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Hi All... my first Henry... H009BWL

Took it to the range and experienced something I did not expect.
Loaded 5 CoreLock rounds and when the tube is 1/2" from being down where it can be locked, it pushes the lever open at least 1/4" or more before it will be allowed to finish down to lock.
If I don't hold the lever, it will push all the way open.

I would not expect this to be normal.
Any thoughts?
Am I doing something wrong?

It fires fine after loading but does this for every load.

first,welcome to our forum .... do you have the barrel pointed anywhere near straight up while dropping shells into the loading tube .. .. if so, the force from the falling bullets can pop open the lever .... the correct way is to angle the tube upward only enough to get the shells to slide down the tube .... if you are already doing so, a call to Henry may be in order .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your rifle to our community's total


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StroudPeaces wrote: ↑

Sat May 18, 2019 3:31 pm

Hi All... my first Henry... H009BWL

Welcome to the forum from CT and congratulations on your new Henry. JEBar has given some good advice. Let us know how you make out, either way.

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My H009B does it as well. Especially when the inner mag tube gets hungup on the .30-30 ammo cartridge rims. And the one that the tube gets hungup on the most is the one closest to the receiver. There are older topics here that speak of this issue, too. I have found that for some reason with Federal Fusion ammo rim hangup, and consequently lever pop, is less likely to occur. Maybe it's the boat tail shape of the Fusion bullet. I did contact HenryCS about it. They told me I could send it in and they would be happy to look at it. I chose not to based on older posts and more recent feedback that indicated the lever would still pop sometimes even after getting it back from HenryCS. It helps to spin the inner mag tube as you push it in.

Welcome to the Forum from the TV Oregon!

StroudPeaces wrote: ↑

Sat May 18, 2019 3:31 pm

Hi All... my first Henry... H009BWL

Took it to the range and experienced something I did not expect.
Loaded 5 CoreLock rounds and when the tube is 1/2" from being down where it can be locked, it pushes the lever open at least 1/4" or more before it will be allowed to finish down to lock.
If I don't hold the lever, it will push all the way open.

I would not expect this to be normal.
Any thoughts?
Am I doing something wrong?

It fires fine after loading but does this for every load.

Mags wrote: ↑

Sat May 18, 2019 5:55 pm

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My H009B does it as well. Especially when the inner mag tube gets hungup on the .30-30 ammo cartridge rims. And the one that the tube gets hungup on the most is the one closest to the receiver. There are older topics here that speak of this issue, too. I have found that for some reason with Federal Fusion ammo rim hangup, and consequently lever pop, is less likely to occur. Maybe it's the boat tail shape of the Fusion bullet. I did contact HenryCS about it. They told me I could send it in and they would be happy to look at it. I chose not to based on older posts and more recent feedback that indicated the lever would still pop sometimes even after getting it back from HenryCS. It helps to spin the inner mag tube as you push it in.

Same with my BBSC .41, but only a occasional pop from recoil if I load a full tube. I've taken to only loading 3 or 4 rounds. Not a big deal, and not worth the effort to send it in.

My 30-30CCH has never experienced this, and I've run at least a half-dozen brands of ammo through it, so the advice above is solid. Please keep us posted and WELCOME to the forum from KC!
Glad you're here!

welcome to the forum!

Another Welcome to the forum. My 357 will do that occasionally but it doesnt unlock all the way.

Welcome.
My BBB 357 does that.
I just open the lever and the load.
The open lever keep any rounds from comeing out of the magazine.
Close the mag-tube the double pump the lever, Boom.
The same thing can happen with my 1895 Marlin if I don't hold the lever cclosed.

I had that problem with an earlier model H009 (2013, if I remember correctly) that popped with the lightest touch to the lever when loaded; it was cured by replacing the lever with a current production type. Why the newer models occasionally do that baffles me. I suppose, with enough force, it could happen anytime. Placing the tube with a slight twisting motion is what I do, without thinking about it. Instinct?