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Since I was the one giving Henry a hard time about missing their deadlines I'll be the first to congratulate them on finally bringing these to market.

Gunbroker shows three, no make that two - one was bought as I typed this - .223 rifles. Buy it now price of $329.95 with free shipping from Northern Firearms. The wood looks pretty darn good for a rifle selling under a RAR price.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/704080610

And fwiw, a 20 gauge shotgun just showed up at the same price.


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I'll be watching with interest to see how they work, I would be interested in a 223 at this point. Nice rifle for lefties since it is ambidextrous and my right hand friends could give it a try too. If they ever come out with a single shot 41 magnum, I would get out the credit card in record time smile


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Originally Posted by gerry35
I'll be watching with interest to see how they work, I would be interested in a 223 at this point. Nice rifle for lefties since it is ambidextrous and my right hand friends could give it a try too. If they ever come out with a single shot 41 magnum, I would get out the credit card in record time smile

That would be great. I think I would have to join you in on that.


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Found a couple of .44 Magnums as well, $319 buy it now. Not trying to be suspicious but at these prices I'll be very interested in reports of their build quality - tightness of lockup, durability of wood and metal finish and so forth.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/704526997


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Wanna see one in the flesh. The long, unexplained delay makes me a little nervous. Could be a good sign or a bad one.

You know what they say about pioneers.....


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Looks like a globe front sight. I check the web site, no mention of 30/30

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Steel .223 Rem Shipping Mid September
Steel .243 Win Shipping Mid September
Steel .308 Win Shipping Mid September
Steel .44 Mag/Spl Shipping Mid September
Steel .45-70 Gov't Shipping Mid September
Brass .44 Mag/Spl Shipping Mid September
Brass .45-70 Gov't Shipping Mid September


Some ONE over there loves that tacky brass stuff. Looks like they up grade wood with brass and the complimentary shoulder pounding steel butt plate. Like the straw man "if I only had a brain". Or "thank you sir, may I have another". I can imagine the brass 45/70 what fun - NOT. That all aside, it appears like Henry came up with something I like here. I agree with the last post, I am not buying until I see one and then in a caliber I want.

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I did not finish my though on the globe front. It would be nice for the tang to be drill and tapped for a marbles peep.

Edit: Never mind, no room for that. No problem, scope it.

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Guys..

When Bill Ruger unveiled the Number 1 rifles in the late 1960s , the guns took a full year to be released in any quantity after they were first announced by Ruger to the Firearms press. 50 years later, that delay in getting the Number 1s to market has been long forgotten.


That delay was not "suspect" , it was just the normal time it takes a company who had never made such a rifle to work the.kinks out of production and get things ramped up.. My guess is Mr Imperato & Co were likewise smart enough to make customers wait a few extra 5(?) months rather than release a bunch of poorly made guns just to make impatient people happy.

Even if the early adopters run into some early design or QC issues , Henry is family run company in this for the long haul. The guns will be made to work one way or another.

And BTW - Jim in Idaho- good on you for providing the.update (and the upside)..


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I agree that they were wise to wait if there were issues in design, QC, or production. Their early rimfires were plagued by problems, which appear to have been corrected, based on their considerable popularity.

Announcing that they were shipping when clearly they weren't ready, was dumb. This ain't 1967.

I still hope to get one, maybe more than one when they show up in the flesh. They look to be perfect for taking a walk in the woods.


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Henry is run like a Swiss commuter train compared to some companies.

In the 1980s, Sturm ,Ruger & Co introduced AT LEAST a half dozen new.models that were vaporware for at least a year after they were introduced at SHOT. One model , the XGI m-14 .308 rifle was never even made (due to polirical reasons) after several years of promising delivery.

CNC machinery or no, guns still must be designed, assembled and finished by craftsmen. They are human beings .Sh$t happens. And you are right- it's not 1968 and finding craftsmen to build such guns is even harder to find in 2017.


It looks like after a false start in May, Henry came pretty close to meeting the revised September ship date su
since the .410s did start shipping in September smile

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You forgot the July promise😛.


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May have took this long to design the front sight. Maybe use it to hang it upside down in the gun safe.


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From the looks of the rifle there may have been some legal issues to resolve with H&R over the handi rifles. No way to predict how long legal issues will take. Lawyers and all.

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Originally Posted by Pappy348
You forgot the July promise😛.


See how easy that was?

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Finally !!!!! ........ Now I can wait for some feedback and evaluations and reviews on these things. Then I wanna see one up close and personal and fondle it and shoulder it. If it gets good reviews and passes the personal inspection I think I'm gonna buy one. Probably .308 but that may be subject to change.

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Originally Posted by 45_100
From the looks of the rifle there may have been some legal issues to resolve with H&R over the handi rifles. No way to predict how long legal issues will take. Lawyers and all.


Doubt it. That H&R design is well over 100 years old and break actions of all kinds have existed since breechloaders began.


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The wonderful thing about speculation is - - The possibilities are endless!

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Originally Posted by 45_100
From the looks of the rifle there may have been some legal issues to resolve with H&R over the handi rifles. No way to predict how long legal issues will take. Lawyers and all.


Or Rossi, with better wood...

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Henry could take some of my jingle to the bank if they would reintroduce their namesake levergun with a brass frame, chambered for the .44 Henry RF. Last one I saw in good condition had a 6 digit price, left of the decimal. Ammo would be nice as well, there was a run some few years back from Brazil,,,,somebody still knows how to do it.

Until such transpires I will bide my time and watch the show.


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1/20 twist on the 44 Mag. That's kinda nice for going heavy and slow.

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