2016 Henry .223, .243, .308 Levergun

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 1:32 pm

Similar in form & function to the Browning BLR, but not the same exact gun.
20-inch round polished & blued barrel, detachable STEEL flush-fit box mag, gear-driven action, 6-lug rotary bolt lockup, in-hammer-face sliding transfer bar "safety", matte-finished hard-anodized receiver, checkered walnut, solid rubber pad, trigger does NOT travel with lever, 7 pounds empty, side ejection, initially offered sightless for scope mounts.

An interesting departure for the company.
Denis

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 1:45 pm

So, it has an exposed hammer? Cool.

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 1:57 pm

It do.
Denis

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:00 pm

DPris wrote:It do.
Denis

A .223 with slightly reduced loads would be totally cheaper to run than the .22 mag, and kick more butt....

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:09 pm

5-shot mag capacity in .223, 4 in the other two calibers.
Denis

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:54 pm

Interesting.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:50 pm

This is even cooler...

https://www.henryrifles.com/

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:06 pm

Interesting indeed.I like the BLR and have worked on them(stock relishing) but never owned one.
Henry's are well built and have excellent factory backup.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:14 pm

Where did you hear of this...?

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:49 pm

From Henry.
I have one here.
Denis

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:28 pm

Cool news. One in .243 would be a dandy for neck shots on deer with 100 grainers. Shot a brass octagonal 45 Henry last week end with 250 grain cowboy loads. Recoil like a rim fire, really. Never shot a lever in 45 before. Neat, but heavy.

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:31 pm

Dunno when they'll be generally available, the one here's a T&E sample.
Probably expect to see them show up by middle of summer at the latest, but don't quote me on that.
Denis

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:20 pm

My favorite Henry.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:38 pm

cshold wrote:My favorite Henry.

Funny name for a girl....

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:25 pm

DPris wrote:Dunno when they'll be generally available, the one here's a T&E sample.
Probably expect to see them show up by middle of summer at the latest, but don't quote me on that.
Denis

. . . another thing I'll probably "have to have" but don't really need. . .

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:25 pm

Interesting indeed & I don't have a 223 in a Lever Gun

ollogger

hayabusa · Post by **hayabusa** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:48 pm

Blaine it is short for Henrietta. Yea boy!
busa

piller · Post by **piller** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:24 am

I don't have anything in .308, and this sounds like the perfect excuse to get something in that caliber. I don't really need it, but I am at the point where need has long since been covered.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:06 am

What no pictures?

What is the twist in the .223?

mikld · Post by **mikld** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:24 pm

Where can I see pics and info? Henry site? (You know the old sayin'; "if there ain't no pictures, it didn't happen".).

Dave James · Post by **Dave James** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:29 pm

Had one in 358 win for a number of years, only thing that was a pain, on it was the gearing system when it went out of timing, other then that , great rifle, would love to have one in the 450 marlin

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 2:51 pm

Not on the site yet, too new.

Twist is 1/9 for the .223, 1/10 for the other two.

Mag capacities 5 and 4 & 4.

As I said- availability most likely by mid-summer at the latest. Probably sooner.
Can't give any specific time frame.

Looks like a nice rifle, and they take the barrels quite seriously.

The timing issue on the older Brownings was due to a nylon gear that was prone to....timing issues.

They later changed to steel.
Henry by-passed the nylon gear & uses steel from the git-go.
Denis

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:18 pm

I know where they could sell one of those .223's...

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:57 pm

I hope they'll offer it in the blued version. I really don't like all that shiny brass.

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 4:29 pm

Dark matte-finished alloy receiver, blued elsewhere.
This is a TOTAL departure for Henry, no brass anywhere.
Looks & constructed like nothing they've done yet.
Denis

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:12 pm

They'll probably show it at SHOT. Isn't that just a few weeks away?

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:32 pm

They don't do SHOT anymore.
Denis

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:50 pm

Lets hope they have a reasonable price on them. danny

KWK · Post by **KWK** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 9:33 pm

Interesting. It's an old idea. Patents similar to this go back to the 1800s.

That's an awfully short barrel for .243 --very loud it would be. If it sells, maybe they'll offer a full length rifle barrel, say 24" in .308.

I've read the BLR is a pill to put together. I wonder if they've improved on that.

I'm looking forward to hearing more about this rifle. Kudos to Henry.

Karl

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 4:29 am

Projected MSRP is right around $1000.
Denis

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 3:03 pm

Pointy Bullets in a tube Mag?

pshort · Post by **pshort** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:18 pm

Says "Box Mag" in the first post....

Paul

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:47 pm

Blaine,
Read man, read!

Detachable box mag, total departure from anything Henry's done, reminiscent of the Browning BLR...
Denis

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:42 pm

DPris wrote:Blaine,
Read man, read!

Detachable box mag, total departure from anything Henry's done, reminiscent of the Browning BLR...
Denis

I thought it said comes in a box, with a magazine......

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 1:19 am

Denis

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:28 pm

BlaineG wrote:
DPris wrote:Blaine,
Read man, read!

Detachable box mag, total departure from anything Henry's done, reminiscent of the Browning BLR...
Denis
I thought it said comes in a box, with a magazine......

Step back away from the bottle...

Man, if the .223 came in a 1:7, or even 1:8 twist... Guess I'd have to ream it myself to a Wylde... I'll be on the lookout for it.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 3:28 pm

Step back away from the bottle...

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy". *Tom Waits*

Panzercat · Post by **Panzercat** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:28 am

Waiting on the pics.

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 2:05 pm

Me too.
Hopefully Henry'll get some up soon.

Denis

bigbore442001 · Post by **bigbore442001** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:25 pm

Interesting concept. I kind of like the idea of the .223 as a unique varmint rifle.

m.wun · Post by **m.wun** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:38 pm

338 Federal one would do nice.

blackhawk44 · Post by **blackhawk44** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 2:26 am

For that .223, just call the nearest Browning dealer. They should have a nice .223 BLR on the rack. They were reintroduced a couple of years ago. Mine actually dates from the early 1980's.

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 7:31 pm

Mo info:
Simpler breakdown & reassembly than the Browning, without removing the stock.
One-piece barrel, threaded into the receiver.
Browning has two-piece barrel, pressed into receiver.

Henry uses a better grade of barrel steel than 4140, and triple stress relieved.
Bolt is chromed.
Denis

pshort · Post by **pshort** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:13 pm

Howdy,
Saving for one already... Love those Henrys...

Paul

KWK · Post by **KWK** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:11 am

DPris wrote:Simpler breakdown & reassembly than the Browning, without removing the stock. One-piece barrel, threaded into the receiver. Browning has two-piece barrel, pressed into receiver... Bolt is chromed.

Stumpy barrel or not, this may be difficult to resist.

DPris · Post by **DPris** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:03 pm

My wife said the same thing about me when we first got together.....

Denis

KWK · Post by **KWK** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 8:13 pm

(groan)

2571 · Post by **2571** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 8:40 pm

[quote Funny name for a girl....

[/quote]

What's in a name? I've got a female dog named, "Spike"

hayabusa · Post by **hayabusa** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:09 pm

Spike Jenner?

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:11 pm

DPris wrote:Mo info:
Simpler breakdown & reassembly than the Browning, without removing the stock.
One-piece barrel, threaded into the receiver.
Browning has two-piece barrel, pressed into receiver.

Henry uses a better grade of barrel steel than 4140, and triple stress relieved.
Bolt is chromed.
Denis

Well you learn something every day. I looked at the drawings and sure as pelosi the locking lug barrel extension is screwed onto the barrel before the barrel is pressed in.