Henry Lever Action .22

I agree about not wanting a scope.
I've always regarded a lever action as a non-scope rifle.
Just seems to spoil the looks.
But there are some cases where they seem to be a necessary evil.
Perhaps if the scope is small and not large, one might get away with a compromise between sighting and the looks.
 
Thanks for all the replies. I personally like the idea of open sights as opposed to a scope. I don't have one on mind. Its a bit more of a challenge. Thanks again for all the replies.
 
I really like mine, but its not accurate enough for shooting beyond 50yards.
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Yeah, the factory iron sights on the base models are not precise enough for long range accuracy. But put a scope on it, and its accuracy will surprise you.
 
I had a Henry .22 a few years ago and I will never own another. I have owned somewhere between 40-50 .22s and the Henry was just terrible. Why, you ask? I'll tell you. I got it new so no chance of outside interference. The receiver was cheap painted pot metal, the stock was 2x4 quality. At 25 yards I could not hit the target board (20x20") no matter how the sights were adjusted. I moved it closer and managed to hit the bottom of the board, but never in the same place twice. It looked like a shotgun nicked the bottom of my target. I called Henry, they said send it in. I sent it to them and they shot it and sent it back. Same problem. I sent it back to them. They put a new barrel on it and said problem solved. Problem was NOT solved. I probably could have messed around with different sights or something but I ditched it. Bought a Mossberg 146b with part of the money and have never looked back.

I know every company makes a bad one now and again but the overall quality and feel of the rifle was just plain bad, never mind the accuracy problems. I certainly am glad my experience doesn't seem to be the norm.
 
I had a Henry .22 a few years ago and I will never own another. I have owned somewhere between 40-50 .22s and the Henry was just terrible. Why, you ask? I'll tell you. I got it new so no chance of outside interference. The receiver was cheap painted pot metal, the stock was 2x4 quality. At 25 yards I could not hit the target board (20x20") no matter how the sights were adjusted. I moved it closer and managed to hit the bottom of the board, but never in the same place twice. It looked like a shotgun nicked the bottom of my target. I called Henry, they said send it in. I sent it to them and they shot it and sent it back. Same problem. I sent it back to them. They put a new barrel on it and said problem solved. Problem was NOT solved. I probably could have messed around with different sights or something but I ditched it. Bought a Mossberg 146b with part of the money and have never looked back.

I know every company makes a bad one now and again but the overall quality and feel of the rifle was just plain bad, never mind the accuracy problems. I certainly am glad my experience doesn't seem to be the norm.
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It honestly sounds to me like you got hung up on the "painted cheap pot metal" thing (otherwise you wouldn't have mentioned it here). When I got mine (a H001T Frontier), I have to admit that I was a bit put off by it as well, but I used it to great success in NRA Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette competition. I change the front sight to a Lyman globe site and the rear to a Marbles tang sight, and I was off to the races. It was certainly as accurate as any other lever action on the firing line.

I've had the rifle since 2006, and it has more than 12,000 uneventful rounds down the pipe. Your story is most definitely an anomaly, especially considering you sent the rifle back to Henry twice.
 
I admit the cheap build quality was a little off putting but then again it isn't necessarily an expensive rifle so not a huge deal. What really did it for me was the fact that Henry kept telling me there was no problem. I'm no Olympic shooter but I am, in fact, not an idiot. I know how to aim at a paper. The 2nd time I had to fight with them to get them to take it back. It soured my opinion of the company and I didn't like the rifle enough to bother trying anything else with it.
 
Bigfatts-

Thanks for sharing, because after reading hundreds of extremely positive accounts from other people dealing with Henry's customer service over a period of years, I had the silly idea that they were an exemplary company to do business with.:rolleyes:
 
az- Like I said, I'm glad my example is the abnormality, the majority of people in this thread seem to love their Henries. Good. However, my experience with them was negative, both in their product and customer service. They may well be exemplary to deal with in every other case, maybe I got the guy having a bad day, I couldn't saya. All I know is that -for me- it was not a worthwhile endeavor. :p
 
Has anyone found that thier Henry 22 lever action jams if the action is not worked fast enough. Thr round seems to pop up and jam at the top of the receiver. I have had the problem on one purchased in Nov 2011. I cannot duplicate the problem on my friends six year old Henry. Have they made some changes in production? Otherwise if they can get this problem straightened out I will love mine. Right now it is on its third return to the factory since December.
 

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