Looking for expert collectors' advice on Henry Revolvers

[merl67]

I love Henrys rifles. Whomever designed their revolvers needs to be took to the woodshed in a word ugly Heritage makes better looking revolvers...Henry needs to stick to what it does best, or get new designers, a single action on the lines of a Heritage with the splash of Goldenboy brass now that might sell...

 

[Tom K]

Shot them on Sunday. The photo shows the first cylinder's results. The sixth shot is covered by the gun. Very smooth double actions. Unfortunately the gun fighter model had a weird issue after the first three or four cylinders. Once you got to the wall the break started getting extremely heavy. I had to pull so hard to finish the break it moved the gun well off the point of aim. Single action was fine. I want to get back to the range with them again and see if it still happens before calling Henry.

That's pretty good for fifty yards. Five yards, not so much.

 

[hemiram]

Shoot and enjoy it. I think it's a really handsome looking revolver. I like the small touches they've put on these as a nod to single action revolvers, like the birds head grip and brass backstrap and trigger guard. Something you don't see other manufacturers of DA revolvers doing. And anything different always gets criticized. (Hey I didn't like the Kimber revolver when it first came out, but it's now grown on me.) I've been wanting one since its release but they do seem to be on a smaller production scale and hard to find.

Well, the Kimber revolver makes the Henry's look much better, or not so homely as at first glance. The Kimber is AMC Pacer ugly.

 

[peyton]

Waiting on range report!!

 

[BAM-BAM]

That gun is "*****".... Henry should have designed a gun that looked more like a Colt 1860 army or Remington.

 

[Shrek Of The Arctic]

Just...speculating...musing...

I wonder if Henry might have missed the mark on this one? When they really got big innthe lever action game, they filled a big void in the market for quality lever guns. At the minimum, it was a pretty big pond with plenty of room in it.

In the revolver world, they wanted to create that sense of tradition and nostalgia. The working guns passed along through the family. If that's the approach, I love it and totally appreciate where they're coming from. But...the issue in the revolver world as that there are still a ton of options for the real thing for us to choose from.

The S&W model 10 my Father carried as a cop? Easily two of them for the price of the Henry. Plus extra ammo or leather. Same or similar with so many classics. If I got change in my pocket and a longing for nostalgia, I'm going with a real classic, not a faux classic.

I think the revolver world is darn tough right now. It was really cool for Henry to produce these. I hope I'm proven wrong and they become a classic in their own right, but if I had to place a bet, I'd say folks will ignore these Henry revolvers until they cease production, then in another decade or two some big name will wax nostalgic about them good ole Henry revolvers, and then there will finally be a marker demand.

I'm not a collector or a voice of reason. I'm the dummy who buys high, sells low, then wonder why my gun collection has not gained value. If I had a Henry revolver I would be shooting the heck out of it and enjoying it. Let someone else wring their hands about value. If it triples though the gun is used, neat! If they're near worthless, then you've had your fun. Maybe you or a family member would choose to keep it for more good times and protection, thus...bestowing it the story to compliment the look?

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Just...speculating...musing...

I wonder if Henry might have missed the mark on this one? When they really got big innthe lever action game, they filled a big void in the market for quality lever guns. At the minimum, it was a pretty big pond with plenty of room in it.

In the revolver world, they wanted to create that sense of tradition and nostalgia. The working guns passed along through the family. If that's the approach, I love it and totally appreciate where they're coming from. But...the issue in the revolver world as that there are still a ton of options for the real thing for us to choose from.

The S&W model 10 my Father carried as a cop? Easily two of them for the price of the Henry. Plus extra ammo or leather. Same or similar with so many classics. If I got change in my pocket and a longing for nostalgia, I'm going with a real classic, not a faux classic.

I think the revolver world is darn tough right now. It was really cool for Henry to produce these. I hope I'm proven wrong and they become a classic in their own right, but if I had to place a bet, I'd say folks will ignore these Henry revolvers until they cease production, then in another decade or two some big name will wax nostalgic about them good ole Henry revolvers, and then there will finally be a marker demand.

I'm not a collector or a voice of reason. I'm the dummy who buys high, sells low, then wonder why my gun collection has not gained value. If I had a Henry revolver I would be shooting the heck out of it and enjoying it. Let someone else wring their hands about value. If it triples though the gun is used, neat! If they're near worthless, then you've had your fun. Maybe you or a family member would choose to keep it for more good times and protection, thus...bestowing it the story to compliment the look?

There's no tradition or nostalga in Ugly......

 

[mtgianni]

I have no problem with ugly guns and believe the Henry's fit in that category, as long as they are accurate. If they will outshoot a Smith or Ruger then I am interested. If they will only match their accuracy, then there is no reason to buy one.

 

[AJ]

I have no problem with ugly guns and believe the Henry's fit in that category, as long as they are accurate. If they will outshoot a Smith or Ruger then I am interested. If they will only match their accuracy, then there is no reason to buy one.

What about the saying "Life is to short to shoot an ugly gun!" ?

 

[heeter3]

I shoot everyone of the 12 revolvers I own (no semis for me any longer)and I shoot them as I often as I can. They date from 1951 through 1995 and I don't regret my decision one bit.My hope is my son and grandsons will treat them the same way when the guns become theirs.

 

[sodacan]

It couldn't have been worse unless it was only made in 45GAP.

 

[Puller]

I would guess 25 years before they gain any substantial "collector" value.

First prices will have to drop because nobody wants them, then they will need to be discontinued, then wait another 20 years.

So, if you've got the time, they've got the gun…

I think there might be an opportunity for a 14 or 15 year old fellow to save up his summer job money and buy one and then it might be collectible in his lifetime.

The rest of us probably don't have enough miles left on the odometer to wait that long.