Guys, I recently posted several topics asking about various .22 rifles. My goal was to find a handy woodsman’s fieldsman’s piece for plinking, squirreling, rabbiting, toting, and just plain SHOOTIN’! Well after a tremendous amount of research and digesting the many wonderful posts from members here, I made my decision. My rifle would be a Henry .22 Frontier model! 
Well I just got back to Nevada from a trip home and today I called all around the city using the dealer locator for suggestions on the Henry Repeating Arms website. After quite the search, the Bass Pro downtown had one left in stock new in the box (not a display model).
I rushed down there and after the longest most drawn out gun purchase of my life (took close to two hours, tons of computer and paperwork issues, never again) I walked out of the store floating, with my new Henry model H001T lever action rimfire in hand!! Took it home, gave it a quick cleaning focusing on the bore, and I was off to the range!
Guys, this gun is AWESOME!!!
I fired close to 300 rounds of CCI Standard 40 gr. and Federal bulk pack 36 grain. Had just one failure to fire and I chalked it up to a dud round as the firing pin hit was very deep and strong. Other than that the action just digested round after round with perfect cycling and guys it’s true what they say about the buttery action on these, just awesome!!
The trigger is good, I’d say close to 4 lbs, just a tiny hint of creep but breaks super clean and overall very acceptable. I wasn’t shooting for accuracy, mostly offhand, just testing the function of the gun, but it managed a good little group from the CCI Standard at 15 yards from a hasty benched semi rapid fire string. Another guy was there with his son and commented on the beauty of the rifle, and I let him and his boy shoot it and they were both smiling and happy!
Fit and finish are superb. Really nice figured piece of American black walnut on the buttstock especially. Fine bluing and detailing on the barrel, quality all steel sights with high visibility gold bead front sight and white diamond rear buckhorn. For the price, I can scarcely think of any other gun as beautiful or well finished. The balance of the gun is excellent with just enough “hang” from the octagon barrel for steadiness but the gun is still very light and handy. Balance point is directly behind the rear sight so it’s a pleasure to carry by holding the receiver. It does not at all feel like a toy or “kids gun”. I plan to get the rifle out again in the next couple days for a proper bench session trying different ammo and fine tuning the sights once I find the right load.
The only bad thing that happened today was when loading the magazine on the last few minutes before closing time at the range, I accidentally let go when pushing the magazine tube in and it shot itself a few yards in front of my table!
No fault of the gun, just a bit of embarrassing operator error!
Guys, can you tell I’m pleased?? Just a treasure of a rifle and I left the range in ecstasy, satisfied that my search was over and that I’d made the right choice. So, if anyone out there is looking for a GREAT .22 companion rifle, check them out guys! Got to love that slogan too:
”Made in America or Not Made at All”
Take care, guys!
-Jay
Well I just got back to Nevada from a trip home and today I called all around the city using the dealer locator for suggestions on the Henry Repeating Arms website. After quite the search, the Bass Pro downtown had one left in stock new in the box (not a display model).
I rushed down there and after the longest most drawn out gun purchase of my life (took close to two hours, tons of computer and paperwork issues, never again) I walked out of the store floating, with my new Henry model H001T lever action rimfire in hand!! Took it home, gave it a quick cleaning focusing on the bore, and I was off to the range!
Guys, this gun is AWESOME!!!
I fired close to 300 rounds of CCI Standard 40 gr. and Federal bulk pack 36 grain. Had just one failure to fire and I chalked it up to a dud round as the firing pin hit was very deep and strong. Other than that the action just digested round after round with perfect cycling and guys it’s true what they say about the buttery action on these, just awesome!!
The trigger is good, I’d say close to 4 lbs, just a tiny hint of creep but breaks super clean and overall very acceptable. I wasn’t shooting for accuracy, mostly offhand, just testing the function of the gun, but it managed a good little group from the CCI Standard at 15 yards from a hasty benched semi rapid fire string. Another guy was there with his son and commented on the beauty of the rifle, and I let him and his boy shoot it and they were both smiling and happy!
Fit and finish are superb. Really nice figured piece of American black walnut on the buttstock especially. Fine bluing and detailing on the barrel, quality all steel sights with high visibility gold bead front sight and white diamond rear buckhorn. For the price, I can scarcely think of any other gun as beautiful or well finished. The balance of the gun is excellent with just enough “hang” from the octagon barrel for steadiness but the gun is still very light and handy. Balance point is directly behind the rear sight so it’s a pleasure to carry by holding the receiver. It does not at all feel like a toy or “kids gun”. I plan to get the rifle out again in the next couple days for a proper bench session trying different ammo and fine tuning the sights once I find the right load.
The only bad thing that happened today was when loading the magazine on the last few minutes before closing time at the range, I accidentally let go when pushing the magazine tube in and it shot itself a few yards in front of my table!
No fault of the gun, just a bit of embarrassing operator error!Guys, can you tell I’m pleased?? Just a treasure of a rifle and I left the range in ecstasy, satisfied that my search was over and that I’d made the right choice. So, if anyone out there is looking for a GREAT .22 companion rifle, check them out guys! Got to love that slogan too:
”Made in America or Not Made at All”
Take care, guys!
-Jay
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