The 99? Designed before anyone on this forum was alive and mostly chambered in cartridges that are now obsolete?with only Savage having any real success.
They'll sell a few, but I don't expect it to be more than a niche rifle.
If it shoots 1 MOA off a bench, very few people are going to notice any difference from field positions with improvised rests while hunting. Lots carry 8 pound rifles now. May not be the thousand yard rifle many will look for, but 3-400 should be good and that is the max for most hunters. I think there will be many interested. A success here is going to open a door to Henry to branch out into a lot of areas IMO.Most bolt guns will beat that and with a barrel 2-4" longer and with better accuracy.
Didn't Savage think of this 100 years ago in their 99?The LR is built to be a premium hunting rifle.
If you're looking for a $400 shooter, go Ruger or Savage.
If accuracy were the only characteristic of a rifle that drove value. and we all bought based on that perceived value, H&R would still be making single shots.I've got some of those cheapo Savages you talk about and with a little time and tinkering I've made into pretty good shooters. I look forward to meeting some of these new Henry's at a local range and see how well they really do stack up against mine--I would expect them to be at least twice as accurate since they are more than twice the price, right? LOL
Those mostly in later years. I'd love to see production by cartridge. There never seems to be a used 99 chambered in 308 around when I have money in my pocket. You still aren't going to find a USED 99 in very good condition for much less than a thousand. I think the estimate of $1000 for a new production gun is conservative.In addition to a few "obsolete" cartridges, the Model 99 has been made in the not so obsolete .22-250, .243, .284, 7mm-08 and .308 cartridge chamberings.
Good point. All of my guns are intended to be working guns--which means they will probably get bashed around in the woods against rocks--trees, brush, rain, snow etc. I don't buy or build guns for beauty contests--though some of them are in fact quite purdy. ; )If accuracy were the only characteristic of a rifle that drove value. and we all bought based on that perceived value, H&R would still be making single shots.
I'm not in the market for a Ruger American or Savage Axis. I am keeping my eye on the LR.