Henry .22 sight problem
tom
I bought my 14 year old son a Henry .22 for Christmas...
We went out to the Grasslands to see how it shot.
We were shoothing at a target at about 25yds.
I was able to adjust the elevation with no problem.
It hit the target off to the side.
However, I tried to tap the rear sight for the windage, as it got
closer on target, it began to fall out of the dove tail.
Now it is "close enough" (to hold it in without falling off) but not
right on.
And besides it looks like hell, way off to the side (Right side).
We messed with the front sight and found it to be not much more than a
plastic clip to hold the magazine tube in place.
We were shooting decent shells (Stingers).
Any suggestions?
Any after market stuff out there?(besides a scope)
Thanks,
Tom
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Your Henry shuold still be under warrantee. Send it back for repair or
replacement.
Better yet, dump it and get a better gun like the Marlin .22 lever action or
Ruger 10/22. The Henry is built to the low price. You are much better advised
to look for a used quality gun rather then a new cheapo.
Regards,
Phil
Derek V.
adjust for both windage and elevation, and it won't fall off.
Derek V.
R.M.R.
to adjust the elevation with no problem.#It hit the target off to the
side.#However,#I tried to tap the rear sight for the windage,#as it got
closer on target,#it began to fall out of the dove tail.#Now it is
"close enough" (to hold it in without falling off) but not right on.#We
were shooting decent shells (Stingers).#Anysuggestions? Any after market
stuff out there?(besides a scope)
~~~~~~~
One question I have is did you clean all the factory gunk from the
inners and barrel.With that said before you frown down on the firearm
that seems to be feeding and ejecting fine, switch ammo,
Some .22's are noted to be finicky and though CCI Stingers have a rep
for speed and perform well in some firearms,in several of my .22's shoot
down right radical.Before you buy new sights/scope do the process of
elimination starting with the cheapest first,ammo.
Several boxes from different makers won't run you over ten bucks.Put
your sights back to center and without adjusting see what brand comes
closes to the 10 ring.If possible shoot from a bench using a rest to
eliminate as much human error as you can.If you get good results from
one or more makers fine tune your sights.No guarantee that's the
solution to the problem but could possibly save you money in the long
run...
Ray,
(Si vis pacem,
para bellum) U.S.A.
Bass Elder
was incorrectly installed and frozen in place in an
off center position.
I had a gunsmith cut the sight out with a dremel
tool and emailed Henry.
They sent me a new sight at no charge.
I was never able to get any accuracy out of the
gun and took it to a third gunsmith. He inserted
a 223 bore gauge into the barrel and it fell right
through. In addition he found the barrel was loose
in the receiver.
I gave the rifle away.
I know several people who own Goldenboys and
love them. But I still have never seen one which
shoots accurately. By this I mean they can't stay in
the black on an NRA 50 Yard target at 25 yards.
The rifle was fired by 6 different experienced adults.
Ammo tried:
CCI Standard Velocity, Stingers, Velociters
Remington Golden
Winchester Wildcats, Super X Std Velocity
Aguila Std Velocity
Bill VH
writes:
#
#>tom wrote: to adjust the elevation with no problem.It hit the target off to
the
#>side.However,I tried to tap the rear sight for the windage,as it got
#>closer on target,it began to fall out of the dove tail.Now it is
#>"close enough" (to hold it in without falling off) but not right on.
#>~~~~~~~
#
#Some .22's are noted to be finicky and though CCI Stingers have a rep
#for speed and perform well in some firearms,in several of my .22's shoot
#down right radical.Before you buy new sights/scope do the process of
#elimination starting with the cheapest first,ammo.
#
When, at 25 yds., the sight has to be drifted so far that it falls out of the
dovetail slot to get "close enough", ammo is NOT the problem.
Bill Van Houten (USA Ret)
Thermopylae had it's messenger of defeat, COME AND GET THEM !
The Alamo had none.
R.M.R.
(R.M.R.) writes:
Some .22's are noted to be finicky and though CCI Stingers have a rep
#for speed and perform well in some firearms,in several of my .22's
shoot #down right radical.Before you buy new sights/scope do the process
of #elimination starting with the cheapest first,ammo.
#
Bill VH wrote in response#When,#at 25 yds.,#the sight has to be
drifted so far that it falls out of the dovetail slot to get "close
enough",#ammo is NOT the problem.
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Okay Bill with the big NOT,don't leave us hanging in suspense,what's
your expert opinion.A NOT don't mean squat unless some constructive
advice come along with it and yes in a Marlin 60 I owned I couldn't hit
my foot with CCI Stingers and doesn't fancy my 10-22 much either at
25yds. Granted not as far off as he described but still unacceptable and
surely wouldn't trust them on small game in those guns.My Browning loves
them and the same for my Single Six but my Mkll Ruger chokes on them.
A new .22 (as finicky as they can be) with only one brand of ammo tested
tells me try another make/brand before one starts open heart
surgery.Could be he got a rough cut barrel due to the christmas push or
like someone else said the barrel isn't attached correctly or maybe a
bad crown but for my money I'd try another brand/make of ammo first then
explore other areas.As I wrote,(the process on elimination).Seems like
the cheapest starting point.If my truck doesn't start I'm not going to
pull the engine out first thing when it could be just the battery.Just
my humble opinion and some may say it's been wrong more then right but
what say you other then NOT...
Ray,
(Si vis pacem,
para bellum) U.S.A.
Blair Hunewill
last June. Sight was two feet to the right at 25 yards. So drifting
the sight I was able to get it to only be shooting four inches to the
right. I just love how smooth it is though to get rid of it and buy a
real lever action like a marlin or whatever the other guy said. My
neighbor has a golden boy that is very accurate as we both can attest
to. So, I'll probably give my sister a scope for it and forget about
the crappy sights.
Bart B.
be in its left-right position. If it really is plastic, then you can
fix it by applying a dab of epoxy on the same side from where it
shoots.
For example, if the rifle shoots to the right, apply the epoxy on it's
right side. This will make the front sight appear further to the
right and the rifle's muzzle will have to be moved left relative to
the rear sight to center it and this will make the rifle shoot further
left.
Yes, you'll have to be a bit careful about filing and smoothing the
epoxied front sight to look nice, then dab a bit of flat black paint
on it. But this is a solution.
Changing ammo in a .22 rimfire rifle typically doesn't change impact
horizontally and only a very tiny bit in elevation. The only real
difference at ranges shorter than 50 yards is how accurate the ammo
is. At 50 yards, some ammo will barley shoot inside of 3 inches and
others will stay inside 3/10ths of an inch all day long. But the
centers of all the groups stays pretty much in the same place.
TSBrat2002
#t...@mediatechproductions.com (tom)
Bill VH
writes:
#
#Bill VH wrote in response#When,#at 25 yds.,#the sight has to be
#drifted so far that it falls out of the dovetail slot to get "close
#enough",#ammo is NOT the problem.
#
#~~~~~~
#Okay Bill with the big NOT,don't leave us hanging in suspense,what's
#your expert opinion.A NOT don't mean squat unless some constructive
#advice come along with it
Happy New Year to you too Ray.
What *does* changing brands of ammo have to do with a rear sight that
falls off before you can get zeroed ? My "expert opinion" is that the OP
got a real lemon and he should take it up with the manufacturer.
Bill Van Houten (USA Ret)
Thermopylae had it's messenger of defeat, COME AND GET THEM !
The Alamo had none.
Joseph Oberlander
# In article <bt7gvs$lb2$1...@grapevine.wam.umd.edu>, Par...@webtv.net (R.M.R.)
# writes:
#
# #
# #Bill VH wrote in response#When,#at 25 yds.,#the sight has to be
# #enough",#ammo is NOT the problem.
# #
# #~~~~~~
# #Okay Bill with the big NOT,don't leave us hanging in suspense,what's
# #your expert opinion.A NOT don't mean squat unless some constructive
# #advice come along with it
#
# Happy New Year to you too Ray.
# What *does* changing brands of ammo have to do with a rear sight that
# falls off before you can get zeroed ? My "expert opinion" is that the OP
# got a real lemon and he should take it up with the manufacturer.
Heh. I agree. As for a sight, I'd suggest he replace it with a peep sight.
Simple, low-tech, and effective.
R.M.R.
brands of ammo have to do with a rear sight that falls off before you
he should take it up with the manufacturer.
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Okay Bill now that I've been able to sit on the egg awhile and mull it
over on a road trip today I'll admit your probably right. May not be his
ammo but possibly more then just sights.Guess contacting the maker would
be the best bet.(and a happy "healthy" new year to you too)...
Ray,
(Si vis pacem,
para bellum) U.S.A.