Henry lever action rifles.

Originally Posted By: derbyacresbobThe only two Henrys I have picked up and looked at, had the stock way too low for me to shoot. When I put my cheek on the stock I was looking below the hammer, at least two inches below the sights. I have no use for a rifle or shotgun that I have to hold my head up off the stock to see anything.
derbyacresbob,
Yep...that would be the Yellow Boy and I don't care for that feature either. However, the standard Henry rifles do NOT have that much drop to their stocks.

My first lever action rifle was a Henry with the octagon barrel, in .22 Mag. and it is an extremely accurate rifle.
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I've owned 4 different .22 Mags and the Henry outshot all of them. I had a Marlin 25M (clip fed), Marlin 983 (tube fed), Taurus model 62 and the Henry.

Now, I have a Henry Big Boy, in .357 Mag. and it's an absolute riot to shoot. Hardly any recoil, very low report and extremely accurate is what makes this rifle so much fun to shoot and own. If that's not enough, it looks real nice just sitting in the rack...almost too nice to shoot.
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Good hunting, Bowhunter57
 
My Henry .22lr is one of my favorite rifles. On my range I have a 12 x 16 steel plate that I regularly shoot at from my side porch at about 140 yards. It rings almost every shot. At that range the plate is smaller than the front sight. Fine little rifle for 200 bucks.

Kevin
 
I own a Henry Golden Boy/octagon barrel in 22 Mag. Granted the stock has more drop that most modern rifle designs. The rifle and stock design of the Golden Boy mimics older model lever action brass framed rifles not designed for scope use.

The receiver on the Golden boy is not grooved or drilled for scope mounting, but Henry sells a scope mount for the rifles that needs gunsmith drilling of the rifle to attach..

However, I can shoot mine just fine using the open sights and my head/cheek are in firm contact with the stock. I bought the rifle for quick shots while walking/jump shooting jack rabbits. And with just a little bit of practice, the rifle comes up quickly with the sights aligned with my eyes.

I might add that I like older lever action rifles, so the feel of the Golden Boy was not unfamiliar to me when I bought it. But it is different from shooting a typical high comb rifle designed for scope use.

Just my experience....

-BCB
 


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