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Quality of Henry Rifles
5mmgunguy
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I have a friend that just got a Henry level action in 17 HMR. It shoots like a piece of junk!! It has two problems. First it shoots 12 feet to the left at 100 yards, this with a scope and the scope doesn't have anywhere that kind of adjustment in it. And two, the gun patterns the bullets, like a 7 inch "pattern" off a rest at 100 yards. He talked to everyone in his gun club and found 5 people with level action Henry rifles of which only one of the guys said the gun shoots good, the other four had similar horror stories with accuracy although not quite as bad. He calls up Henry rifles and basically was told sorry it wasn't our problem.
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I've owned about 6 Henrys & found them to be top notch [;)]
All of the above business's are defunct, and weren't renowned for the quality of their firearms when the Imperato's owned them.
This might be a case, of history repeating on itself?
This business of "12 feet to the left", sure seems to be either a bent or bad barrel to me. I sure would sent it back, if it's still under warrantee.
Also, was it windy while you were shooting? The .17 caliber bullets are not what you would call world class wind-buckers.
Lastly, it is a lever gun. You don't hear much about those tack-driving lever-guns. If you want a tack driver, look at a bolt gun or single shot.
Lastly, Henrys are notorious for bad triggers. This can also lead to "patterns".
Moved out to 50 and then 100 yards with similar result.
I have only put 200 - 300 rounds through it. The first 50 or so were clunky, but all chambered and ejected. The action has smoothed out since.
This is the only lever action I own, so I cannot compare directly, but the rifle looks good, feels good, and shoots very well. No complaints what-so-ever.
Brad Steele
Scout
A friend of mine enjoyed knocking down shotgun hulls...and rifle cases..down at 25 yards with it so much he ran out and bought a Yellow Boy in .17.
It blew a case out the rim, after 11 rounds or so...sent back to the factory,,about 2 months later it came back...and promptly locked up after 10 or so rounds..the lever would not function.
Sent it back and the original dealer traded a Varmint .17 for the Yellow Boy.
That rifle shot 2 foot low at 20 yards..I had to shim the scope up what seemed 1/2 inch to get it to pattern.
I no longer reccommend Henry..despite the fact that I have the smoothest,best trigger, deadliest .22 lever one could ever hope to have in this lifetime...and it is a Henry.
The only bad thing I can say about a Henry is they got me started on lever guns ... since then I've bought several Winchester and Marlin .22 levers, a Uberti in 45 Colt ... and of course a Peace Maker clone to go with it.
Then Mom sold the farm ...
? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.