Henry is the new Ruger

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kcub

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Henry has come a long way and earned my respect.

Like Ruger they started with a 22 and are moving onto bigger and better guns.

Hopefully they won't get sued into selling out to lawyer engineering like Ruger.
 
Henry and Ruger are catering to two very different clientele. In this case not competing is a good thing!

I hope they both continue to do well and sell the hell out of some fine American made firearms.
 
Different types of companies for entirely different markets. We're lucky to have both in this country and I hope they both continue to flourish.

I doubt if the US is any different than any other foreign nation, as far as staying power of firearm companies, through history. Some are around forever, others become attractive acquisition candidates (be it profits or owners wanting to move on), with new owners having different goals than the originals.

But the only constant is change, one company declines and another rises, with movement having little to do with years in business. We're lucky in this country to have firearm freedom.
 
I would love to see them create Winchester style single shots. A line of economy sxs shotguns would be good, too. Not. Very likely.
 
Savage 99 May never come back for too many reasons to enumerate. At the very least, the complex design and expense of both setup and manufacturing will turn off many people. Other issues are that people just want the tube magazine design because it's always been done that way, it works, and it's familiar.
 
I have a Henry Big Boy, blue steel, in .44 mag that I enjoy shooting. I hope to buy another in .357/.38.
 
I'm waiting for Ruger to make a new Luger. They did the 1911, and Single action Vaqueros so now time for some other quality classics that are reasonably priced.
Oh, and I have for a while thought they should use their casting technology and go for a new 99 copy. Look nice next to a #1S!
 
Plenty of real 99s around with tens of thousands made over their approximate ninety year production ; I doubt if a modern repop would do them justice unless it was in a very high price range.
 
I prefer my Marlins, USA Winchesters and Miruko/Browning/Winchesters to the Henry's levers.

I would even risk a Remlin , but; that is a close call and just me. And a choice I am lucky not to face.

If Henry keep going, I would give them a try for something some day. I would look at any single shot that Henry offered. Need not be a clone, but good looks and accurate with a traditional style. They maybe thin on engineering staff. Not a dig, but a whole new gun design can be a challenge and the initial bugs can kill you with the speed of internet grousing. A working man price 1885 could be just the ticket. Perhaps a clever way to change barrels. I dont like barrel swapping guns, but it is nice if a dealer can sell the frame and give the buyer a choice of a barrel rather than stock dozens of guns. Better logistics for the factory too. Just a thought, nice on resale if buy knows he can do another caliber or weight barrel.
 
Plenty of real 99s around with tens of thousands made over their approximate ninety year production ; I doubt if a modern repop would do them justice unless it was in a very high price range.
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You have a point but then there never was a 6.5 Creedmoor in any lever action much less the Savage 99.
 
I agree that the design problems of releasing a center fire single are enormous. A rimfire, however, with any mechanism would be relatively simple, and a coveted item. They sell ss bolts in pink, for children. Could they sell a rolling or falling block in .22 mag or 17to an old fart like me? Oh, yes.

Give me a chance to pick up a single with walnut, peep sights, octagon barrel, any cartridge, and it's a guaranteed sale. All they have to do is design a relatively simple action and use existing fire control and other design.

It's not like we asked for a sharps replica in 50-70, a nice rimfire, and later on, a center fire in straight wall calibers such as.357, .44, .45, .30-30, 307, .444,or others.

Once the action was designed, the rifle itself would cost no more than any of the others, and would be a great platform for special editions.

I feel that ignoring this opportunity for all if these years has been obscenely short Sighted. Handling a nickel plated special edition .22 a while back nearly sent me to the store. If a nice rimfire ss came out with prices equivalent to the lever lines, I'd camp at the doors. Millions would sell to the western shooting fans.
 
Would love to see Stevens (Savage made them about 30 years) Favorite resurrected in .22 rf. Perfect single shot for kids to learn and adults to have fun with plinking.

I have one of the 1980's vintage Savage guns, plus a crapload of very vintage Stevens Favorites and Crackshots.
 
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