What is the general view [quality] of Henry lever action .22lr?

For a while the lower cost H001 model came with plastic barrel clamp and front sight and joiner. This has since changed to metal on the new production.

I've got one of the plastic part guns and other than some minor rear sight elevation adjustment it shoots fine. But I did notice that if the barrel and magazine tube are tweaked fairly strongly that the plastic clamping gives a little and holds the twist between the two. And since the front sight is part of the plastic clamp I would expect it to result in the sights being way off. Simply twiddling with the front clamp lets it snap back to center. Or perhaps loosen the screw and allow the barrel and magazine tube to find their centers and then re-tighten.

Other than this I've found it to be a very consistently accurate rifle. And it's smooth as silk to cycle and run. It may not be a Marlin 39A or a Winchester 9422 or a Browning. But then it costs half or less of those others.

My old boss has one that is pretty accurate and really fun to shoot. He has no complaints with it and the limited time I spent with it I was impressed with the rifle.

Mine is a Henry Golden Boy in 22 LR and is dead-on accurate with factory sights

had my golden boy for about a month now, all i can say is this is money well spent on this particular lever .22 quality on this one is very good. outa the box was no where near dead on, heres a pic of its first shots at 25y w/ no adjustments to the sights whatsoever


after adjustments

I have the blued Henry, I really enjoy it. Mine shoots tight groups and the action is very good. I am very pleased with the purchase. I sent an email to them telling them how much I like it and even got a reply back from the president of the company. Was so impressed I went and bought a New gen big boy in 357 the next day. It's been flawless as well.

mine shoots very good groups. but i have to confess, mine has a scope on it. my eyes can not focus on anything as close as a rear sight anymore. that's what happens when you get old and decrepit.

I'm loving mine, great gun, at the moment it is shooting to left but next trip out I'll adjust the sights

FYI, if your Mom's gun does have the plastic foresight/barrel band & forestock band, give Henry a call. Their CS is absolutely the best in the business. They'll send you the newer, metal parts absolutely free of charge.
I've shot & carried my H001 enough that the front site was actually worn down by pulling it in & out of the scabbard. I've stripped all the bluing from my receiver cover & forestock band, as they were also worn, scratched & generally very scabby looking. It's running at 25,000 shots now. When I told the lady on Customer Services that, she put CEO Anthony Imperato on the phone. He's one thoroughly nice Gentleman & a pleasure to deal with.
I will be a customer for life, no question. If for any reason my rifle wears out, gets lost, stolen or broken, once the grieving stops, I'll DEFINITELY buy another. Probably a .22WMR to keep it company!

I have a H001 from when they were building them in Brooklyn, NY of all places!

It has the plastic front sights - but looks great, shoots better. They have since moved from the fire into the frying pan - New Jersey.
And have since changed the style of the front sight - doesn't look as nice, IMHO.

Rant warning -

As nice as they are, I don't plan on buying any more Henry products. I now try to determine where my guns are made, and avoid buying products made from within anti-2A locations. I prefer my dollars not fill the coffers of anti-2A govts.

Given the number of pro-2A states, it's inexcusable for gun companies to maintain mfg facilities within anti-2A states that do not even allow the citizens to own the products they make.

The design is by ERMA of Germany. Henry 22 leverguns have an outstanding reputation for jam-free operation.

TR

My Henry Golden Boy has the 20" octagon barrel and is more accurate than I am for sure. I absolutely could NOT see the sights well enough being aged and with bad eyes.

I searched online and found Skinner sights (do a search on skinner sights). They make a brass rear peep sight that attaches in the rear dovetail and I bought a Marbles front sight from Brownells with an orange day-glo bead on top. I use these sights like a red dot sight-put the orange dot on target and pull the trigger.

I did not want to spoil the classic look of my gun (it was a gift from my wife and kids) with a scope.

My sights must be very different from what everyone is describing here. My Henry is very slick and easy to operate and good quality. I did take it apart and lube it up good when I got it.

I have 3 lever action Henrys 22's and they have worked perfectly from new. All they have needed is more ammo!

DM

my Henry lever guns go through a surprising amount of ammunition, considering that they're tube-fed and slower to reload than others

they're always a hit when taking new shooters to the range

they're fairly easy to work on, or you can ignore them and they run fine that way too

I'm mostly spoiled by having nicer irons on other rifles, the stock Henry sights work just fine, I simply like to tinker. Maybe I'm a fool for tinkering, I have been knocking over targets consistently with the H001L out to 50 yards, I just want to go faster, particularly with CB shorts

I'm in the middle of an experiment on that, having upgraded front&rear on the H001TM and the front on the H001L (the ML is fine with basic sights, for now)

The design is by ERMA of Germany. Henry 22 leverguns have an outstanding reputation for jam-free operation.

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I learn something every day here. I love my mares leg and their customer service is the best.

Henry also has customer service that is the bench mark for the industry.

They have always been decent guns for their modest price but nothing more. They'll never be the peer of the Winchester 94/22, Marlin 39 or Browning BL-22.

I also have a less than complimentary opinion of 'why' Henry's customer service is the way it is.