Grand Prize Winner

[BigAl52]

Congratulations to MGDerf here is a picture of him holding his Grand Prize from Henry. Thanks to Henry for there prizes and support of our 3rd Anniversary

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[Mgderf]

Thanks Al.
My mother says she loves that shirt! LOL

[ESquared]

Great pic and great T-shirt! The rifle looks great, too!

Congrats again.

[JEBar]

congrats .... I know you are happy to have it in your hands .... just curious, did your dealer make any comments about it .. .. now that you've seen it in person, what are your plans for it .. .. looking forward to your comments

[daytime dave]

Congratulations. I'm glad you got it. What are your impressions?

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Congrats MGDerf.

My pictures soon.

(Figures I'm the last one, lol).

[Mgderf]

congrats .... I know you are happy to have it in your hands .... just curious, did your dealer make any comments about it .. .. now that you've seen it in person, what are your plans for it .. .. looking forward to your comments

My dealer was impressed.
He was the one who took the picture.

There were several other people in the shop at the time, and ALL heads turned when I opened the box.
My eye was first drawn to the stock.
I'm here to tell you, cell phone pics don't do this gun justice.
It's very subtle, but you can barely make out the wood grain just below the surface. It really does look like aged ivory.

The checkering is very sharp and crisp. The receiver finish could be used as a survival mirror in an emergency.
The first comment from my brother was about how slick and smooth the action felt.
I just had to grin at that.

My plans? I'm going to shoot it.
I was torn over leaving it new in the box, but I have a thing about useless tools. If I have no use for them, I have no use for them.

I plan on introducing it to my local range tomorrow.
Looking forward to turning a few more heads, and punching some holes in paper.

I'll give a range update when appropriate.

Thank you again to the entire Henry Rifle forums community.

[BrokenolMarine]

Glad to hear you are going to shoot it... That is one of the reasons i rarely buy true collectables. I use things too.

[Vaquero]

Congrats, hope it shoots as good as it looks.

RP

[JEBar]

My plans? I'm going to shoot it.
I was torn over leaving it new in the box, but I have a thing about useless tools. If I have no use for them, I have no use for them.

I plan on introducing it to my local range tomorrow.
Looking forward to turning a few more heads, and punching some holes in paper.

I'll give a range update when appropriate.

well understood on the useless tools and I couldn't agree more .... but then, I've never owned a rifle built to that level of finish .... really looking forward to your coming reports

[ESquared]

Sounds like a great rifle and your plan is the way to go!

Would love to see some more close-up pics, even though I'm sure they won't do the rifle justice.

[Mgderf]

Wouldn't you know it?
Today it is raining. Now, I've been wet before, and I know for a fact that I won't melt, but I really don't like dragging my firearms out in the rain.

So, I took advantage of the alternative.
I have free shooting privileges at my local indoor range.
I do maintenance for them from time to time, so they let me shoot for free.

I took the American Eagle in, but I only ran 10 rounds through it.
I don't like to tie up lanes when they have paying customers waiting.

Well, at 25 yards off-hand, let's just say I'm shooting M.O.S.H. ( "minute-of-squirrel head") right out of the box.
I shot 2 3-shot groups, and 1 4-shot group. the smallest group I could cover with a half dollar coin.
The largest group was about 1-1/2 silver dollars size (2"-2-1/4").
I may have found my new squirrel rifle.
I really like the octagon barrel. The extra weight actually helps to steady the rifle.

One thing I did notice.
The mirror-like receiver shown a glare from the overhead range lights that was very difficult to overcome.
There was a glare directly in front of the buckhorn blade that made seeing the front bead difficult
I think, for hunting, I may cut up one of my Henry receiver "socks" so I can use it installed.
Maybe cut it along the seam and add some Velcro so I can wrap the receiver. I'd need to cut a slot for the buckhorn sights, but I think it would be doable.
It would give the receiver cover a small degree of protection from scratches and scuffs, while blocking out any glare from the sun, and reflections that might "trigger" the squirrels.

I'm sure I'll figure something out, but suffice it to say, I LOVE this rifle!

[Mags]

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I've consider doing that too. I haven't yet. Would love to see what you come up with.

... I may cut up one of my Henry receiver "socks" so I can use it installed.
Maybe cut it along the seam and add some Velcro so I can wrap the receiver. I'd need to cut a slot for the buckhorn sights, but I think it would be doable.
It would give the receiver cover a small degree of protection from scratches and scuffs, while blocking out any glare from the sun, and reflections that might "trigger" the squirrels.

I'm sure I'll figure something out, but suffice it to say, I LOVE this rifle!

[RanchRoper]

Congrats on your new rifle. It is a beauty. Yup....shoot it lots.

[markiver54]

Big congrats Mgderf!!

[Ernie]

Congratulations and enjoy shooting tomorrow.

[ESquared]

Great report and great insights on the plus and minus of that shiny silver receiver. Sounds like a good solution, too, Please keep us posted and good luck with those squirrels!

Congrats again!

[BigAl52]

Great idea on the receiver sock. I bet it will work. Glad you are enjoying the new rifle.

[Pudsky]

Congrats Mgderf!! The heavy octagon barrel is a very nice thing about these Henry rifles. I recently got a Frontier in 17HMR, and I think the octagon barrel is my favorite thing about the rifle. The reason I chose this one over the varmint rifle.

Enjoy that thing. It sure is purdy!!

[Mgderf]

Congrats Mgderf!! The heavy octagon barrel is a very nice thing about these Henry rifles. I recently got a Frontier in 17HMR, and I think the octagon barrel is my favorite thing about the rifle. The reason I chose this one over the varmint rifle.

Enjoy that thing. It sure is purdy!!

I also have one of the H001T in .22wmr, and it has the octagon barrel.
I hadn't realized until now how much I like that single feature.