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There is no affiliation or lineage from the current Henry Repeating Arms company to Benjamin Tyler Henry or to the New Haven Arms Company, who sold the original Henry rifle from 1862 to 1864.
There is no affiliation or lineage from the current Henry Repeating Arms company to Benjamin Tyler Henry or to the New Haven Arms Company, who sold the original Henry rifle from 1862 to 1864.
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Winchester, Henry and Marlin are still tops in lever action, in that order. Marlin is best if you want a scope on it.
My opinion on Henrys is not good at all. I’ve never seen one make it through a Cowboy Match without failure. And only 60 rounds are shot with the rifle in a match!
To keep all things equal, with no gunsmithing, the order of the most reliable to worst are as follows in CAS:
Uberti and other Italian clones, and Miruku 1873s
Marlin
Winchester 92s and clones
Henry (New Henry, not the 1860 clones)
The list stays the same if all of them have been worked on.
Used to be that gunsmiths had difficulty getting the Henry’s to run. But my understanding is that now there are some good Henry Smiths available.
Ok, you may not be shooting competition. But reliability is reliability, no matter how you slice it.
I’ll always pass on a Henry no matter how pretty they are or how cheap Walmart sells them for.
To keep all things equal, with no gunsmithing, the order of the most reliable to worst are as follows in CAS:
Uberti and other Italian clones, and Miruku 1873s
Marlin
Winchester 92s and clones
Henry (New Henry, not the 1860 clones)
The list stays the same if all of them have been worked on.
Used to be that gunsmiths had difficulty getting the Henry’s to run. But my understanding is that now there are some good Henry Smiths available.
Ok, you may not be shooting competition. But reliability is reliability, no matter how you slice it.
I’ll always pass on a Henry no matter how pretty they are or how cheap Walmart sells them for.
My above post only pertained to centerfire.
The 22 Henrys work great and have smooth actions for CAS side matches. A lot of guys have them because they work well.
The only complaint I heard about the 22s is difficulty in breaking down for thorough cleaning.
The 22 Henrys work great and have smooth actions for CAS side matches. A lot of guys have them because they work well.
The only complaint I heard about the 22s is difficulty in breaking down for thorough cleaning.
For speed in handling and reliability, which makes them tops for CAS. However they are heavier than Marlins and 92s.
The Ubertis are a toggle link action design, so they are not as strong as a Marlin or 92. As long as you don’t go ape on a steady diet of heavy loads you will be fine. It’s kind of like comparing Ruger DA/SA revolvers to S&W revolvers.
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In your hands, they're all going to look like a red ryder bb gun anyway.
Henry Long Ranger is a clone of Browning BLR that addresses a few issues, which Browning refused to fix for many years. The trigger is in the action, not the lever; the barrel is now free-floating. The magazine release has a potential to be easier to operate than BLR's. Neither of the original or the clone are inexpensive.
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