Henry - US made. Purists hate them because they are not really the historically known Henry company nor true clones therof.
Actually, I hate them because they're butt-ugly.
Can't comment on the CF's reliability, but when my son worked at Gander, the Henry RF guns were the ones most often brought back with problems.
A low powered scope is a big help in the woods especially for people of a certain vintage. Leupold 2.5 or even the 4X Rimfire scopes have great eye-relief and are very light. The Marlin stock is a bit low for scopes and even the 77/series guns could use a bit more comb height.
Last edited by Pappy348; 05/04/16.