the rifleer Wrote:
Can someone fill me in on why Henry has bad advertising? I've been thinking of getting one, so I'd just like to know what the dislike is about.
Actually, if you are in the advertising business.. one would say they have a great advertising department.....
Read this first, from the Henry Repeating Arms website:
http://www.henryrifles.com/henry-history/
Now, that sounds all great and wonderful.. right? But, here is the thing... the Henry Repeating Arms company, the site you just read from, has nothing to do with the New Haven Arms company that made the original Henry Rifles.
Now.. while it is true that in the little History lesson you just read they never claimed to be the original maker of the Henry Rifle.... but at the same time they refrained from saying they were not the same company. So, their advertising leaves a lot of people put off because of this play on words that make people think they are the original makers.
So.. is it good advertising or bad advertising? Guess it depends on who you ask.
That all said....
They are an American company, that makes very good American made firearms and backs up those firearms with a lifetime warranty. I've read a lot of posts about how great Henry Repeating Arms customer service is. The action on the lever action rifles made by Henry Repeating Arms are some of the slickest out of the box in the industry (if you don't believe me, go to a gun shop and start working some levers.. I did and it was eye opening). All-in-all ,the customer satisfaction for the product and after service dealings are overwhelmingly reported to be very good on the internet reviews, blogs and forums.
Disclaimer* I do not own a Henry and I do not own any rifle. I'm about to buy my first rifle and have been researching. This is how I learned about Henry rifles and they might be my first... advertising aside