Henry single shot rifle
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I have a rifle in 243win. I bought it with my kids in mind, but I don't think I'll be getting rid of it when they've grown up. I really like the wood grain on the youth stock I got for it from Henry, plus I just like blued steel and wood guns. Cheap single shots are pretty available these days but not with a wood stock. Feels solid in the hands, is very handy for a gun with a 22" barrel.
The trigger was really bad when I bought it, but there was a recall on them and the newer triggers are MUCH better. Mine breaks at or just under 4lb IIRC, not super light but perfectly fine for a hunting rifle.
My only complaint would be the prices, everything has gone up but these in particular have gone up by a LOT - about 100% in 6 years.
The trigger was really bad when I bought it, but there was a recall on them and the newer triggers are MUCH better. Mine breaks at or just under 4lb IIRC, not super light but perfectly fine for a hunting rifle.
My only complaint would be the prices, everything has gone up but these in particular have gone up by a LOT - about 100% in 6 years.
I like 'em. I've always been a fan of single shot firearms in general, both higher-grade and also budget-grade ones. I owned a bunch of assorted H&R/NEF singles back in the day, and generally enjoyed them. Now that they are no longer made, most of the examples that come up for sale are listed at much higher prices than they sold for new...and, at these new prices, they simply aren't worth it.
The Henry singles are much nicer firearms than the H&R's ever were. I've had a couple, in fact just sold one a couple weeks ago, still have a brass-framed .45-70 that I very much enjoy shooting. As Suther stated, as long as you get one that was built post-recall or sent back for the recall work, they are a joy. Most of them have some very attractive wood in their stocks.
Another gun to look at is the CVA Scout series. These are even better than the Henry products in terms of average accuracy, trigger pull and general shootability, at least based upon the several examples of each I have owned or examined. The only catch is that they are all synthetic-stocked and, relatively speaking, kinda ugly. I think that if CVA brings out a wood-stock option, and/or an outfit like Boyd's starts selling aftermarket wood stocks for them, the CVA rifles will own the budget single-shot market.
The Henry singles are much nicer firearms than the H&R's ever were. I've had a couple, in fact just sold one a couple weeks ago, still have a brass-framed .45-70 that I very much enjoy shooting. As Suther stated, as long as you get one that was built post-recall or sent back for the recall work, they are a joy. Most of them have some very attractive wood in their stocks.
Another gun to look at is the CVA Scout series. These are even better than the Henry products in terms of average accuracy, trigger pull and general shootability, at least based upon the several examples of each I have owned or examined. The only catch is that they are all synthetic-stocked and, relatively speaking, kinda ugly. I think that if CVA brings out a wood-stock option, and/or an outfit like Boyd's starts selling aftermarket wood stocks for them, the CVA rifles will own the budget single-shot market.
Boyds stocks are available for the Cva scout. I think cost is generally why there aren’t many up here. I saw a 35 whelen chopped down to 18.5” in a boyds stock, I believe in the fall, on funpost.
Good to know that, but you're right, a Boyd's stock purchase for a 500 or 600 buck CVA will likely cost just as much as one for a $2000 gun, making it hard to justify. CVA's are generally cheaper to buy than Henry's, but not that much cheaper.
If CVA started to sell the Scout with a wood stock, maybe even made by Boyd's, they could likely price them about the same as the Henry guns. I think they'd sell.
With the cheap Weaver rail that fits the gun, yes. But EGW makes a picatinny rail for em that solves that problem for any normal size person/scope. A really short bodied scope might still be an issue but they're an issue on a lot of things.
My only real gripe about the henry single shot is the hammer placement, and more size. To get a decent clearance under the scope so you can actually #### the hammer comfortably I had to mount the scope way higher than necessary. Left a real ####ty cheek hold on the stock for shooting and was not comfortable at all. I ended up moving it alone, and getting into the CVA.
Granted the CVA has a much less feel stock that is not wood, it sure darn shoots better than the henry did. I like the balance of the shorter single shots, as you don't have to contend with the "action" area.
Granted the CVA has a much less feel stock that is not wood, it sure darn shoots better than the henry did. I like the balance of the shorter single shots, as you don't have to contend with the "action" area.
