Henry has really turned a lot of folks on their ear with their lever actions ... and now a semi-automatic rifle! They started with a nice little .22 LR lever-action rifle. Then ... along came their brass and then steel centerfire rifles, albet w/ the slightly objectionable tube loading. Then, they did the loading gate. Then they started doing really big stuff like the .45-70. Then that little modern magazine loaded lever action that shoots so accurately. Now ... they come out w/ the "Homesteader!" There just isn't enough money! Sincerely. bruce.
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Henry Homesteader? Maybe yes!
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I had a Ruger PCC 9 (or whatever they're called) for a while--it shot very well and never jammed so for $650+/- retail I'd buy another one plus a case of 9mm ball and still be under the $1000+/- of the Henry.
I hardly ever shoot rifles or carbines anymore so I sold my Ruger to a buddy who wanted it.
I hardly ever shoot rifles or carbines anymore so I sold my Ruger to a buddy who wanted it.
Now I remember where I saw the Homesteader! It was an unsuccsessful Reising M50 in 45 ACP from early WWII.
Shooting IDPA for about 20 years, I used to shoot several "tuned" handguns, and once I became part of my Church Security team, I began to shoot my several carry pistols. I just want to maintain proficiently with my carry guns. Lots of my shooting buddies have moved to the PCC guns in IDPA, with resulting better scores.
But as nice as the Homesteader is, I will practice with my carry handguns. I just never want to let a practice with my carry guns pass.
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But as nice as the Homesteader is, I will practice with my carry handguns. I just never want to let a practice with my carry guns pass.
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It is reported that the Marines at Guadacanal threw their Reisings into a creek.
So that they would never be issued to anybody again.
In Okinawa I met Marine Raider Gordon Warner.
Tall guy, Third from the Left.
It’s either Gordon or somebody who looks like him.
What’s he holding by the barrel?
So that they would never be issued to anybody again.
In Okinawa I met Marine Raider Gordon Warner.
Tall guy, Third from the Left.
It’s either Gordon or somebody who looks like him.
What’s he holding by the barrel?
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Battle Cry, Leon Uris - "Lookit, rusted! Dirty, armpit-smelling son-of-a-(something)!"
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Henry is a neat Company.
Not a Trend Follower.
They are Trend Setters.
We need more companies like them!
Not a Trend Follower.
They are Trend Setters.
We need more companies like them!
Ditto for me today. However, I was impressed. It had really nice wood, and a Mossy-style tang safety right where the Lord intended. Great set of peep sights, too. I like that there's no mag-well. So without a mag seated, it looks like any other ordinary rifle.
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I think it is a cool gun and $1K retail is probably what the market will bear for an all-steel, walnut stocked rifle made with US parts and labor.
$800 is still a little steep for a store price but have patience, used ones will be around shortly for less. Gun people are fickle.
$800 is still a little steep for a store price but have patience, used ones will be around shortly for less. Gun people are fickle.
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