PS: I heard the Charter Arms were junk and gave the whole idea a bad name. Armalites were OK, by personal observation it looks like the Henry is OK. The rifle is an occasional use aluminum survival weapon, to throw in the trunk, in the boat, behind the pickup seat, or in the backpack. It is not in the same niche as a all steel scoped one-piece Remington costing $300+. You are comparing apples with oranges! Get over it.
IMHO, I would not own a Ruger product of any sort. For one thing, the 10/22 bbl and receiver are not rigidly attached and independently move so your zero varies. Just poorly designed and cheaply produced junk. A Sears-Roebuck .22 would be a better choice for a serious rifle. Sorry if this bothers you Ruger buffs--I know you'd rather have 4 crummy guns for the price of one decent one. Well, to each his own...