[Dem27]

Well I feel kind of short stroked. Wilst others were finding Rolling Blocks in barns and buying them on the cheap the only thing I got this weekend was a Henry 22 from Mr. Bubba. This is the first Henry I have ever owned. I normally turn them down on trades. Guy needed Saturday night pork chop money and price was right ( I hope ) so I bought it. As you can see Bubba replaced tang screw with a nice silver stove bolt with the decorative Philips/ slot combo head. Of course didn’t bother to cut it off and let it run wild. Also has similar screws in barrel band. I’m hoping Henry uses common NF threads or might have stripping problems. Also won’t extract, think it’s missing, don’t know. Have to jerk apart and get schematic. I get it running should be good trading stock for spring trading days which aren’t that far off.
Bubba and his side kick the Stock Noid last seen traveling south in green Yugo. They got $100 to spend.

 

[Wanderson]

I'd have jumped on that too for $100. You got some room to buy parts to make it right, or just do some black touch up on the unsanctioned shiney parts and buy more ammo. You got at least $100 in parts if it's not a good shooter.
And the story alone is worth $20.

 

[Hawg]

Shoot it and you'll be hooked on Henry's. I wouldn't trade my Golden Boy for any other lever action.

 

[Old Syko]

I have a few of these but none have such fancy modifications. Love my Henrys.

 

[bamajoey]

Contact Henry Repeating Arms. They will fix you up with parts to make it like new.

 

[ponycar17]

He's probably got a gunsmithing certificate from a prestigious non-accredited online university too.

 

[TRAP55]

As you can see Bubba replaced tang screw with a nice silver stove bolt with the decorative Philips/ slot combo head.

That high end zinc plating on the bolt, shows Bubba spared no expense!

 

[rawright54]

Fix it up and shoot it! Henry is one of the best guns made! I've got two of them, and I'm planning on more. They're not Brownings, but neither are Brownings anymore, I suspect. Replace that screw and you may find yourself holding a $500 gun, too.

 

[Dem27]

Fix it up and shoot it! Henry is one of the best guns made! I've got two of them, and I'm planning on more. They're not Brownings, but neither are Brownings anymore, I suspect. Replace that screw and you may find yourself holding a $500 gun, too.

Life is to short to waste on 2nd rate guns. I’ve got two dozen good 22s. If Henry was such a good gun it would still be working. I’ve got 22s over 100yrs old that have had thousands of rounds through them just since I’ve owned them. Still running original parts. I’ve got a 1897 Marlin my dad bought me in 1955. Thousands shot, takes a licken and still ticken. Henry is a novelty with very good CS or they would be out of business. After lunch tearing that dude apart, get fixed and send that little piggy down the road. $500? Yea, I will take that for it after repaired.

 

[MisterEd]

As you can see Bubba replaced tang screw with a nice silver stove bolt

I would guess the upper and lower tangs were originally secured with wood screws (typical on most lever action rifles), and seeing the bolt tells me Bubba might have drilled a through hole in the stock so the bolt would pass through. He may have stripped out the upper, or lower hole and just took the 'fast lane', drilled it out and used the bolt.

You may have to drill the hole larger and glue in a section of dowel to restore the wood so you can use the correct wood screws.

 

[Old Syko]

Fix it up and shoot it! Henry is one of the best guns made! I've got two of them, and I'm planning on more. They're not Brownings, but neither are Brownings anymore, I suspect. Replace that screw and you may find yourself holding a $500 gun, too.

Mmmmm. I doubt 500 bucks since list on a new one is now $417. The last one I got for my granddaughter cost me $349 new.

 

[Dem27]

Does anybody know what the threads on tang screw are? The one in it is 10x24 and threads are damaged. Got gunk out of gun and it’s now feeding & extracting/ ejecting ok.

 

[Dem27]

Just fixed the Henry, by trading it as is for Remington 12 pump 22. It’s missing a few small parts and screws, broken firing pin and receiver halves loose as a goose. Guy thinks he skinned me proper.
I bet he is down LGS bragging about it as we speak. The lower tang was stripped and wouldn’t hold deep enough threads. D&T to 12x24 might work on lower but you would have to ream clearance on top tang which is a injection casting of material of brittle nature.
Any way much rather have old Remington even if it has problems. Cant loose, parts worth more than used Henry. If revived to shooter worth more than new Henry.

 

[Dem27]

I would guess the upper and lower tangs were originally secured with wood screws (typical on most lever action rifles), and seeing the bolt tells me Bubba might have drilled a through hole in the stock so the bolt would pass through. He may have stripped out the upper, or lower hole and just took the 'fast lane', drilled it out and used the bolt.

You may have to drill the hole larger and glue in a section of dowel to restore the wood so you can use the correct wood screws.

Think about it. What model of lever action rifle uses wood screws to attach tang to stock. None that I can think of. All have tang screw that passes through stock to lower tang. Some rifles have a tube busing to keep Bubba from over torquing. This Henry was stripped because Bubba just kept cranking till it tore out threads.

 

[joe45c]

I have one of those. A 12c also have a henry and yes love the remington lots better than the henry.

 

[MisterEd]

All have tang screw that passes through stock to lower tang.

You are correct! I was thinking of something different when I posted that!

My mistake!