Henry .17 hmr varmint just came in

[Brando73]

Man I'm a happy puppy. My Henry .17 lever action HMR varmint came in today. I'll clean it and put a scope on it for zeroing tomorrow.

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[PBSnooker]

I'm envious.

[Sir Henry]

The varmint stock is the best stock for scoping. Congratulations.

[BigAl52]

Congrats. Make sure you post some pictures of your shooting.

[Hatchdog]

The varmint stock is the best stock for scoping. Congratulations.

That’s the first thing I noticed when I looked at the pic. Nice stock.

[Brando73]

The varmint stock is the best stock for scoping. Congratulations.

That's why I picked that one. I didn't want to put a leather cheek riser and cover that beautiful furniture

[bullseye]

Is the varmint buttstock available for purchase as a part from Henry?

[Brando73]

Going to try something. Think I'm going to sand down the action cover down to the metal, smooth it to butter and polish, clean and copper plate and finish with a good stiff nickle plating. I've nickle plated a few things and if it don't work, I'll get another cover from Henry for 49 bucks.
The black scrapes way too easy and the polished nickle will be clear enough you could shave from it.

[Sir Henry]

Is the varmint buttstock available for purchase as a part from Henry?

Yes. At least it has been.

[Sir Henry]

Going to try something. Think I'm going to sand down the action cover down to the metal, smooth it to butter and polish, clean and copper plate and finish with a good stiff nickle plating. I've nickle plated a few things and if it don't work, I'll get another cover from Henry for 49 bucks.
The black scrapes way too easy and the polished nickle will be clear enough you could shave from it.

Some of the receiver covers are pitted and smoothed over with paint. If you sand them down too much they might be too thin. I’ve had good luck smoothing down only about half the covers.