Home Forums Lever Action Central Lever Actions - General Henry Long Ranger.....Anybody got one yet?

I am currently lusting for one of these in .308 Win, I love the looks and feel of these rifles but I would like to hear some thoughts on these rifles from owners, especially on accuracy and function......Thanks Hb

me too, i want one. i have watched several videos on Utube, but would like to hear real life use.

Lol! Yeah ive watched every video I could find on youtube Myself......Hb

Henry had a display at the show in Harrisburg week before last. They had one of the .308 long rangers with sights. Nice looking rifle, fairly smooth action. They've put a pretty substantial barrel on it, I'd like to see them come out with a lighter barrel/featherweight version.

But still haven't met anyone that has one!

Picking up one this week. Gently used.

Will report back once I shoot it.

Excellent!.........Thanks ....Hb

Not scoped yet, but Initial impression is great. Butter smooth action. Nice trigger. Breaks at 4.5 lbs per my trigger scale.

Wood, fit and finish is awesome. The ring space is narrow, so mounting a scope may be interesting.

Very good.....What scope you gonna mount on it?.......Hb

3.5-10x44 conquest

Larger than I wanted but I got a good deal on it.

Well, you should be able to find out just how accurate your rifle is with that 10x Zeiss.......I will be interested to see how good she shoots.....Hb

Picked one up in .308 at a local shop a week or so ago. Am very happy with the fit and finish, smooth action, relatively crisp trigger. Shot one box of factory ammo to get it on paper at 100 but haven't set up to really test it yet. Most pleasant was that I could get a nice surprise break out of a lever action.

Yea, the trigger is actually very nice IMO.

Yeah, I handled one in .243 at Cabelas (outstanding wood) and it had the best factory trigger I have ever felt in a lever action rifle........I am mainly curious as to how accurate these rifles are going to be.........Hb

I handled a .308 at Cabela's this last weekend and went away impressed. If I was looking for an exposed hammer lever gun in 223, 243, or 308 I'd buy one. $840 though is a little steep, maybe??

They really need to add 7-08 to the line.

Yeah, My guess is Henry will add new calibers to this platform as we go along and 7mm.08 would be a great addition to the line-up.....Hb

I have one in 223

I recently purchased a new Long Ranger in .308 but I have not had time to get it to the range yet, (or if I will) as I was extremely dissappointed to find out that you cant remove the bolt and clean the barrel from the breech end like I can with My H010 45-70 and Marlin 1895, this is a very important feature to Me so before I purchased this rifle I called Henry and asked to talk to a gun tech to Find out for sure if I could easily remove the bolt for cleaning, the girl That answered the phone wanted to know what My question was before she would connect Me with a gun tech so I told her my question about bolt removal on the Long Ranger model and even said that it would be a dealbreaker to Me if I could not remove the bolt for cleaning like i can with My H010, she then assured Me that I can easily remove the bolt on the Long Ranger model and clean the barrel with a cleaning rod from the breech end of the rifle but after I spent $885 on a new Long Ranger and looked at the manual I found that it plainly says that Henry does not reccommend removing the bolt on the Long Ranger and reccommends cleaning the barrel from the muzzel end or to use a bore snake.......I wonder if I called Henry and explained what happened if they would refund My purchase price? If Henry is going to let the receptionist answer technical questions they need to educate them in their products........Hb

Well, there are some potential issues with breaking it down to clean.

I bought mine used. The owner before me took it apart and reassembled. I got one box thru it when the cam/lever got out of sync. I dont know if it's because of the dude before me or a gun issue, but Henry has it now and is fixing it. My advice...clean from the muzzle. The cam looks tricky.

Oh yes, I agree....I wouldnt even entertain the thought of breaking into that complicated mess, Ha! It would be on its way back to Henry for sure in a thousand pieces...I sent Henry an email explaining how i was mislead by the receptionist and asked them if they would refund my purchase price....I figure what the heck, I dont have anything to lose.......Lol......Hb