Anybody gotten "hands on" with the new Henry Single Shot?

I'm certain they are going to add the 30-30 Win., and when they do, I'm going to buy one...

DM

now that I think about it more...why no 30-30?
sure they have the 308 to cover the 30 caliber option..and sticking with that...how cool would a 35 Remington option be?
I know my 14" TC is awesome to play with...trailboss and 38 148gr wadcutters...you wanna see milk jugs go up? heck yeah...
and 200 gr round nose SP's for anything in Texas.

With my contender options falling to custom shop barrels (and they cost more than some of these complete rifles...) another mfg willing to market and sell a nice quality single shot...keeping my hopes up here...

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I'm thinking the.223....

I would love a 30-30 reamed to ackley improved. That's on my short list for a contender carbine. I prefer rimmed cartridges in my single shots.

They look like the Handi Rifle to me. Opinions are just that, but I don't think they look too out of the ordinary. What should be their forte is the quality of the build. With that your cooking with gas. Without a 45 Colt offering, I guess it out of the picture for me.

I love my Ruger No. ones, nowadays if you can find one, you're looking at $1250 or more for one, not tack drivers though on No. One Varminter with bull barrel in .22-250 is a tack driver. the cheap H&Rs are mostly innacurate....I live and hunt in Texas so I never had a use for a .44 mag carbine for years but now own a Ruger M77 and an old Ruger .44 mag carbine and I love both...just might buy couple these, in .308 and .44 mag just for hogs.

I was studying the pictures on them a bit and although they do look like a handi rifle or Rossi, the lockup and hinge on them appear to work quite differently. The handi rifles and rossi's leveraged against the breach face and a shelf below the barrel to lock up, where as this appears to lock up with a cam similar to a double barrel shotgun. It's a subtle difference but it does make this unique from the H&R, T/C, CVA, and Rossi break guns. Add to that the nice finish and good wood and that really sets it apart from the others. That's what all the other cheap break open guns are missing, the stocks and finish on them are all junk, except the T/C's of course which are much more expensive.

I don't know why they'd make a single shot as the death of h&r seems to indicate it's a dying customer base. Especially when a (likely) more accurate bolt gun can be bought for less...

But more options is never a bad thing!!

maybe some hunters like the challenge of a single shot...probably not a bad shot like some of you naysayers.

^I shot a deer from 8 yards on the ground last night with my bow... I have carried a hawken in place of a center fire for the last 3 deer seasons...

I was just making an observation that cheap plastic bolt guns are extremely popular today as evidenced by savage, ruger, t/c, mossberg, Remington, marlin, and other's offerings. They are so cheap and accurate that H&R died, just as cheap pump guns replaced single shots as Americans' income grew and pump guns got cheaper.

HB

It was my understanding that one of the reason H&R closed down was because all the tooling was worn out and was too expensive to replace it. I honestly think if H&R would have put some more quality into there wood and the barrels and sold them for a $100 more they would still be in business. There is still a cult following of handi rifles and used barrels are now worth more than the whole guns cost new.

But yes single shots are a pretty limited market. I for one prefer them over any other type of rifle. There is just something about working them that I really really like. I have 4 at the moment and am looking forward to adding one of these henry's, a browning 1885, a ruger #1, and a sharps to the collection as well.

For the life of me, I can't understand why a single shot with a 22" barrel weighs more than my Savage bolt action with a 22" barrel. Anyone want to hazard a guess? I am a fan of single shot rifles, but light weight and compact are supposed to be two of their selling points.

Newtosavage said:

For the life of me, I can't understand why a single shot with a 22" barrel weighs more than my Savage bolt action with a 22" barrel. Anyone want to hazard a guess? I am a fan of single shot rifles, but light weight and compact are supposed to be two of their selling points.

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Heavier bbl...

DM

Newtosavage said:

For the life of me, I can't understand why a single shot with a 22" barrel weighs more than my Savage bolt action with a 22" barrel. Anyone want to hazard a guess? I am a fan of single shot rifles, but light weight and compact are supposed to be two of their selling points.

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Compactness they have in spades being 6 inches shorter than an axis or 4 inches shorter than a remington 700 with a 22 inch barrel. Weight not so much. Its a pretty sizable chunk of steel in the reciever. They are just a bit lighter than a savage or rem 700 with a walnut stock, but heavier than the synthetic stock models. For me I wouldn't buy any of these guns with a plastic stock anyway.

DM~ said:

Heavier bbl...

DM

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Doesn't look like a heavier profile to me. I guess the wood stock does it. But for a pure hunting tool, I couldn't care less about fancy furniture in the deer woods. I want a lighter rifle if I'm settling for a single shot.

I guess if you consider it settling for a single shot then it's just not the gun for you. I seek out single shots and I'm willing to pay extra for them as I just like the mechanical nature of them. There is always the cva scout which is under 6 pounds with synthetic stock, or a T/C G2 carbine which is listed as 5-1/2 pounds and just as compact.

Don't get me wrong - I'm a fan of single shot rifles. But this one just isn't adding up to me. Seems overpriced and overweight for what it is. I am not ready to put a Henry single shot in the same league as a Ruger No. 1, and for that reason it had better offer some distinct advantages in either weight or price or both.

Wonder if you could ream out a 45-70 to a 90 or 100.

It's about a 1/3 the price of a ruger #1

Still a lot of money for a wood stock. But to each their own.

I like the looks of the new single shot and have been waiting to see one in the store. But after I got one of the 22 cal. rifles I don't like there quality. I still can't fine there 30-30 all weather and it has been out for some time now. I am a little disappointed in Henry .

I actually went to Cabelas a few months ago specifically to purchase a Henry lever action .22. Then I got it in my hands and realized the receiver was painted and not blued. I handed it back and moved on.

I too wonder what loads the .45/70 is rated for. If I could shoot Marlin rated loads the brass .45/70 holds a lot of appeal to me.