A little while ago I bought my son a Henry .22 carbine for his 9th birthday. He started at 6 years old with a single shot Savage Rascal and it was time he had a repeater. I was very impressed with the quality of Henry rifles, and he took right to shooting his new .22 and having a blast on our range. Here's a short video of his first outing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvTtBn-V5_Y
I got to shooting it with him and found I was having as much fun as he was. I was plinking plates, making can's jump, and even hitting an 8" steel plate at 100 yards using .22 shorts! It's a ball. Anyway, I ended up buying one for me! I got the Henry Frontier model because I liked the Octagon barrel and longer length. It's a nice little rifle and the bluing of the barrel is really quality done. It has Marble sights front and rear, with a semi buck horn rear and a nice brass bead up front. I shot a 5 shot group to see where it was hitting and decided to drift the rear site just a tiny bit to center up the point of impact. I raised the rear sight also to the middle of the ramp and then shot this group. I'm really impressed with these rifles, and their smooth actions are remarkable. I'm also very impressed with such accuracy. We can hit cans and even empty shot shells easily. Thank goodness .22 rim fire ammo is available these days! The group below was shot with CCI Mini Mags, we also shot Winchester bulk, CCI "Quiet", and some .22 shorts. Everything feeds well out of both. I can't say enough about the carbine for a youth or smaller shooter (or an adult who likes a smaller rifle), and my Frontier model is really a high quality .22 rifle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvTtBn-V5_Y
I got to shooting it with him and found I was having as much fun as he was. I was plinking plates, making can's jump, and even hitting an 8" steel plate at 100 yards using .22 shorts! It's a ball. Anyway, I ended up buying one for me! I got the Henry Frontier model because I liked the Octagon barrel and longer length. It's a nice little rifle and the bluing of the barrel is really quality done. It has Marble sights front and rear, with a semi buck horn rear and a nice brass bead up front. I shot a 5 shot group to see where it was hitting and decided to drift the rear site just a tiny bit to center up the point of impact. I raised the rear sight also to the middle of the ramp and then shot this group. I'm really impressed with these rifles, and their smooth actions are remarkable. I'm also very impressed with such accuracy. We can hit cans and even empty shot shells easily. Thank goodness .22 rim fire ammo is available these days! The group below was shot with CCI Mini Mags, we also shot Winchester bulk, CCI "Quiet", and some .22 shorts. Everything feeds well out of both. I can't say enough about the carbine for a youth or smaller shooter (or an adult who likes a smaller rifle), and my Frontier model is really a high quality .22 rifle.
