New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review - The Firearms Forum

flyingtiger85 · 08-12-2012, 12:31 AM

It's a little on the heavy side but that doesn't bother me that much.It's a lot of fun to shoot.I've put a brick of CCI-Blazers through it in the last two days and there were no falures to feed.Also to seems to fuction without cleaning unlike other guns that start to fail after a couple of hundred rounds or so.I also like the fact that it says"Made in America or not made at all"on the box.I took a while to find just where the sites were hitting,I got that down now.

If any one out there has done alot of lever action shooting,the bone on the top of my middle finger is really sore.I put bandaid with the pad on top to cushion my finger on the second day.

It's kind of "Old School"/Old Teck shooting but it's kind of becoming my favorite 22 rifle.

I'll have to try some more types of ammo and see what happens.Overall I'm glad I bought it.It's going with me everytime I go shooting now.I'll have to post some pictures soon.

jack404 · 08-12-2012, 01:06 AM

Cool when they are legal again here i wish to get a golden boy

woolleyworm · 08-12-2012, 01:09 AM

Great gun, my son got one for his 10th birthday and I enjoy shooting it as much as he does. Looking forward to some pics.

3/2 STA SS · 08-12-2012, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jack404

Cool when they are legal again here i wish to get a golden boy

What makes it not legal in Australia?

Hawg · 08-12-2012, 10:06 AM

Henry .22's are great guns.

skullfr · 08-12-2012, 10:21 AM

great gun congrats

1LoneWolf75 · 08-12-2012, 10:26 AM

I love the levers. Thats is the .22 I plan on buyin fer my daughter in bout 2.5 yrs fer her 10th bday, although I'll probably have to buy me one to

HossFly · 08-12-2012, 10:29 AM

Henrys are great 22's - I've owned several including the GB-
This my my latest

1LoneWolf75 · 08-12-2012, 11:43 AM

Nice lookin Mare there. Would like to have one of them9possibly in .30-30?) ESPECIALLY with that big loop. Would like to get the big loop fer my Marlin.

woolleyworm · 08-12-2012, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 3/2 STA SS

What makes it not legal in Australia?

Well, it's practically a stoneable sin in the eyes of the politicians down there to even have a gun, but illegal due to tube magazine capacity. Nothing is allowed over .22 caliber unless you're military or a museum. ( other requirements and bs too, Jack can explain the headache better )

3/2 STA SS · 08-12-2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by woolleyworm

Well, it's practically a stoneable sin in the eyes of the politicians down there to even have a gun, but illegal due to tube magazine capacity. Nothing is allowed over .22 caliber unless you're military or a museum. ( other requirements and bs too, Jack can explain the headache better )

I forgot about the tube mag cap....that is BS.

iflyfish · 08-28-2012, 09:02 PM

Cant go wrong with Henry....

flyingtiger85 · 08-30-2012, 02:01 AM

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Here's my new rifle with a 22 favorite my High Standard Double Nine 9 shot revolver in back of the jeep.I've put 3 bricks of 22 through it with no jams or problems.I really like the lever action and pump action 22 rifles alot.

jstgsn · 08-30-2012, 04:10 AM

Sweet looking gun. enjoy...

gun runner · 08-30-2012, 06:49 AM

Henry's and Marlin's in my opinion have to be some of the most accurate .22's Ive ever dealt with.

mr.t7024 · 08-30-2012, 03:31 PM

I can add to the accolades but there is no need to,enjoy.

Cliff

Ironvarmint · 09-10-2012, 07:54 AM

A few years back I took my son to a gun shop and I bought him the Henry youth model 22 lever action and I got myself the Henry big loop. Well my son was 7 years old, and when we got home I told him we’ll just leave them on the pool table in the basement for now. I wanted to let the wife know about the new purchase in my time (I think you know what I mean). Well when we got upstairs my BOY yelled out “mom, dad bought me a new gun!” Great timing but it was ok. Now, he did not shoot the new 22 for a couple of years. But any time he want to handle it I got it out and showed him the proper way to handle a gun and we talked about gun safety. He is going to be 19 years old in December and he still uses that Henry to squirrel hunt. I have a lot of semi auto 22’s but the Henry is the favorite.

08-12-2012, 12:31 AM	#1
flyingtiger85 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nevada Posts: 744	New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review It's a little on the heavy side but that doesn't bother me that much.It's a lot of fun to shoot.I've put a brick of CCI-Blazers through it in the last two days and there were no falures to feed.Also to seems to fuction without cleaning unlike other guns that start to fail after a couple of hundred rounds or so.I also like the fact that it says"Made in America or not made at all"on the box.I took a while to find just where the sites were hitting,I got that down now. If any one out there has done alot of lever action shooting,the bone on the top of my middle finger is really sore.I put bandaid with the pad on top to cushion my finger on the second day. It's kind of "Old School"/Old Teck shooting but it's kind of becoming my favorite 22 rifle. I'll have to try some more types of ammo and see what happens.Overall I'm glad I bought it.It's going with me everytime I go shooting now.I'll have to post some pictures soon. -->

08-12-2012, 01:06 AM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review Cool when they are legal again here i wish to get a golden boy

08-12-2012, 01:09 AM	#3
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review Great gun, my son got one for his 10th birthday and I enjoy shooting it as much as he does. Looking forward to some pics. __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

08-12-2012, 10:06 AM	#5
Hawg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,557	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review Henry .22's are great guns.

08-12-2012, 10:21 AM	#6
skullfr Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Beaumont,Texas Posts: 902	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review great gun congrats __________________ If Ya cant stand up stand out There is no atheist in a foxhole Psalms 144:1 Blessed be the Lord my strength,which teacheth my hand to war and my fingers to fight

08-12-2012, 10:26 AM	#7
1LoneWolf75 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Humboldt KS Posts: 587	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review I love the levers. Thats is the .22 I plan on buyin fer my daughter in bout 2.5 yrs fer her 10th bday, although I'll probably have to buy me one to __________________ They can have my guns when they pry them from my cold, dead hands!!! "Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not." - Thomas Jefferson "I've seen the system fall apart from the rules and all our presidents lie"--"Soul Survive"- Asphalt Ballethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6DgVrYWw00

08-12-2012, 10:29 AM	#8
HossFly V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 99	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review Henrys are great 22's - I've owned several including the GB- This my my latest __________________ TEXAN BY BIRTH & CHOICE USMC '67-'70 VIET NAM VET NRA MEMBER

08-12-2012, 11:43 AM	#9
1LoneWolf75 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Humboldt KS Posts: 587	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review Nice lookin Mare there. Would like to have one of them9possibly in .30-30?) ESPECIALLY with that big loop. Would like to get the big loop fer my Marlin. __________________ They can have my guns when they pry them from my cold, dead hands!!! "Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not." - Thomas Jefferson "I've seen the system fall apart from the rules and all our presidents lie"--"Soul Survive"- Asphalt Ballethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6DgVrYWw00

08-28-2012, 09:02 PM	#12
iflyfish Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 16	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review Cant go wrong with Henry....

08-30-2012, 02:01 AM	#13
flyingtiger85 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nevada Posts: 744	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review Uploaded with ImageShack.us Here's my new rifle with a 22 favorite my High Standard Double Nine 9 shot revolver in back of the jeep.I've put 3 bricks of 22 through it with no jams or problems.I really like the lever action and pump action 22 rifles alot.

08-30-2012, 04:10 AM	#14
jstgsn Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Milford, Delaware Contributor Posts: 1,270	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review Sweet looking gun. enjoy... __________________ Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he will just kill you.

08-30-2012, 06:49 AM	#15
gun runner Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Texas Contributor Posts: 1,871	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review Henry's and Marlin's in my opinion have to be some of the most accurate .22's Ive ever dealt with.

08-30-2012, 03:31 PM	#16
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review I can add to the accolades but there is no need to,enjoy. Cliff

09-10-2012, 07:54 AM	#17
Ironvarmint Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Athens, Ohio Posts: 23	Re: New Owner Of A Henry Lever Action Octagon 22-My Range Report/Review A few years back I took my son to a gun shop and I bought him the Henry youth model 22 lever action and I got myself the Henry big loop. Well my son was 7 years old, and when we got home I told him we’ll just leave them on the pool table in the basement for now. I wanted to let the wife know about the new purchase in my time (I think you know what I mean). Well when we got upstairs my BOY yelled out “mom, dad bought me a new gun!” Great timing but it was ok. Now, he did not shoot the new 22 for a couple of years. But any time he want to handle it I got it out and showed him the proper way to handle a gun and we talked about gun safety. He is going to be 19 years old in December and he still uses that Henry to squirrel hunt. I have a lot of semi auto 22’s but the Henry is the favorite.