You never miss an opportunity to bash Henry rifles, do you?
The only plastic on mine is the butt plate but so's the one on my Marlin 39.
And there's nothing wrong with the alloy receiver cover but I agree that they should figure out a better way of finishing it.
For the price though, Henry makes a solid rifle's that shoot straight.
If you can point me to another company that's currently offering a 22WMR lever gun I'd love to hear about it but until then I'll stick with with my lowly Henry.
