Wood and Blued Steel 9mm Carbine? - Henry Homesteader

I like it. Would be in line to buy one if they made a 45acp version.

Seriously, why so few 45acp rifles out there now? Do we really "need" another 9mm one?

Its cool. Ruger has sold a crap-ton of their PC9s. Maybe the consumer is interested in more options for a semi-auto 9mm carbine.
The wood is an interesting twist as well. It begs to be an all weather version like their big levers. I'm glad they are thinking out of the box.

I only wish they would come up with a Over/Under shotgun made in America

-Jeff

NICE!! Reminds me somewhat of my 1907 Winchester . I wonder what it weighs , Henry isn't really known for being really light ,though .I hope this comes out in 10MM , that would be as effective a hunting round as .351 was, and without a 2LB bolt carrier wont have a bunch of weird extra recoil . I would guess with a 5 round mag it would be legal in straight wall states? Good to see something new still coming out in wood and steel !

$950 MSRP if I heard him correctly on the video. That’s steep.

Agree it would be nice in 45ACP or 10mm for a suppressor host. But 147gr+ loadings subsonic would do as well, and 9mm is cheap to shoot.

I presume this would be a Zamak receiver?

This may get me to try another Henry.

I like it. Good looking carbine, though the forend looks a bit blocky.

Anyone know if it’s straight blowback or delayed? I can’t watch the videos right now.

edit: it says it’s blowback in the link

I like this looks of this but darn it. It it too much to ask for to have one manually operated pistol cal carbide.

I can be the only one who finds semiautomatics boring! The act of ejecting and chambering a new round is almost as satisfying as pulling the trigger. Some guns more so (top break revolvers and a martini)

manual elitist jerk content lol

codytrucker said:

Reminds me somewhat of my 1907 Winchester

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That was my first thought, too! I wouldn't say it's a dead ringer, but perhaps a 2nd cousin, twice removed?

It looks like they hit most of the right buttons with it... ambi charging handle, ability to take Glop mags, (etc...) threaded barrel, wood and steel. The forearm does look like a whittled up 2x2, however... but maybe it feels good in the hand. We'll have to work on that price, however...

Thanks for the heads-up -- first I've heard of this rifle. I like the commercial BAR-type styling. I'll have to check one out when they eventually reach my LGS.

chicharrones said:

I figure the Homesteader ought to bring out the folks that wish the ol' Marlin Camp Carbine was resurrected. That is if they don't mind paying what it costs to buy a gun in 2023.

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The Henry is very close to what a Marlin Camp goes for, in good condition. Not saying it isn't a bit of coin, but if actual retail brings that price down some, I think it would have more appeal. Nearly $1000 for a blowback carbine is a bit much... unless it's an HK.

I like it. Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

Normally I go for plastic fantastic, but I like the retro look that rifle has, and while the price point is steep, it's not ridiculous compared to similar offerings. Time to start saving pennies...

That is so ugly it makes my eyes water just to look at it.

chicharrones said:

The forend seems designed for riding a rest or being clamped in a tripod ...

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... neither of which seem the point of a 9mm PCC!

Looks nifty enough. After my .22 pump fiasco with Henry, they left a bad taste for further purchases. Although this one looks like a winner. Too bad we now have to register PCC's in NY. Still got my Camp 9.

dh1633pm said:

. Although this one looks like a winner.

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Henry styling has always left me a little blah... and that's me acknowledging they make a lever-action in .41MAG, which usually grants it a 'must have' in my book... if I could get past the aesthetics.

I have to admit, however, if they can work on the price, I'd have to give it a look... and if they every come out with a .45ACP version, boy howdy...

I'm with the 45 ACP crowd. I would like to see it in that caliber but these guns are mainly intended for HD/SD and at $900+ the not so pretty but functional/economical Hi Point carbine continues to make better sense to me than anything else on the market..

chicharrones said:

If the receiver has the room for .45 ACP, I'd bet Henry will offer it in the future.

Regarding the 9mm choice, it's the same old story as before. Ammo cost and magazine capacity. It's the cheapest you can go without resorting to .22 LR chambered guns. Plus, 9mm is still effective enough for basic close range defense where .22 LR is simply .22 LR.

I figure the Homesteader ought to bring out the folks that wish the ol' Marlin Camp Carbine was resurrected. That is if they don't mind paying what it costs to buy a gun in 2023.

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The 45 camp carbines are going for over $1,000 on gun broker.
Looks like msrp on the 9mm Henry homestead will be around $960.

Another vote for a .45 ACP version. Always wanted a Marlin Camp Carbine but not at today's prices. Ended up with a Hi Point but it doesn't really give me that warm fuzzy feeling. Have two 9mm carbines I enjoy (Ruger PC and Beretta CX4 -- very different from one another!) so that scratches my itch for 9mm. Best hope would be for Ruger and Henry to compete for my money in .45 cal.

You know the praise lauded on the marlin cap 9 always puzzles me. It’s just one of those guns remembered way more fondly that it should be.

they were kind of pieces of crap with way too little bolt mass that relied way too heavily on a buffer with essentially an expiration date where shooting it with a bad buffer could destroy the gun. Throw in lots of tiny springs and a trigger group that the wrong solvents would melt…firing through a slightly oversized micro groove bbl

I wouldn’t pay my hard earned money for another. Unless some really dumb design decisions were made in this platform it will be vastly superior to a Camp9