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gtolbert09 wrote:Quick question? why did you choose the .22LR vs the .22WMR? Just personal preference? Price? Ammo Availability?

Just Curious, Thanks

Well, a couple of reasons, I guess....... One is that I have a couple thousand rounds of .22 LR on hand, but no .22 WMR, and I don't really have a desire to add another rimfire caliber rifle that is caliber exclusive. I'm a lefty, and when I was looking at rifles yesterday before buying this Henry, I looked at a left handed Savage bolt rifle for rimfires, and decided against it because it was chambered in .17 HMR; and so far as I know, it is not safe to fire .22 LR in a .22 WMR chamber. Another reason is ease of availability. A third reason was that this Henry rifle will also shoot .22 Short and .22 Long, and I was thinking of my grandkids, and about when they get old enough to start learning to shoot (my granddaughter is 2-1/2 right now, and my grandson is 9 months old). I wanted to be able to start them off on something really soft shooting first.

I can see the utility of the .22 magnum cartridge, but I don't care enough about it to buy a gun dedicated to that caliber. For instance, I think the Kel-Tec PMR-30 is an interesting pistol, and so is the "matching" CMR-30 carbine, but I don't care enough about either one to get one, in part because they use .22 magnum. If I need to go up in the power continuum, I already have a 9mm carbine which is easy to shoot, and which not only shares caliber with my Glock pistols, but will accept my Glock pistols' magazines.

I very recently also bought a .30-30 Marlin (a decent shooter, but an otherwise kind of disappointing rifle). That added a new caliber to my inventory, but I plan to buy another .30-30 down the road, so I'm good with that......plus I can easily reload for it. Not so much a .22 WMR.

ghostrider wrote:

I think I'm done buying guns for a while,

sure you are....
:-)



I've heard nothing but good things about Henry rifles, though there seem to be a couple of known issues:

1. (really only applies if you do Cowboy action shooting) - the weight and lack of a loading gate

2. they are made in the PRNJ (Peoples Republic of New Jersey)

ghostrider wrote:I've considered one in 45 Colt.... :-)

Unfortunately, my wallet says I'm done for a while. My Christmas money is all gone.

I would consider one in either .44 or .357 mag, since I own pistols in that caliber, but probably my next one will be in .45-70.

I think I'm done buying guns for a while, but I had another one follow me home today, a Henry Lever Octagon .22 LR/.22 Short. I bought it at Cabelas in Fort Worth. MSRP is $450.00, but Cabelas had priced it at $399. However, when I rang it up, it came up in their register as $379. I'll take it, and let me get gone before they change their minds!

Unlike my recently acquired Marlin 336, this Henry rifle is very well made. The wood is a nice American walnut. The fit of wood to action is nearly perfect.....MUCH better than on the Marlin. The bluing is a deep almost black and very smooth, with an almost ceramic quality to it. The magazine tube and barrel are properly aligned, the sights are straight, and the action is as smooth as butter. Henry's quality is way WAY better than Marlin's. I would call this an heirloom quality rifle, and I just know that some day, my little grandson will be shooting his Papa's rifle.....and then he'll pass it on to his son. I've formed quite an attachment to this gun, in think in part because I've had a yen for a lever action .22 for 20 years or more, and just never got around to buying one. I love this gun.

I won't be able to get it to the range until Saturday to shoot it, but I can't wait. It smells like a real shooter.









That 10/22 Takedown Rifle is going to have to wait.