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... is so incredibly, horribly, unforgivably ugly that I can't bear to link to it. :shock:
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Yeah. Probably a decent revolver but it ain't winning any beauty prizes. I like Henrys and have a .22. I never warmed up to their rifles though based only on looks. I do like the Henry 1860 rifles they make.
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Ugly is in the eye of the beholder as the old saying goes.
I haven't looked at them very closely however, I give Henry a boat load of credit for developing and marketing a revolver!
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I guess if you like a warmed over clunky version of a Marlin, you just might the same warmed over clunky version of a S&W! I'm sure those who're infatuated with the "Henry" cool-aid will flock to it!
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My guess it was designed by a Democrat. At least the MSRP is just under $1,000 ...
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Bill in Oregon wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 4:20 pm ... is so incredibly, horribly, unforgivably ugly that I can't bear to link to it. :shock:
Well gee, Bill, I had to go and take a look...

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Oh wait -- I'm still recovering from eye surgery... "My eye! Me eye!" :wink:

The word FUGLY comes to mind -- makes an older H&R look pretty good!

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To me they look like what might happen if Uberti reproduced Charter Arms or H&R revolvers and threw their brass grip frame treatment in and put it in a blister pack to sell at Cabelas
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It might be more interesting if it were priced like a Ruger Wrangler, but.........
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Yes. I could deal with it for cheap or free but not a grand
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It carries about as much appeal to me as the 1895 Russian Nagant Revolver!
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Certainly won't win any beauty contests. What about accuracy? If it is going to be ugly, it better be accurate.
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they definitely looked hard at H&R revolvers. I'd like to see the lock works.
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I think the brass was a mistake, blued steel would look better.
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Did you ever see a Winchester revolver? Kinda falls in that same category. I wish they would have made a Colt style steel frame single action .22 with color case frame.
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https://www.henryusa.com/handguns/big-boy-revolver/

Doomed to failure at that price. Could only compete with Charter so $400 would be too much.....
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American made blue steel, brass, and walnut. No "plastic fantastic". It's all ok by me. They could have given a little more "Colt Lightning" appearance.
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Get Dillon Mulvaney to carry one when he traipses around getting chased by a dragonfly and they will sell 4 or 5 of them.
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 3:46 pm Get Dillon Mulvaney to carry one when he traipses around getting chased by a dragonfly and they will sell 4 or 5 of them.
You win..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Blaine wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 5:17 pm
Scott Tschirhart wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 3:46 pm Get Dillon Mulvaney to carry one when he traipses around getting chased by a dragonfly and they will sell 4 or 5 of them.
You win..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Really paints a picture in your head doesn’t it?
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 6:00 pm
Blaine wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 5:17 pm
Scott Tschirhart wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 3:46 pm Get Dillon Mulvaney to carry one when he traipses around getting chased by a dragonfly and they will sell 4 or 5 of them.
You win..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Really paints a picture in your head doesn’t it?
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I predict those revolvers will be so rare that down the road they will become valuable collectibles, even though ugly.
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I actually don’t think it looks that bad, however it would look a lot better if it was $400 as has been said. There’s a lot of very worthy competition in the thousand dollar price point.
Compared to the Rock Island revolver a, this one is a tractive. But it’s like being at the beer joint and evaluating your prospective next short term girlfriend. On a scale of 1 to 10, with a Colt or S&w being a 10, this rid is a 5; however the RIA is a 3 so in a room full of 3’s the 5 wins

I saw a YouTube video where they were bringing out a modern rendition of the marlin camp nine carbine that also appeared captivating until I saw test and in this particular instance it was a jam O-Matic. I very much admire the effort for attempting to bring cool stuff to market, but with a price a couple hundred bucks higher than the Ruger takedown 9 mm, I’m afraid they won’t so many even if they fix the bugaboos
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Well I may have to eat a little crow! I just watched a test by Boge Quinn over at Gun Blast testing the Henry revolvers. He has nothing but good things to say about those guns. Fit, finish and accuracy top shelf. A thorough and lengthy review resulted in flawless operation and accuracy with lots of different loads. He even addresses the looks complaints and shows several old Colt double actions I have thought of as classics and the resemblance is striking.
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Turdyturdy wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 7:31 am . He even addresses the looks complaints and shows several old Colt double actions I have thought of as classics and the resemblance is striking.

I mentioned before that my Colt Lawman is my “go-to” for any full size revolver business (but trying to warm up to the new 3” Python I splurged on over the winter) but I would never say the Lawman is pretty

The profile of these does look like a Lawman or early generation Trooper if I squint just right. The brass highlights just throw the whole package off though
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Some of those old Colt double actions were ugly and some did not work well, the internals being fragile. The truly "classic" Colts are the Model P and the 1911. Everyone and their cousins have copied them. Today, how many companies have made or are making 1911's?

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A.J. Savage (US gov't contract 1919, made slides only)
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American Classic
American Tactical
AMT
Armi Dallera Custom (ADC)
Armscor
Arsenal Firearms (maker of a unique double-barreled 1911)
Astra
ATI
Australian Precision Arms
Auto Ordnance
Briley
Brixia
Brolin Arms
Brownells
Browning (reduced-size .22 and .380 copies)
Bunker Arms
Cabot
Carolina Arms
Caspian (slides and frames only)
Charles Daly
Christensen Arms
Cimarron
Citadel
CO Arms
Colt (commercial and US/foreign gov't contract from 1911 to present day)
Coonan (loose copy of the 1911 mostly chambered in .357 Magnum)
Cosaint Arms
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CZ USA
Dan Wesson
Day Arms (frames only)
Detonics
Devel
Devil Dog Arms
Dlask Arms
D&L Sports
Double Star
Ed Brown
EMF
Essex (slides and frames only)
Federal Ordnance
Falcon
Firestorm
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Fusion Firearms
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Griffon Combat
GSG (.22LR 1911 copy)
Guncrafter Industries
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High Standard
Imbel
Imperial Defense
Infinity
Inland Manufacturing
Interstate Arms (Regent)
Interarms
Irwindale Arms Industries (IAI)
Israeli Arms Industries (also called IAI)
Ithaca (new business located in Sandusky, OH)
Ithaca (old NY-based company, made pistols under US gov't contract 1943-1945)
Iver Johnson
Karl Lippard
Karl Prommersberger/STP
Kimber
Kongsberg (M/1914 pistol manufactured in Norway under Colt license)
Korth Arms
LAR
Les Baer
Llama (Spanish manufacturer making loose copies of the 1911)
Lone Star
Magnum Research (Bul)
Maximus Custom
Metro Arms
Michigan Armament
Mitchell
MP Express
National Ordnance
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Norinco
North American Arms Co. Ltd. (US gov't contract in 1918, ~100 pistols assembled but not delivered)
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Palmetto State Armory
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Pistol Dynamics
Olympic Arms
Omega Defense
Oriskany Arms
Peters-Stahl
Randall
Ranger
Reeder Custom
Regent
Remington Arms (current business)
Remington Rand (made pistols under US gov't contract 1942-1945, not affiliated with Remington Arms or Remington-UMC)
Remington-UMC (US gov't contract 1918-1919) NOTE: ~1000 replicas were made by Remington Arms and Turnbull in 2014)
Republic Forge
Roberts Defense
Rock Island Armory
Rock River Arms
Ruger
Safari Arms
S.A.M
Salient Arms
Sarco
Savage Arms
Sbardella Arms
Schmeisser (Germany)
Schroeder Bauman
Shooters Arms (Philippines)
Sig Sauer
Singer (US gov't contract, 500 pistols produced in 1941)
Sistema (aka D.G.F.M.-F.M.A.P.) (M1927 pistol manufactured in Argentina under Colt license)
Smith & Wesson
South Fork Arms/Perkins Custom
Springfield Armory (former military arsenal in MA, made M1911s from 1914-1917 under US gov't contract)
Springfield Armory (commercial business established in 1974, not associated with above)
Standard Manufacturing
Star (Spanish manufacturer making loose copies of the 1911)
STI/Staccato
SVI/Strayer Voigt
Tanfoglio
Taurus
Taylor & Co.
TİSAŞ
TRIARC Systems
Turnbull Mfg.
Ultimate Arms
Unertl
Union Switch & Signal (US gov't contract, 1943)
Uselton/Ultimate Arms
USFA
Walther/Umarex (.22LR 1911 copy)
Wilson Combat
Vega (frames only)
Valtro
Victory Arms
Volkman

The people who compiled this list say they left out small one-man shops and most likely missed some. That's the marks of a true classic.
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With mister quinn's much respected endorsement I'll go as high as $500 including sales tax....or $454.44.....
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I think it's the brass and the unshrouded ejector that turn me off. Both make me feel like the gun is devolved. The unshrouded ejector just says 'cheap' ... yet, it's got a $928 MSRP? The cylinder latch seems small for no apparent reason ... there seems to be room for it to have been a bit larger. And what's that red plastic thing at the back of the cylinder mounted in the recoil shield? My first thought is that they couldn't hold tolerances in that area so they stuck a plastic disk in there to take up the slack ... problem solved! And the notch in the barrel for the ejector clearance? You mean they couldn't spare the extra 30 thousandth's to have it clear an uncut barrel?

Sorry, I just think their design choices are offensive. They result in poor aesthetics. It may be a perfectly functional and reasonable quality firearm ... it just doesn't "look" that way at first glance.
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I have the same thoughts as many of you here, but after watching the Gun Blast video I have a more favorable opinion. I like the extra
front sites that come with it too. Mr. Quinn was quite adamant about the quality being much better than Charter Arms.
Anyway, for that price I would probably go for a S&W or a GP100.

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JimT wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 8:45 am Some of those old Colt double actions were ugly and some did not work well, the internals being fragile. The truly "classic" Colts are the Model P and the 1911. Everyone and their cousins have copied them. Today, how many companies have made or are making 1911's?

A&R Sales
Accuracy X
A.J. Savage (US gov't contract 1919, made slides only)
Alchemy Custom Weaponry
Alpha Foxtrot
American Classic
American Tactical
AMT
Armi Dallera Custom (ADC)
Armscor
Arsenal Firearms (maker of a unique double-barreled 1911)
Astra
ATI
Australian Precision Arms
Auto Ordnance
Briley
Brixia
Brolin Arms
Brownells
Browning (reduced-size .22 and .380 copies)
Bunker Arms
Cabot
Carolina Arms
Caspian (slides and frames only)
Charles Daly
Christensen Arms
Cimarron
Citadel
CO Arms
Colt (commercial and US/foreign gov't contract from 1911 to present day)
Coonan (loose copy of the 1911 mostly chambered in .357 Magnum)
Cosaint Arms
Chiappa (.22LR 1911 copy)
Crown City
Cylinder & Slide
CZ USA
Dan Wesson
Day Arms (frames only)
Detonics
Devel
Devil Dog Arms
Dlask Arms
D&L Sports
Double Star
Ed Brown
EMF
Essex (slides and frames only)
Federal Ordnance
Falcon
Firestorm
Freedom Arms
Fusion Firearms
Gemini Custom
Girsan
Griffon Combat
GSG (.22LR 1911 copy)
Guncrafter Industries
Gunsite
Hero Guns
High Standard
Imbel
Imperial Defense
Infinity
Inland Manufacturing
Interstate Arms (Regent)
Interarms
Irwindale Arms Industries (IAI)
Israeli Arms Industries (also called IAI)
Ithaca (new business located in Sandusky, OH)
Ithaca (old NY-based company, made pistols under US gov't contract 1943-1945)
Iver Johnson
Karl Lippard
Karl Prommersberger/STP
Kimber
Kongsberg (M/1914 pistol manufactured in Norway under Colt license)
Korth Arms
LAR
Les Baer
Llama (Spanish manufacturer making loose copies of the 1911)
Lone Star
Magnum Research (Bul)
Maximus Custom
Metro Arms
Michigan Armament
Mitchell
MP Express
National Ordnance
Nighthawk
Norinco
North American Arms Co. Ltd. (US gov't contract in 1918, ~100 pistols assembled but not delivered)
Nowlin
Palmetto State Armory
Para Ordnance/Para USA
Pistol Dynamics
Olympic Arms
Omega Defense
Oriskany Arms
Peters-Stahl
Randall
Ranger
Reeder Custom
Regent
Remington Arms (current business)
Remington Rand (made pistols under US gov't contract 1942-1945, not affiliated with Remington Arms or Remington-UMC)
Remington-UMC (US gov't contract 1918-1919) NOTE: ~1000 replicas were made by Remington Arms and Turnbull in 2014)
Republic Forge
Roberts Defense
Rock Island Armory
Rock River Arms
Ruger
Safari Arms
S.A.M
Salient Arms
Sarco
Savage Arms
Sbardella Arms
Schmeisser (Germany)
Schroeder Bauman
Shooters Arms (Philippines)
Sig Sauer
Singer (US gov't contract, 500 pistols produced in 1941)
Sistema (aka D.G.F.M.-F.M.A.P.) (M1927 pistol manufactured in Argentina under Colt license)
Smith & Wesson
South Fork Arms/Perkins Custom
Springfield Armory (former military arsenal in MA, made M1911s from 1914-1917 under US gov't contract)
Springfield Armory (commercial business established in 1974, not associated with above)
Standard Manufacturing
Star (Spanish manufacturer making loose copies of the 1911)
STI/Staccato
SVI/Strayer Voigt
Tanfoglio
Taurus
Taylor & Co.
TİSAŞ
TRIARC Systems
Turnbull Mfg.
Ultimate Arms
Unertl
Union Switch & Signal (US gov't contract, 1943)
Uselton/Ultimate Arms
USFA
Walther/Umarex (.22LR 1911 copy)
Wilson Combat
Vega (frames only)
Valtro
Victory Arms
Volkman

The people who compiled this list say they left out small one-man shops and most likely missed some. That's the marks of a true classic.
Credit to whome it is due, the 1911 is one of many magnificent John Browning designs. It's not Colt they are copying, its Mr. Browning.
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Life is too short to carry a Henry revolver. Especially one as ugly as that one.
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RIDERED350r wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 11:19 am Credit to whome it is due, the 1911 is one of many magnificent John Browning designs. It's not Colt they are copying, its Mr. Browning.
Sure ... that goes for most every firearm ... but the people who produced the design for the public get credit also. :D
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Having just watched the first few minutes of the GunBlast review. I guess I miss his brother at this point.
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The Henry reminds me of a...revolver, lol, So.... what revolver nowadays would you consider?.....assuming I was in the market again.
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JimT wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 12:55 pm
RIDERED350r wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 11:19 am Credit to whome it is due, the 1911 is one of many magnificent John Browning designs. It's not Colt they are copying, its Mr. Browning.
Sure ... that goes for most every firearm ... but the people who produced the design for the public get credit also. :D
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I must admit, I'm not much of a fan of revolvers, except for single actions, because of the high bore axis and the fact that I got my right wrist crushed in an accident when I was 14. So, I notice the torque of any muzzle flip when shooting.

So, if I shoot 6 rds of hot .357mag from a 6" S&W 686, my wrist will be sore the next day, however, I can shoot 200 rds of hot 10mm from my custom G20/21L without any discomfort at all. Such is the nature of the torque a revolver imparts on one's wrist vs a low axis semi-auto.

That said, I have to agree that the Henry models shown are less than inspiring to me. Their high bore axis gives them the look of being a bit squished with their short barrels. Also, they don't look like quality designs. Something about their look says "Cheap" to me.
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My take on the Henry wheelguns is this. I'm always glad to see arms manufacturers bringing new products to market, even if it's something that doesn't appeal to me. I love their rifles but I must admit their revolvers don't really do anything for me. I'm a die hard S&W fan and the list of revolvers of another brand that I would like to add is a very short select few. They do seem to be pretty spendy compared to what a new or even a classic P&R S&W can be had for.

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I am not excited about it either but I seen a youtube review and it is actually polished blue unlike their rifles. So they got that right.
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I can get a stainless steel Charter Arms 357 for about half the price. No thank you.
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Re: The new Henry revolver ...

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I believe much of this thread is plagiarized from premier reviews of the Ruger "Security Six". :lol:
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Re: The new Henry revolver ...

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gcs wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:58 pm The Henry reminds me of a...revolver, lol, So.... what revolver nowadays would you consider?.....assuming I was in the market again.
S&W, Ruger, Colt, Kimber for similar money. Charter, RIA, NAA, Ruger Wrangler, maybe Taurus or Rossi on the cheap. Top of the line Colts or S&W, the BFR, or FA if you want to be fancy. The Henry’s are too high for what they are. The fit and finish may justify the cost but the styling is a bit off. Not hideous to me but not quite there. The bird heads look almost cute but not $900 cute. The brass is weird but Henry has always had a fascination with brass. If I won one, or was gifted one, I would enjoy it but for the price point it isn’t for me.

Personally, I have a J, L, and N frame and an ancient First Model DA from S&W, and a Charter Arms Undercover for double actions.
My single actions are all Ruger.
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No one seems to be questioning the fit and finish or he reliability. But, they are butt ugly. Even H&R's were pretty ugly with the exception of the 999. Btut they weren't priced in the same realm as S&W's.
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The Henry revolver won't win any beauty contests!
I'll stick with Colt's & S&W myself.
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Rimfire McNutjob wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:45 pm Having just watched the first few minutes of the GunBlast review. I guess I miss his brother at this point.
Would Jeff do or say anything different ? Just curious..
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b.t.t.

Video updated with actual article.....

https://www.gunblast.com/Henry-BigBoy357.htm
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The looks of that Henry revolver reminds me of the extinct pot metal and plastic German RG's. That price is way out of line.
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J Miller wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:44 am The looks of that Henry revolver reminds me of the extinct pot metal and plastic German RG's. That price is way out of line.
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don't know about the quality, there's no reason with modern fabrication that it CAN'T have quality materials. it looks good in pictures.

BUT it cannot compete with my M-66 that I paid a fraction of a grand for, made meat with, carried around close at hand. makes me wonder who the market for the Henry is .
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IDK, does it have a Dick Tracey vibe? I can't tell
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