2016 Henry .223, .243, .308 Levergun

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2016 Henry .223, .243, .308 Levergun

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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.
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So, it has an exposed hammer? Cool.
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It do.
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DPris wrote:It do.
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A .223 with slightly reduced loads would be totally cheaper to run than the .22 mag, and kick more butt....
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5-shot mag capacity in .223, 4 in the other two calibers.
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Interesting.
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This is even cooler...

https://www.henryrifles.com/
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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.
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Where did you hear of this...?
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From Henry.
I have one here.
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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.
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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.
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My favorite Henry.
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cshold wrote:My favorite Henry.
Funny name for a girl.... :?
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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.
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Interesting indeed & I don't have a 223 in a Lever Gun



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Blaine it is short for Henrietta. Yea boy!
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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.
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What no pictures?

What is the twist in the .223?
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Where can I see pics and info? Henry site? (You know the old sayin'; "if there ain't no pictures, it didn't happen".).
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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
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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.
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I know where they could sell one of those .223's...

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I hope they'll offer it in the blued version. I really don't like all that shiny brass.
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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.
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They'll probably show it at SHOT. Isn't that just a few weeks away?
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They don't do SHOT anymore.
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Lets hope they have a reasonable price on them. danny
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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.

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Projected MSRP is right around $1000.
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Pointy Bullets in a tube Mag? :?
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Says "Box Mag" in the first post....

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Blaine,
Read man, read! :)

Detachable box mag, total departure from anything Henry's done, reminiscent of the Browning BLR...
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DPris wrote:Blaine,
Read man, read! :)

Detachable box mag, total departure from anything Henry's done, reminiscent of the Browning BLR...
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:oops: :oops: :oops: I thought it said comes in a box, with a magazine......
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:D
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BlaineG wrote:
DPris wrote:Blaine,
Read man, read! :)

Detachable box mag, total departure from anything Henry's done, reminiscent of the Browning BLR...
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:oops: :oops: :oops: I thought it said comes in a box, with a magazine......
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Step back away from the bottle...
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Waiting on the pics.
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Me too.
Hopefully Henry'll get some up soon. :)
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Interesting concept. I kind of like the idea of the .223 as a unique varmint rifle.
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338 Federal one would do nice.
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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.
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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.
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Howdy,
Saving for one already... Love those Henrys...

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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.
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My wife said the same thing about me when we first got together..... :)
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(groan)
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[quote Funny name for a girl.... :?[/quote]

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