Henry lever rifles-All Weather

hoytcanon said:
I agree... and if I wasn't so attached to 94's for purely historical reasons (grandfather, father and myself all started and hunted many years with 94's)... I would choose a Henry over Marlin or Win... I don't know what they did mechanically to make the actions cycle that smooth, but they glide like a yearling buck on wet ice.
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It's going into the wayback machine, but I find my Henrys to feel like my well broke in 1893 marlin. There is no real efort to get that lifter to pop up, something that always happens with a winchester.

For nostalgias sake I have the winchesters, for shooting I like my Henrys.
 
heronfish said:
It's going into the wayback machine, but I find my Henrys to feel like my well broke in 1893 marlin. There is no real efort to get that lifter to pop up, something that always happens with a winchester.

For nostalgias sake I have the winchesters, for shooting I like my Henrys.
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Yep... that's the way I feel also... when it's time to shoot, I reach for a Henry.
 
REM3200 said:
I'm searching for scope mounts for a second generation .357 Big Boy and Henry won't ship to Canada. Anybody know of a Canadian source? Henry directed me to have them bought in through a dealer and North Sylva but that's not my preferred route.

I know scopes and lever guns don't go together but eyesight needs a boost.
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Here you are: http://www.bullseyelondon.com/henry-big-boy-2nd-generation-receiver-scope-mount-for-drilled-and-tapped-receivers-bb-rsm.html

When I ordered my Big Boy Steel through A Z Tech Armories, I ordered the mount at the same time. Model BB-RSM, you can also find them on Amazon and Ebay. Brownell does not have them, strangely.
 
Couldn't get past the loading tube. It wouldn't be an issue in the field, but at the range where you have to keep the muzzle down range it is less than convenient. Right now, I would take my Uberti over them all, followed by my Marlin SBL.

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The loading tube doesn't bother me. I have a couple 22lr rifles that use a tube and plunger.

I'm interested more in the function and reliability for a hunting rifle. Although can't decide between the 3030 or the 45/70. Both will do for deer and bear. Love the 45/70. Don't have a 3030 though
 
dogzilla said:
Couldn't get past the loading tube. It wouldn't be an issue in the field, but at the range where you have to keep the muzzle down range it is less than convenient....
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The loading tube is no problem at the range... if you are at the bench you just roll the rifle upside down on the bag and feed it with it pointed down range... if you are standing, you just flip it upside down in the crook of your arm to feed it... it is just as fast as loading with a gate... but unloading is way faster than jacking through all the rounds... and you don't damage your ammo.
 
brybenn said:
The loading tube doesn't bother me. I have a couple 22lr rifles that use a tube and plunger.

I'm interested more in the function and reliability for a hunting rifle. Although can't decide between the 3030 or the 45/70. Both will do for deer and bear. Love the 45/70. Don't have a 3030 though
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Do as I did and get both. They're really the same gun with a few small differences. I've yet to use either on game bigger than a gopher but haven't had an issue with either function wise that wasn't fixed under warranty.
More a question of if you want a straight or a pistol grip,
 
dogzilla said:
Couldn't get past the loading tube. It wouldn't be an issue in the field, but at the range where you have to keep the muzzle down range it is less than convenient. Right now, I would take my Uberti over them all, followed by my Marlin SBL.
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I haven't had a Range Nazi annoy me with the loading tube yet, and the way I load it is exactly as if it was a muzzle loader: the action is open, the barrel goes from pointing forward to pointing upwards, never to the side. I usually rest the butt on my left foot and hold the muzzle in the left hand. Remove the plunger, load the tube with the action open, it's perfectly safe and I could look into the bore if I cared to. I defy any RSO to find a problem with this: how would he allow a muzzle loader to load, otherwise?

Once the tube is loaded, just bring down the muzzle forward again without aiming to a side and set the gun on the table with the action still open. Shoulder the gun, close the action (nothing is chambered yet), actuate the lever again to chamber and shoot like a happy maniac. :)
 
Gumbled said:
Does anyone know of a dealer that has this is stock or could get one fairly quickly? I want a All Weather 45.70 something bad.
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I'm with you on this one! I would like to shoulder it in store before I buy (just a personal preference) but if its anything like my Henry .22 I'll fall in love REALLY fast lol
 
I have the plain blued steel and walnut 45-70 I have owned Rossis, Winchesters (post 64) and Marlins, cycles smooth, transfer bar system so no safety(personally I don't mind safeties on levers) and my favorite feature is the loading tube.
 
Please don't base your judgment on what you've seen in video. I have owned Henry, Win 94 and Marlin 30-30s. Henry has by far the better action. That said the action on the 30-30 is not as effortless to operate as on the pistol caliber.

skokie said:
As I said, when I've handled them in the gun shop, they seem nice and slick with no cartridges. The few videos I've seen of them being shot or reviewed, there seems to be some resistance when cocking the lever to load a round. I know generally the Henry's are very nice, smooth guns, the rimfires for sure and the pistol calibers seem smooth if not run too fast. This is the rifle caliber action we are talking about and a fairly new product for Henry. Wouldn't be surprised if it took a couple hundred rounds or so to work it in like most lever guns. Not trying to disparage anybodies favorite, just my opinion based on my experience and observations.
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