Henry Lever Action .22 rifles

[tercel89]

How reliable are these little rifles ? I know their actions are smooth as butter but I want to know about any reliability issues .

I would REALY like a Marlin lever action in .22 but they seem to cost a fortune , like between $450 and up everytime I see a used one.

Anyways any help is appreciated .

[VERO1]

You really can't go wrong with any of the Henry Rifles.  Reliability and customer support are both excellent.

[R_Bert]

Henry is top-shelf

[smithra89]

Henry all the way

[tartanphantom]

I bought the H001 standard Henry .22 a few months back, and it's a great little gun. Mine was very accurate right out of the box.

[willis68]

They are awesome rifles, I love mine!

[glock55]

just bought the henry h001 this past Friday from G&L. haven't got to shoot it yet cant wait to see what it will do. :pleased:

[tercel89]

I heard from a few owners that they had parts break and they said it seems that the parts were cast metal. I know that now days cast can be as strong as some forged metal but does Henry use steel or , God forbid , zinc? I know that my brother had a "Baby Sigma in .380 by S&W back hen they came out around 95 and he dropped it once and a huge chunk cracked off of it. Thats how we found out it was pot-metal / zinc.

Edited April 28, 2013 by tercel89

[tercel89]

I was looking at maybe getting the H001Y which is the youth. I like it since it's shorter in length and can be handled better in tight areas.

[Cherokee Slim]

My youngest granddaughter started shooting SASS with a .22 Henry Yellow boy.  In "teaching" her how to shoot it my two older grandsons, both SASS shooters did their best to outdo each other in fast shooting.  I declare the Henry Yellow boy .22 Childproof.  If my grandkids can't break it it wont happen under normal human use.  She shot it her first year (13 years old) and then left behind the .22 and X2X .410 shotgun to shoot a Marlin .38 Rifle and a 12 gauge X2X.  She shoots .32 Ruger Birdshead revolvers.   The Henry is well made and we  never had an issue even when shooting it really hard.

Cherokee Slim 

[tercel89]

Thanks for the information Slim :usa:  Like you said , if kids cant break them then they cant be broke! Hahaha

[JAB]

WARNING:  If you have other .22 rifles that you like shooting, you might not want to get a Henry lever .22.  Sure, they look innocent but often tend to eat up all the ammo and not leave any for your other rifles.

 

Seriously, they are a lot of fun.

[tercel89]

WARNING:  If you have other .22 rifles that you like shooting, you might not want to get a Henry lever .22.  Sure, they look innocent but often tend to eat up all the ammo and not leave any for your other rifles.

 

Seriously, they are a lot of fun.

Cool !!! ,,,but it is hard to beat my Marlin 981T . I may just try her out ! The Youth model I was after . How is the disassembly ? hard or easy or what ?

[RobertNashville]

I've had a Marlin 30-30...I have a Henry Golden Boy 22LR; both Henry and Marlin make excellent rifles and I don't think you could go wrong with either one in any caliber.

[Guest rbl]

the golden boy is sweet gun. shoot lr, l, or s

[Curiousgb]

I have two 22 rifles. A TC Classic that is an awesome little rifle and a Henry. The Henry is a really fun rifle. 

[tnhawk]

I've heard many good comments about Henry rifles from their owners.  My next 22 will be a Henry.

[Wingshooter]

I was looking at maybe getting the H001Y which is the youth. I like it since it's shorter in length and can be handled better in tight areas.

I got that model for my son. Super accurate and reliable gun. It's short, but it's not too "youthy" for me to enjoy shooting. You can't go wrong with a Henry

We've put a couple of bricks through it and not one hiccup Edited May 1, 2013 by Batman

[Guest Aces&8s]

My Golden Boy has been flawless thus far, and I shoot it a lot, especially since ammo prices have soared.  I would not hesitate to recommend Henry to anyone.

[Sidinman]

I've had one for several years now, it has been shot alot. I have never had a problem of any type. I like mine enough that I'm wanting to add a 45 Colt rifle to go with my revolvers, I think it is going to be a Henry also.

[221 Fireball]

I've been thinking of getting one also, but first I'm going to wait and see if "fuel" is going to be available before I buy yet another rimfire. :pleased:

[fourteentwo]

I've had 2 marlin 39a lever actions, one was given to me by my father and I used it around the farm growing up it was the newer version bought at Walmart in 1990 only issue it had was the ejector and the little spring that shot the spent casings out, every now and then you would cycle it and it would get jammed and I had to stop and pull the casing out with my knife and loosen the tube so I could load again... eventually the little spring broke from this and had to be replaced. It was very very accurate though and resting on a fencepost I could hit a buzzard about 100 yds out open sights.

The second one I bought last year was a 1952 model 39a and I never got to shoot it because I never could find the ejector that was broken on it the parts are becoming really hard to find if you have an old model rifle and if you find anything on like eBay I watched a complete bolt for mine sell for 125$ so I quit and sold the rifle.

I want to get a lever 22 but I'll probably try a Henry or a Browning before I get into the Marlin again.

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[gun sane]

No matter the maker, every now and then something's going to happen and a boo-boo will go out the door.  I noticed that some ammo would not feed easily into my new H001.  I called Henry and they had a PREPAID UPS LABEL in my mailbox in two days.  I shipped it out via my LGS and within ten days I had my rifle back with a new carrier.  It's performed like a champ ever since.  It's nice to know that some outfits back up their words with action.

[TrickyNicky]

No matter the maker, every now and then something's going to happen and a boo-boo will go out the door.  I noticed that some ammo would not feed easily into my new H001.  I called Henry and they had a PREPAID UPS LABEL in my mailbox in two days.  I shipped it out via my LGS and within ten days I had my rifle back with a new carrier.  It's performed like a champ ever since.  It's nice to know that some outfits back up their words with action.

That's good to hear. I just bought my first Henry yesterday to do a little Mothers Day plinking with and it will not feed any of the 6 or so types of various 22 I had on hand at all. Called Henry today and have a shipping label in my inbox already. That was certainly fast. I'm really hoping they can work it all out for me so I can get it back by this weekend.

I will say that it is a fantastic little rifle though. The action is nice and smooth and when fed one at a time the rifle proved to be quite accurate especially for what is essentially a "kids gun". I'm really looking forward to shooting up some of the 22short I've accumulated, I've got a bolt gun that will take them one at a time but nothing really fun to shoot them out of till now.

[glock55]

That's good to hear. I just bought my first Henry yesterday to do a little Mothers Day plinking with and it will not feed any of the 6 or so types of various 22 I had on hand at all. Called Henry today and have a shipping label in my inbox already. That was certainly fast. I'm really hoping they can work it all out for me so I can get it back by this weekend.

I will say that it is a fantastic little rifle though. The action is nice and smooth and when fed one at a time the rifle proved to be quite accurate especially for what is essentially a "kids gun". I'm really looking forward to shooting up some of the 22short I've accumulated, I've got a bolt gun that will take them one at a time but nothing really fun to shoot them out of till now.

 

that's painful to hear. I just bought a new h001 and waited a week for a hiviz front sight. just installed it and  plan on shooting it this weekend.  hope they get yours taken care of quickly.