the Henry have plastic parts and painted. I bought a used one at a great price and the magazine retention spring was a oring and poorly designed geometry at that.
I get a kick out of the brass receiver Henry;s that have a protective sleeve on them at the store... it will be hard to keep metal scratches off them.
Get a marlin 39 or browning.
Don't knock the remington 572 too much, but you may like a rem 121
I like my marlin 39 better than my rem 121 though.
