Henry .22 lever material

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For any guys that have purchased a Henry .22 H001 series recently, what are the levers made of? (ie. steel and are magnetic or an alloy and non magnetic).

I've had a number of Henry .22's go through the safe and all have had blued steel levers but the one i picked up most recently is made of what seems to be the same material as the receiver cover.
 
I purchased mine about 2 years ago and the lever is magnetic. I replaced it with the large lever and it is also magnetic.
 
whiskey3 said:
For any guys that have purchased a Henry .22 H001 series recently, what are the levers made of? (ie. steel and are magnetic or an alloy and non magnetic).

I've had a number of Henry .22's go through the safe and all have had blued steel levers but the one i picked up most recently is made of what seems to be the same material as the receiver cover.
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ZAMAK is the type of pot-metal that the receivers are made of IIRC and the easiest way to tell is by magnet like you said. Zamak can't be chemically blued either...has to be coated.
I'm doubtful Henry would pull a bonehead move and make the lever pot-metal as it along with the bolt are high wear items and need to be hard and durable.
 
Thanks for the feedback guys. It looks like on mine a secondary steel piece is tack welded or otherwise somehow attached to the rest of the lever and that is what sits up in the action and makes contact with the bolt. I might post a pic if i get a chance.

Its not a huge deal but I definitely prefer the old style all steel lever.
 
whiskey3 said:
Thanks for the feedback guys. It looks like on mine a secondary steel piece is tack welded or otherwise somehow attached to the rest of the lever and that is what sits up in the action and makes contact with the bolt. I might post a pic if i get a chance.

Its not a huge deal but I definitely prefer the old style all steel lever.
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Yes,please do give us a picture, that kind of sucks that Henry would choose to cut corners there.
 
Arrow shows spot weld or brazed attachment.

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Here the arrow points to where the two pieces clearly connect.

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Won the wood lottery though.

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Wouldn't be surprised if Henry has done some cost cutting as they are probably trying to maintain a price point to remain competitive ; and they certainly wouldn't be the first firearm manufacturer to do so .
 
Thats true. I generally really like Henry, their service and their products, but was a little surprised by this. It is not an inexpensive rifle (small game carbine).
 
From Henry’s website:

“The receiver of the rifle utilizes Henry's signature hardened brass, which has the same tensile and yield strength as steel”

I’d bet a nickel that that lever is cast brass too.
 
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Canuck65 said:
From Henry’s website:

“The receiver of the rifle utilizes Henry's signature hardened brass, which has the same tensile and yield strength as steel”

I’d bet a nickel that that lever is cast brass too.
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...And you'd be five cents poorer I'd wager.
No way in hell they'd use brass there, makes no sense from a cost or performance perspective.
 
Canuck65 said:
From Henry’s website:

“The receiver of the rifle utilizes Henry's signature hardened brass, which has the same tensile and yield strength as steel”

I’d bet a nickel that that lever is cast brass too.
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That’s for the center fire brass models, big boy etc. Rinfire brass models are just coated and the steel ones are zumac
 
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