one with the serial number of ...500! On the Saturday after Halloween I went to a pumpkin shoot to try it out. Worked beautiful! However, there were a couple of changes I wanted to make. First of all, I ordered a large loop lever. FYI: Chuck Connors in the Rifleman has an even larger loop lever, more rectangular shaped. Next, I did not like the semi-buckhorn rear sight and ordered a flat top. After receiving these two items and having them installed. I had pretty much what I wanted. Well, almost. The President of Henry will not change from the tubular magazine to the Winchester style, which is his prerogative, so eventually when I do find a Winchester, will get one. I am planning on getting a Henry in .22 Magnum, but there are no plans for color case hardened at this time, so not high on my priority list.
Well I tried posting three pictures, but each one of them was too large. I guess this site is going to have to work on that if they want any pics from me!
Good Shootin'!

[Deadwood Dutch]

Congratulations on your rifle, I know it's a beauty!

[RetiredSeabee]

Glad your first Henry turned out so good. Sir Henry will be around shortly I suppose. He has some very nice larger than usual loops. He has the one you are talking about from Chuck Conners. On the old forum we had a member who makes them. I hope he gets to this one.

[Sir Henry]

Glad your first Henry turned out so good. Sir Henry will be around shortly I suppose. He has some very nice larger than usual loops. He has the one you are talking about from Chuck Conners. On the old forum we had a member who makes them. I hope he gets to this one.

I have several like what Chuck Connors used but also a couple like what John Wayne used in Rio Bravo.

[Catherine]

Congrats on your HENRY rifle!

Cate

[Squatch]

Congrats. I personally like the tube magazines. I have recently shot a Winchester 30-30. I find the side loading gate nothing but a finger pincher and don't understand the attraction personally. Unless of course you are reloading on horseback while being chased by bad guys.

The original Henry was a tube loader. Even though the New Henry is not the same company They are designed around the same traditions. I like that they are Henry's and not replica Winchesters. Plenty of folks make those. Rossi and Uberti come to mind.

[Koyote]

While home on leave from the Army (18 yrs and counting), my son and I took my/our Henry out to the range. He fired almost a box of ammo thru it and loved it. Unfortunately, a round FTE and while he got it out, he had to do a little field stripping to do so. When he tried to put it back together, he could not get a part to align so that a screw would go in properly. Took it home and he tried there, but still no luck, so finally had to take it down to a local gunsmith. He finally got 'er done.
As for the large loop lever made by Henry, it is absolutely perfect!! Can't say enuff about it. I finally did get a Winchester, a 1894 mfg. in 1908. I ordered a large loop lever (Rifleman style) which is rather large, but my gloved/ungloved hand does not fit in a regular size loop. Wish I could have gotten a Henry shaped one, but they are not made for Winchester, of course. Perhaps, I will have one made up down the road.
Anyways, both my son love the Henry and plan on getting a rimfire in the future.

[Mags]

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Another option would be to get Henry of your own

... Wish I could have gotten a Henry shaped one, but they are not made for Winchester, of course...
Anyways, both my son love the Henry and plan on getting a rimfire in the future.

[Redthies]

Welcome back Koyote! Where have you been for 3 years? I’d love a .30-30 like yours, but in a carbine length like my 1911 built Model 94 Winchester and my 2 Henrys, but the pay don’t seem to want to make one that short.

[JEBar]

Koyote, welcome back indeed .... delighted to hear from you again .... hopefully, you will be able to report in more often .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your Henry to our community's total


http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 266#p87266

[shootest]

Here’s an app that will resize your photos, I use it all the time, it works great!

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[Koyote]

[quote="Squatch"]Congrats. I personally like the tube magazines. I have recently shot a Winchester 30-30. I find the side loading gate nothing but a finger pincher and don't understand the attraction personally. Unless of course you are reloading on horseback while being chased by bad guys.


I too had probs with loading the Winnie by the side loading gate, but earlier today, I looked at YouTube and saw how they did it. Load the first one into the loading gate about 3/4 of the way in, the with another round, push in the first one, followed by the 2nd one, also 3/4 of the way in, etc., etc., etc. No pinched fingers. Another guy just wore a pair of light shooting gloves and pushed them in. Another guy loaded sans gloves.
Don't worry about setting off a round by pushing it into the magazine tube as my gun smithy said, the primer would not go off!
FYI: My Winnie is a Sporting Rifle with a 26" barrel and the mag tube cannot hold 9+1. I guess that is what was meant by loading it on Sunday and shoot it all week!

[Redthies]

2 of my levers have gates (Winchester 1894 and Marlin 1895). I have never really pinched my fingers, but I still prefer the tube feed on my Henrys. There is a very slight concern about loss of the feed rod in the back of my mind, but it’s not a huge concern. The ease of loading, and unloading quickly is more the point.

[Mags]

My main worry with the tube feed is during loading. I'm out in the field with the heavy scoped .30-30 brass/octagon barrel Henry gripped in one hand, loading the mag with the other hand with the mag tube sticking out, I worry about loosing my grip and dropping the heavy Henry and bending the mag tube. For that reason I'd prefer a side gate. I'd learn how not to get pinched. Otherwise the side gate is a nostalgic cowboy TV/movie hold over. I might make a sticky picture of a side gate and stick it on the side of my Henry for the nostalgia look.