Henry rifles

C & E

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Dec 14, 2009, 7:32:58 AM12/14/09

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A little bit of a poll, here. I bought a Henry rifle for my g.daughter a
couple of years ago and I enjoy using it myself but how many of you feel
like it's a bit small?

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IGot2P

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Dec 14, 2009, 2:14:08 PM12/14/09

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C & E wrote:
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Which model did you buy? There is a lot of difference between say the
Mini Bolt Youth and the more common Model H001 lever action.

Don

YoMaster

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Dec 14, 2009, 5:37:14 PM12/14/09

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I like a small 22 for plinking. There just easier & more fun to lug around,
especially for a little one.

C & E

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Dec 15, 2009, 7:22:38 AM12/15/09

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"IGot2P" <d...@crsales.com> wrote in message
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#C & E wrote:
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# Which model did you buy? There is a lot of difference between say the
# Mini Bolt Youth and the more common Model H001 lever action.
#
# Don

It's the lever action in .22 lr. Compared to my Marlin 22s (bolt action) it
seems light and smaller. I'm not complaining, just noting. Are their
30-30s on par with the Marlin 336s and Win 94s ?

Ray,

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Dec 15, 2009, 5:12:32 PM12/15/09

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Small for who. Me thinks this is a trick question, or for one who's a
mindreader. The OP said he bought it for his G-Daughter, I assumed he
meant granddaughter, well if she's a youngin' and he feel the gun is a
little small for him, it may be just right for her. For the life of me
I can't remember what make my first .22 was, however I do remember it
was a bolt action and a bit large, as in long for my small stature of
9yr old. The Henry's (not to be confused with the original) are nice
guns and one that is too long only means he/she will grow into it like
I did with my older brothers duds. Remember grandpa who you bought it
for, but like my old train set, my dad played with it as much as
me.There's a special place beyond the stars for grandfathers who buy
guns for there grand kids. Keep tradition alive...

Ray,

(Si vis pacem
pare bellum)

Brigadier

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Dec 15, 2009, 5:12:34 PM12/15/09

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On Dec 15, 7:22�am, "C & E" <chizzar...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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I don't know about the Henry, but I had a Browning BL22 lever rifle
that was smaller/lighter than my marlin bolt action m25. Maybe the
design and profile contribute to this. I have been thinking about
gettting a Henry golden boy in .22mag for MY grandson, though (and I'd
probably enjoy it as much as he would).

Regards

Sheldon

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Dec 16, 2009, 9:10:44 AM12/16/09

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I have to agree. If I buy a rifle for my kid, I would assume it's going to
be too small for me. That said, it's pretty easy to lengthen or shorten a
rifle to fit the person.

C & E

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Dec 16, 2009, 10:52:38 PM12/16/09

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No tricks for sure, Ray - Sheldon too. Since the rifle wasn't specified as
a youth model it had a light feel that my Marlins don't. I should have
accounted for the differences between actions and while I knew that she was
likely to grow it has been two years since I bought it and it's still too
long. Then again, she's like her mother and small in stature. I stuck a
30-30 Marlin in her hands prior to w.tail season and she put three in black
(2 within an inch of each other and the other at the margin). I attribute
that to hundreds of rounds of 22 l.r. she has run through it. So, I guess
it's all OK. BTW, to the credit of the Henry company I posted to them about
the 22 l.r.'s stock being plain and that it required the purchase of a .17
WMR to get a checkered stock. This was to be a b.day present and I had
wanted to get her the gun that her eyes lit up for. They notified me that a
new stock was on the way. That's the abbreviated story.