This Henry is fun!!

[S&W Fan]

A week ago yesterday I stumbled in to a little visited shop near me-mostly a "tactically oriented" shop-just to waste some time before meeting friends for lunch.

What do I spy on the wall but a new Henry side gate .357 octagon barrel with the color case hardened receiver. Uh oh, I'm in trouble now!! This place also has a range and memberships. I asked if there was any room on the price, not a member but they knocked 5% off ($50). Before I could stop my mouth I whipped out the i.d. and card to say I'll take it haha.

This past weekend I went to my range both days to run some rounds through it and get used to the sight picture of the buckhorns. What a hoot! I tried both 158gr jsp and 125gr hp magnum factory loads as well as some .38 130gr fmj flat nose rounds. It was most accurate (or at least I was) with the 125s and the .38 were like shooting a .22!

Couldn't be happier with it. The action is very smooth and it just might not get any modifications haha. Just need to find a nice sling for it.

 

[2152hq]

Looks like it has both a loading gate and a slot in the mag tube (for loading?).
Or is that just the lighting in the pic that makes it look like a loading slot in the magazine tube as well.

Kinda look like the Stevens Model 425 a little bit.
Sounds like a fun rifle

Stevens 425

 

[Tom K]

That's a good-looking Henry. The case hardened receiver, octagonal barrel ( or as I've seen, "octangular") and checkered stock are all desirable features to me.

 

[.38SuperMan]

Looks like it has both a loading gate and a slot in the mag tube (for loading?).
Or is that just the lighting in the pic that makes it look like a loading slot in the magazine tube as well.

Kinda look like the Stevens Model 425 a little bit.
Sounds like a fun rifle

Stevens 425

The side loaders have both tube and side loading options. Great idea.

I have the older Big Boy Brass carbines with octagonal barrels in both 45LC and 357. They’re both tube loaders but I have no problem with that.

If your side loader is like my tube fed they’re super easy to disassemble and clean. Tbb be two I have are beatytfully made and very accurate.

 

[S&W Fan]

Sorry, I typed a reply but had to log off before I posted. .38SuperMan nailed it. I prefer to use the tube method to reload as it’s faster/easier.

 

[heeter3]

I have an older one w/o the side gate and it is a total sweetheart to shoot.It digests whatever I put in it whether 357 or 38 spl and the rifle makes me a better shooter than I actually am.After I got mine I bought my son a 44 model and my brother bought a 357/38 big boy X model.These rifles are really wonderful shooters and I'm extremely happy that I made the decision to get one. As you've already experienced S&W FAN the Big Boy is really a great firearm to own and use.

 

[Valmet]

While I don’t own one of the Henrys, I have several buddies that do and absolutely love them.

 

[jeffrefrig]

Those Henry rifles are nice guns, whatever caliber. Every one that I ever handled has the smoothest action. If I had reason to own a nice nice rifle, meaning if I lived in the country, I would have one for sure...or two...or three! I have the old standby 39A .22 Marlin, and a Winchester 30-30, M94 Ted Williams 100, but I'd buy a Henry in a heartbeat if I lived where I could shoot it. Very good quality guns. Pricy, but worth it IMO.
Those are nice rifles in the above pics.
Edit to add: That OP gun is one I'd definitely try to get!

 

[biku324]

I have the older Big Boy in 41 mag. It's not for sale.

 

[Hair Trigger]

A week ago yesterday I stumbled in to a little visited shop near me-mostly a "tactically oriented" shop-just to waste some time before meeting friends for lunch.

What do I spy on the wall but a new Henry side gate .357 octagon barrel with the color case hardened receiver.

Couldn't be happier with it. The action is very smooth and it just might not get any modifications haha. Just need to find a nice sling for it.

I love my fairly new Big Boy Brass in .45 Colt, also has the side gate and tube loading port. I've yet to load it through the end of the tube, side gate is quick and easy.

For mods, you might conside a Skinner peep sight to replace the buckhorn rear sight. Skinner makes a dovetailed blank that fills in the spot where the buckhorn was, and the peep sight screws into the existing holes on top of the receiver. The literature says you may or may not need a taller front sight, but my front sight works perfectly with the new rear sight. Skinner also has the taller front sight if you need it. The rear comes with a 3/16" aperture on a screw-in piece, and you can get smaller or larger apertures, or just remove the screw-in portion and use the brass ring as a ghost ring. Rear sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation. You can find the sight on the Henry website or here:
HENRY REPEATING ARMS

I also added sling swivels and a sling with a moveable pad that has cartridge loops. The stitch-on leather lever cover is available from several sources. I didn't care for the really dark stain finish on my stock, so I sanded it to bare wood and refinished it a lighter color, which also lets the grain show better.

 

[rwsmith]

I had to have a lever action......

...and I didn't have a .22 so I got a .22 Henry. It's fun, but with a plugged tube magazine and a small loop so I can't play Chuck Connors, but what the hey? And 'fun gun' describes it perfectly as I am a carbine fanatic.

I have a Mosin Nagant 91/30 with an 18" bayonet that is NOT a carbine. I like shooting it but it ain't me.

 

[Hair Trigger]

...and I didn't have a .22 so I got a .22 Henry. It's fun, but with a plugged tube magazine and a small loop so I can't play Chuck Connors, but what the hey? And 'fun gun' describes it perfectly as I am a carbine fanatic.

I have a Mosin Nagant 91/30 with an 18" bayonet that is NOT a carbine. I like shooting it but it ain't me.

Find a nice M44 carbine to go along with your 91/30. Shoots the same ammo and is twice as loud.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Find a nice M44 carbine to go along with your 91/30. Shoots the same ammo and is twice as loud.

The loudest thing with the most concussion I ever shot was the japanese Carcano's. You could literally feel it in your boots when you touched it off.

 

[Hair Trigger]

The loudest thing with the most concussion I ever shot was the japanese Carcano's. You could literally feel it in your boots when you touched it off.

You been shootin' with Jed Clampett and Alvin York again?

Another cool thing about the M44 is the muzzle blast. Shoot it in the dark and light up the neighborhood.

 

[Breadman1]

I have the older Big Boy in 41 mag. It's not for sale.

Got one also, love it, smooth and accurate.