canoeguy
US Veteran
Bought a Henry pump .22 today, I have been meaning to get one but my gun buying money has been going for other things. Was ready to order one a few months ago, had my money in hand, my dealer trolled a used Browning lever .22 in front of me for less money, so went with it instead.
So, I saved up enough to order the Henry pump, cost me $449, has an octagon barrel, same sooth action as their lever rifles. Picked it up today and was tickled to death with it, very accurate, reliable, feeds everything you can put in it, .22 short long or long rifle. Found it to have a very nice trigger, breaks about four pounds, stacks nicely and lets you know when it's getting ready to break. Shot the following group at 50 yards (prone position) after running 40 rounds through the rifle, about 1.5", Mexican Peso shown to illustrate group size:
50 foot groups shot prone, sitting and offhand (standing) with Federal Target and CCI Standard Velocity. aiming black is 1.5" in diameter. Note I did jerk the trigger once shooting the CCI off hand, ruining a nice string:
Overall, I'm very pleased with the rifle. I am impressed with how Henry makes sure their rifles are zeroed "Dead on, Deadly Accurate" from the factory, no messing with the sights, just start slaying the black on your target!
Now, I have a "Plethora" of .22 pumps:
Top to bottom:
Winchester Model 62A, 1949 vintage
Taurus Stainless Steel Model 62
Winchester Model 61, 1947 vintage
Henry Pump .22
Time will tell if the Henry is as good as the Winchesters, I can already tell you it is much more accurate than the Taurus! Canoeguy is a happy shooter today.....
So, I saved up enough to order the Henry pump, cost me $449, has an octagon barrel, same sooth action as their lever rifles. Picked it up today and was tickled to death with it, very accurate, reliable, feeds everything you can put in it, .22 short long or long rifle. Found it to have a very nice trigger, breaks about four pounds, stacks nicely and lets you know when it's getting ready to break. Shot the following group at 50 yards (prone position) after running 40 rounds through the rifle, about 1.5", Mexican Peso shown to illustrate group size:
50 foot groups shot prone, sitting and offhand (standing) with Federal Target and CCI Standard Velocity. aiming black is 1.5" in diameter. Note I did jerk the trigger once shooting the CCI off hand, ruining a nice string:
Overall, I'm very pleased with the rifle. I am impressed with how Henry makes sure their rifles are zeroed "Dead on, Deadly Accurate" from the factory, no messing with the sights, just start slaying the black on your target!
Now, I have a "Plethora" of .22 pumps:
Top to bottom:
Winchester Model 62A, 1949 vintage
Taurus Stainless Steel Model 62
Winchester Model 61, 1947 vintage
Henry Pump .22
Time will tell if the Henry is as good as the Winchesters, I can already tell you it is much more accurate than the Taurus! Canoeguy is a happy shooter today.....
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