Henry Lever Action 22 Review

[@geraldscott9446]

I have one of these. I love it. It is my plinking rifle. I go out in the desert, set up a row of soda cans and shoot them. It can also be used to shoot steel or cardboard targets. This is a great rifle for the money. It is both lever action and tube fed, a design the gun grabbers have not set their sites on yet. You really can't go wrong with this rifle. Almost makes you feel like John Wayne.

[@regsparkes6507]

Now I have to tell you first of all that I tried a few lever action .22's before I decided to buy the Henry. It is , as they boast, fully made in the U.S.A. 'atomiccat2002' says that the wood is 'fake' !! According to Henry this 'fake' wood is 100% American Walnut, of course the receiver cover is going to chip or scrach,.what rifle will not show a chip or scratch. It's a rifle for god's sake ! Rifles are meant to be used in rougher conditions, not handled with cotton gloves. One thing for certain is that this rifle is perhaps thee smoothest lever action I have found, in this price range. I also 'love' Marlin rifles, but just pick up a Marlin and work their lever,..... The shooting is as good and accurate as can be for a .22 with iron sights, mine is only 5 years old to me at this point, and I have not had a single thing to complain about, no failure to fire, no stove piping, no jamming, no nuttin', just good reliable shooting both target shooting and general plinking.

[@Nerfkid29]

Nicely said!!

[@regsparkes6507]

Nerfkid29 Cheers!

[@lizzardlife]

I got the one with the octagonal barrel normally $400, on sale at cabela's for $70 off. I love it!!! Put several hundred rounds through it, feeds perfect, extremely smooth action and crazy accurate!! Love this little rifle.

[@GradyWhite2007]

Henry really stands behind their products.

[@jimrees1778]

I bought mine from a local gun shop a few years back. Got it for less then $200. Much better quality than my other .22 rifles. Very smooth action and accurate. Solid rifle. Henry makes great firearms.

[@dc76384]

I'll say the Henry has what I'd consider one the best factory triggers on a .22 rifle. slight creep but a nice crisp break.

[@acanuck4life]

Crazy how in 8 years the price has more than doubled. Thanks trudy!

[@eagleviewhd]

Not really doubled. Went up $100. This model sells for $349 at Bass Pro. I bought a Henry H001L which is the carbine with the large loop for $379 at Scheels today 24 Oct l, 2023.

[@galtsrailroad]

For another price comparison I bought a new Henry 22 with the octagon barrel. (Model H001TLB) for $400 on 12/9/2023 at a gun store in New Jersey. Authorized Henry dealer, gun was in stock,the display model.

[@dylanashley799]

Shorts are nice for rabbits in southeast Wyoming where I’m at, I feel they tend to not really scare the rabbits around as much as the louder long rifles do definitely and they still do some business

[@Irishboomer]

€450 Euros here in Ireland but well worth it and your review helped me make my mind up in it 👍🏻

[@brewsterly2927]

Bloody hell!..and 8 years ago, what price now?

[@mikethompson4854]

Just bought one of these yesterday looks and feels nice. Will shoot it this weekend.

[@2thePtBassTuT]

As for the 1/2 cock hammer position... if you study the design , on the top of the hammer, it is pretty easy to tell whether it is in that position , or fully dropped. When the hammer is all the way down , the front most serration (those plentiful ridges on the spur) is even with the rear of the receiver. When in the 1/2 cock position, there is a short platform ( a nice flat area without any ridges) visible (maybe 1/4 " long ) between the front serration and the receiver. I was also going to comment on the " leeever " thing ... but someone beat me to it. Thanks for the explanation on that. :^)

[@Jeanie363034]

picked up 2 black Ruger Wranglers in March 2021 and the Henry 001 lever in July. Put on my black cowgirl hat and boots , strap on the 6 shooters ,grab the Henry . I'm ready for a day of hunting or plinking............................added a Simmons .22 Mag scope for the Henry and get a group in side a quarter at 50 yards. Need to get a horse LOL

[@miragexl007]

Finally getting my first Henry rifle. The classic 22. Thought about the other models.. But just kept coming back to this. Not just because the price at this point. But a classic after all,

[@mjnc3672]

That's the one I want, at least for now. I would order the large loop and install that. And I just learned today that all Henrys will soon be available with a side loading port below the ejection port to top off or fully load the tube from the side without having to open the tube from the front. So I'm waiting till it's available.

[@barclaysauers255]

Loading gate may not happen on the .22 and .22 mag. Check with Henry.

[@mjnc3672]

@@barclaysauers255 I did contact Henry after posting my comment. They responded back within 24 hours. I was wrong about all New Henry's being side loading. Don't remember exactly which would have this feature, but it was the larger calibers.

[@AmericanConstellation]

A great .22 rifle...I have one...check out the Marlin model 60 as well...sold over 11 million model 60's ...Kinda tells ya something...

[@usernamemykel]

There is no swivel hardware because the original lever action rifles were meant to be carried in a scabbard on a horse.

[@dylanashley799]

Thank you!!!! I was wondering

[@SAVAGE308SNIPER]

Dry firing a rimfire is never recommended.

[@lukebenson940]

Yes

[@brodieelliott7556]

I have a 30-30 lever action 1894. Passed down from family. Awesome.e rifles forsure.

[@wildweedle6012]

Had a $150 bass pro gift card, and bought this. Very happy with it!

[@huaterkang1751]

I got mine three days ago from whole sale sport. It great fun to have it.

[@venetiancat]

This is my second .22, (first was a Marlin semi-automatic), this is 10x better, and I LOVE this rifle-easy to load, shoot, and super accurate, just using the sites it comes with! But mine cost a little over $400.00, bought it new in March of 2020 in New Mexico USA.

[@Jeanie363034]

picked mine up at Wal-mart in July of 2021 for $299 Iowa USA

[@HALWG51]

They have gone up in price in 2022. Cheapest I have found is $299 at Walmart or $329 at Dick's and Sportsman's Warehouse. Still a good value. I recently got the Frontier model with the Octagon 20" barrel for $349.

[@letsgetit90]

They’re selling it for 460 for the Frontier model where I live.😭 debating if I want to buy one tomorrow or wait for two months to get one.

[@bobcoleman226]

Never dryfire a rimfire gun on purpose, you can smash the firing pin.

[@ajaxmaintenance5104]

I went in to Bass Pro and bought one yesterday. I have to admit that I was leaning towards the Browning BL 22 initially but the positive reviews on the Henry, including their customer service , won me over. Can’t wait to take it out and get it sighted in.

[@briantaylor340]

I love mine, it's an awesome squirrel rifle.

[@dylanashley799]

I wish they replaced the front sight with a copper bead or something I feel like it takes up too much of the viewing in the front sight to be extremely accurate but other than that it’s a very nice rifle that even with that complaint is still pretty accurate and has not gave me any headaches or heartaches sense I’ve owned it and it’s fell over on concrete floors once or trice and it hasn’t done a single thing I’ve you’re on the edge about it just go for it you won’t be displeased

[@salpairadice]

I really don't like the sights and I agree the front blocks the taarget.

[@AkubraHatman]

Nice video but I had no issue loading my gun. The problem you had was you loaded it wrong. Really not recomended to load like you showed holding the gun vertical. All i did was lay the rifle over to almost horizontal and the bullets slid in easily and the brass tube stayed in place.

[@reecealeck8314]

What dummy rounds are u using? I put dummy rounds in my Henry the day I purchased it to get a better understanding of the manual of arms and it jammed right away. I had to disassemble the rifle to get the dummy round out. The dummy rounds look just like yours. I haven’t been able to go shoot the gun yet because of the whole virus thing. I hope it’s not a gun issue.

[@DougHinVA]

It will take a scope easily. Mine has a cheap-to-buy Bushnell scope and the sight picture is good. You can still use the iron sights under the scope, but it is a close clearance.

[@Huntinggearguy]

+Doug H. in VA did you end up using a cheek riser or something to put your face higher? I felt the drop on the stock was such that iron sights would work best, though an optic would work with a padded piece on the rear stock to get my cheek up.

[@DougHinVA]

+The Hunting Gear Guy No changes to the gun at all. the scope sits low in the rings, but there is just enough clearance under it to allow use of the iron sights for 20-30 yards shots. But at 50 yards, I need a scope. I'm not 40 any longer...

[@teragrammi]

Notice your comment that the Browning is more expensive. Does that mean its better quality compared with the Henry. Or are they comparable for all but price.

[@I_Am_Bone]

Great review Adriel. How did you find the accuracy? And where did you find it for $250 ?

[@Huntinggearguy]

Back when the USD wasn't so expensive and Wholesale Sports had a crazy good sale on all Henry Rifles. They're a lot more now.

[@Stevo-4896]

Just picked mine up at academy for $280. I'm super excited to take it to the farm.

[@joeschranz4525]

Stevo 4896 Academy has some amazing prices on these things, i got a golden boy for $399 and at cabelas and bass pro it was $580

[@harryjoe860]

Got a peep sight on mine. I used to be on a shooting team I was nicknamed cowboy. Shot fast and used lever action.

[@James28R]

..and took it up the ass on brokeback mountain

[@keeganjacobs5913]

the 2:13 mark on safety, when you put it on safety , all you have to do is bring the hammer down half way , if u hear the click then it wasn't safety but if u dont hear it then it was on safety. THats an easy way to tell

[@dennisberry9793]

Hi there mate it's not a half cock it is a 1/4 cock for safety.

[@vladimirmilosevic709]

22s and 22lr are common but 22l never see it and marlin and Rossi have a current "leaver"(lever) action

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

You did not mention the Marlin 39a lever action .22. That gun is still made. Has the new Marlin not finally fixed the new 39a's problems by now?

[@85Ranger4x4]

+FinalLugiaGuardian Still on the website but nobody has them, I don't think they really make them anymore.

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

85Ranger4x4 Marlin did not discontinue them. However, they are on temporary hold with production until they can smooth out the kinks. I heard that Marlin plans to reintroduce the 39a later this year provided they can fix all the kinks by that time.

[@joshtalbot1086]

FinalLugiaGuardian I shot a newer 39a it was garbage

[@r.l.s.8079]

Hey Hunting Gear Guy. I own an ERMA-WERKE Model EG 712 22 S.L.LR. You can google it if you are not familiar with the rifle. It was a German Arms company (ERMA-WERKE stood for Erfurter Maschinen-Fabrik) which supposedly Henry eventually bought out. If true, it is actually the 'father' of the Henry Lever Action 22. It certainly has a 1 to 1 resemblance down to the smallest details. I read in another Henry review that some of the parts are interchangeable. I also read that Steyer had owned the company for a while. By the way, no cheap workmanship on the ERMA, solid German engineering. I wanted to attach a photo but don't know how. Anyway, I bought the rifle in Germany (where I presently work and hunt), because I needed a good rifle to hunt rabbits. I got a great deal. I have a NcStar 4-16 x 50 Rangefinder Scope (Illuminated) mounted very low on it and I can say it's more than awesome (and fun) to hunt with. Accuracy is incredible, I can easily pick off rabbits at over 100 yards with no effort. If the Henry Lever Action .22 Rifle is anything close to it's supposedly German roots, then it should be a pretty darn good rifle. Can you give me any feedback on the ERMA story?

[@ratscoot]

You're correct. Erma was a German metal fabrication company who also made guns. Most famous was the MP38/MP40 "Schmeiser" they produced in WW2. They started gun production again in the fifties. They made blank firing guns and cheap zinc alloy guns who were mostly rimfire copies of famous guns like the Walter PPK, M1 carbine an Luger P08. When they went bancrupt in 1998 the US henry company bought the tooling for their .22lrlever action rifle. Again the receiver is made from a zinc alloy (pot metal).

[@r.l.s.8079]

ratscoot Appreciate the confirmation...

[@yareyare_dechi]

$250? i paid $740 for mine. im guessing you dont live in Australia

[@sid3859]

you're are allowed to have firearms in that socialist country?

[@yareyare_dechi]

@@sid3859 call it what you want but at least I don't have to pay for medical assistance, worry about being shot by criminals or the police and our education system is good enough that I don't fuck up while trying to be a dick on the Internet.

[@James28R]

@@yareyare_dechi haha, preach

[@MrDaveinAB]

Great review, Where did you find it for $250 if you don't mind me asking?

[@Huntinggearguy]

Cabela's had a killer sale on them for boxing week. They're back to regular price now.

[@Nerfkid29]

They go pretty cheap on holidays such as Christmas...

[@James28R]

@@Huntinggearguy whats the point naming the sale price, not even slightly helpful for viewers.

[@AdrielMichaud]

@@James28R To make you jealous that I got such a good deal. Did it work?

[@benjamindover6932]

Where did u buy that barrel clamp?

[@frankyg2384]

$250! Wow they're selling for $500 now, damn.

[@AHungryKidInAfricaa]

50 bucks he is from Canada

[@defenstrator4660]

He absolutely is. From Alberta.

[@mackdurr4959]

Defenstrator I was going to ask how you'd know an Alberta, Canada accent from any other, but the answer is apparent. HIT THE ROAD, YA STINKIN HOSER!

[@scottliegel855]

Is that the kids version of the Henry? I've never heard of a Henry 22 long rifle selling anywhere near that amount,

[@stephennemeth7623]

Now they average low $300s.

[@tjmooremusic]

No transfer bar on this rifle my friend. one should not dry fire. I haven't found a snap cap that will cycle. ... just have to learn old school. safe shootin to ya!

[@rickz7657]

good review , thanks

[@catjackoff-road855]

I own 3 Henry’s I love the full throw lever, hate that quarter cock on the brownings

[@timhatchett7048]

Oh and half cup you’ll notice put it in a safe direction you can’t pull the trigger

[@perroblanco49]

does't dry fire causes damage to the firing pin on a 22 firearm?

[@derekr7285]

perroblanco49 yes

[@James28R]

@@derekr7285 maybe

[@howardjohnson2138]

Will it fire the CCI 22LR 21 grain copper?

[@Starfighter-nk4mo]

Howard Johnson yeah. Any .22lr, .22l, and .22S

[@dylanashley799]

Anything you want to throw in there

[@dhcamper]

Where do you buy your dummy rounds?Only ones in .22LR that I've seen are cheap plastic crap.

[@Huntinggearguy]

Those were A-Zoom Aluminum snap caps.

[@UnrealS_K_R_T_Z_Z_]

Very smooth leeever

[@jamespummell4648]

yeah i dont recommend dropping rim fires down a loading port, you can probably guess why

[@jaycedavis4674]

James Pummell you have to though

[@jamesduffy6518]

Never thought of that, good heads up

[@Perry2186]

did you forget Marlin 39A?

[@alexugorcak6159]

Oh Henry, what a great 22 lever rifle😅

[@I_Am_Bone]

Also, if the word lever was created to be pronounced as our American friends do, it would have been spelled levver. Like the words better, or wetter.

[@charlesbyrneShowComments4all]

So how do you pronounce forever? Foreever? So would the same pronunciation apply to seven? Is it seeven or should we be spelling it sevven?

[@James28R]

@@charlesbyrneShowComments4all shut up, you fucked our language enough.

[@stevesalisbury8206]

My Walmart is stopping selling guns. So they closed out all guns at 70% off! I picked up the Henry 22 up for $69. Pinch me!

[@Huntinggearguy]

You picked up a lever Henry 22 for $69? Clear them out at that price!

[@stevesalisbury8206]

@@Huntinggearguy There was only two I took one and my friend took one. But I also snagged a Marlin 336 30-30 for $106. Limit was 4 guns but all I really wanted was the Henry 22 the Marlin wss just a bonus.

[@atomiccat2002]

Receiver is painted on and scratches easily and wood is fake and also scratches easily, mine took a couple hundred rounds and some cleaning and polishing before it would run smoothly, it would fail to feed every few rounds and would jam the rifle. But it is a fun little gun recommended for a cheap lever action plinker

[@Tinstar2]

+Thomas Jasonson Beautiful walnut as a matter of fact. I have never had a problem with mine and it shot right on target right out of the box! Smoothest lever action I have ever experienced.

[@TheSaikou96]

atomiccat2002 that is rather interesting. I know the receiver is painted I got mine stripped and treated after singing it many times. But after 1000 rounds through it I can remember never having a jam. The action was also always smooth as butter. I do know Henry has good customer service though from what I have heard.

[@trina7533]

atomiccat2002 you got a lemon, or you're not fully pulling the leaver back.

[@mr.keebler7927]

The golden boy doesn’t have a rail !!!

[@clockworkbike]

Wow, now in 2021 these are selling at $450 in Canada.

[@blazenamber9176]

I know, just purchased a Classic for 499+ good ol Tax on Cabelas. Supply and demand right now. Still worth it to me. My friend has the youth model, most fun gun I have ever used.

[@dennisberry9793]

Hi there mate from Qld Australia I bought one in 2014 I paid $650 for it they are a lot dearer now .

[@danielross5292]

Not Bad at all Mate!

[@samuelfitzsimmons8907]

Man id love to buy this just for plinking

[@cornyfehr1094]

Is nobody having feeding problems with this gun??????

[@rowansvetlik9028]

I have that same gun.

[@scottaiello]

Great video! Keep it up.

[@Spartan-ry1hh]

Lost meat leeeever.

[@Huntinggearguy]

I'm not an American. American's pronounce lever, English leever.

[@darciejackson644]

le ver

[@Strutingeagle]

Well if you were English you probably wouldn't be able to have one.

[@James28R]

@@Strutingeagle dipshit, i have three.

[@buddy9577]

22 MAG IS BETTER.

[@marole7831]

Got mine for 50 dlls 😉😉😉

[@jkethsnke3640]

Leever action ahah lever action

[@Huntinggearguy]

+Kapuya kasha Leeeeever action carbeeeeen

[@jkethsnke3640]

+The Hunting Gear Guy I like your approach not trying to cyber bully sorry I just noticed that tru the video

[@Huntinggearguy]

Kapuya kasha Ha, don't worry about it, I butcher lots of words.

[@Sunbear415]

6 lbs ain’t light

[@marciaflyte8978]

3 1/4lb pull

[@lukebenson940]

This guy hates Henry 😂

[@asdfg2560]

Jeez bye you got some old

[@Huntinggearguy]

Happens to all of us.

[@tintan197]

hahahaa you look like a sesame street character

[@Huntinggearguy]

+Carlito Lara thanks, you too!

[@tintan197]

+The Hunting Gear Guy nothing but love bro I enjoyed your video there subscribed

[@williamheizer1891]

Poor quality and quality control on a very cheaply made rifle.

[@Strutingeagle]

Turn in your man card if you are going to continue calling it a leeeever action.

[@trina7533]

Petty fuck.

[@williamfarnsworth27]

I agree, speak right

[@ACH91332]

He’s Canadian. Get over it.

[@mackdurr4959]

ACH91332 sadly, we will always be under it.

[@jons8580]

This guy does not need to review guns anymore.

[@iHateJoemama]

It doesn't make sence my local gun store sells them for $530 each. I found and baught 2 original marlin 39a rifiles in the same store for $375 and $380

[@jameskillian8864]

I bought the golden boy for 399 at walmart a year ago..no problems so far..I took off the rear buck horn sight and replaced it with a marbles bullseye 15 dollars at Midway..I shoot clothes pins off the line at 50 yards. No finer rifle made for the money.