I am a Newbbie to the leverguns

[PMWIZARD]

Hello,

I just registered on this site. Last week I bought my 1st levergun at Cabellas. It was a Henry H001 carbine in 22lr. Only paid $229. Took t out to the range and I didn't have to change a thing. My son tried the gun and had the same results. It is a definitely fun gun to shoot.

Just wanted to introduce myself.

[kimwcook]

Welcome to the forum, pmwizard. You'll meet some of the most knowledgeable and friendly folk around here. Enjoy your stay.

[TedH]

Hello, and welcome! There are quite a few of us here with the Henry 22 rifles. You'll soon discover that was just the first of your leverguns.

[2ndovc]

Hey There!

Have a seat, it's a great place to hang out.


jb

[Hobie]

I hope you have a savings account to raid... oh, and put that boy to work, y'all gonna need some more money!

Glad to have you here!

[Old Savage]

Hobie

[Chuck 100 yd]

Welcome!! Hay, we all were greenhorns at some point.
You made a fine start. Have fun!!

[iceman]

Welcome. That is how it starts. Fun isn't it?

[Streetstar]

Cool ! I have a whole passel of levers now, (i think its 8, or maybe 9 -- LOL) -- when i joined this forum a scant 18 months or so ago, i only had one .

A Henry .22 is part of the flock and justifiably gets more rounds through it than any other -- cheap to shoot, and is close enough to the feel of my model '94 winchester, i almost consider shooting it to be "training" for the big guns as well.

funny sidenote--- the Henry looks close enough at a quick glance that i grabbed it instead of a .45 Trapper i was needing to sight in one day. I got to the range and promptly slapped myself in the forehead for being too scatter brained. (but not as bad as when my brother slipped a .44 Mag cartridge in his .45 Blackhawk ---- pop, pop, pop, BOOOOM ---- then stunned silence and looks of confusion -- but didnt hurt anything -- the outcome could have been worse if it was the other way around though)

[Ysabel Kid]

Welcome aboard! What a great little lever-action to start with! A Henry H100L was my son's first lever.

[Chuck 100 yd]

We are all trying to catch up with Griff.
I have 15-16 rifles just in .30-30 caliber and a bunch of other calibers as well like 5 in .45 Colt (or is that LONG COLT ?? )
Hang in there,you will catch up.

[crow]

Honestly. You came to the right place. I'm still getting through past posts and articles.

People here are generous with their knowledge.

Welcome.

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

Howdy,
Yep, those Henry 22's are cheap to shoot great little guns and you are correct, they don't need any thing done to them. But, beware, if you hang out here long you will get the urge to tinker with it eventually. you won't be able to resist. It's a virus that only occurs here on leverguns.

[piller]

I have one of those Henry leverguns, and in the back yard it puts the .22 Colibri rounds into the bullseye of the pellet trap every time and is quieter than a pellet gun. I don't know how to have more fun. Henry makes a good .22lr levergun in my opinion.

[gamekeeper]

Welcome to the fire..

My first real levergun was a .22LR Erma, the forerunner of the Henry H001 and a fine rifle too!

[the telegraphist]

Welcome to the fire sir, theres plenty to read and learn here. But be warned, levers are totally addictive along with single action handguns.

[AJMD429]

You'll soon have your own 'herd' of leverguns, and probably like them and shoot them more than your bolt-actions, pumps, semiautos, etc.

Of course, soon you'll decide you need the BEST .22LR levergun, and get a Ruger 96/22, if you can find one...



It's pictured here wearing the funny-looking red-dot scope that I use for folks who haven't shot a gun before. If they shoot that 'fun' (i.e. 'lever') and non-intimidating (quiet, low recoil) gun off a rest, at a metal flip-up target (less boring to them than paper, and not 'destructive' like shooting cans of water, etc.), pretty soon they're asking for me to load new 10-round magazines faster than they keep emptying them! Of course then I may offer a 50-round extended one, and away we go...

Three or four hours later, typically the new 'recruit' is shooting lever-action .44 Magnums, and handguns, and all sorts of stuff. . . blasting paint cans full of water at 50 yards. . .

...but it was the .22 LR LEVERGUN that got them hooked...!

[pokey]

cool

oh, welcome home

[COSteve]

Welcome and congrats on the H001. I've got one too and it's just a blast to plink with it. So much so that my other 22 rifles are now just safe queens.

[20cows]

Howdy,
Yep, those Henry 22's are cheap to shoot great little guns and you are correct, they don't need any thing done to them. But, beware, if you hang out here long you will get the urge to tinker with it eventually. you won't be able to resist. It's a virus that only occurs here on leverguns.

Naw, I can't imagine why anybody'd start messing with leveraction parts 'n such.

Welcome to the camp!

[L_Kilkenny]

Howdy, congratulations and just wait till you see pictures of what the receiver, barrel band etc looks like after after you strip it and give it that brushed look or maybe a sudo case hardened look. LOL

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/sh ... t=hardened
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/sh ... ht=brushed

LK

[papabear]

welcome glad to have ya

[dr walker]

Welcome to the forum.

[Borregos]

Welcome, you will enjoy it here

[AJMD429]

Howdy, congratulations and just wait till you see pictures of what the receiver, barrel band etc looks like after after you strip it and give it that brushed look or maybe a sudo case hardened look.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/sh ... t=hardened

PseudoCaseHardenedHenry - sm.jpg

Wow...

[Griff]

and Welcome to the Forum!

We are all trying to catch up with Griff.

Eeenh??? I don't own a single H001! (I find it hard to refer to them as Henrys) I think I only have 34 levers... surely someone has more!!!

[PMWIZARD]

Thanks everyone. I have always wanted a levergun. When I bought this Henry, I was originally looking at a S&W mp 15-22. But liked the Henry better. It was the best buy in my opinion.