Henery Lever Action....
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I have one and i really love it. I strongly recommend getting one.
One point of interest, i prefer to use copper plated bullets in it, i think it gets slightly better accuracy. I'm no scientist when it comes to accuracy and bullets and the like, but try cycling a plane jane lead bullet at the range with it and you'll see groves cut in it from the feeding ramp-it slightly affects the bullet's grip of the rifling (at least in mine, i could have a lemon of sorts).
Good luck,
One point of interest, i prefer to use copper plated bullets in it, i think it gets slightly better accuracy. I'm no scientist when it comes to accuracy and bullets and the like, but try cycling a plane jane lead bullet at the range with it and you'll see groves cut in it from the feeding ramp-it slightly affects the bullet's grip of the rifling (at least in mine, i could have a lemon of sorts).
Good luck,
I bought mine a couple years ago. Put a 4X scope on it cause the eyes arn't what they once were. Never a hitch with any ammo I've run through it.
Action is as tight, well actually tighter than my Winchester 30-30 that was made in 61 and never been fired.
"Buttery smooth" was on the engineers design spec I believe.
Action is as tight, well actually tighter than my Winchester 30-30 that was made in 61 and never been fired.
"Buttery smooth" was on the engineers design spec I believe.
whiskey
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YES...You can replace the plastic parts on your new H001. You can order metal replacements directly from Henry. These are not STEEL but are painted metal and match the receiver of the H001. There are other options as described below.
After trying the Williams Fool Proof on my H001 and finding that the factory sight was too short and that there was no easy solution to replacing it I starting looking for other options. I wanted something that did not require any drilling, tapping or machining. I ended up going with a Williams WDOS dovetail base to replace the factory rear buckhorn sight. The base comes without a sight blade so that you can choose the blade to suite you best.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=211355
Williams has blades in various notch configurations. I went with the 3/16” “U” notch to mate with the white dot front sight. The factory white dot front sight is the metal replacement from Henry ($10.00) and, to me, is better than the supplied plastic sight.
This link shows the 3/16 “U” notch that goes with the WDOS base, but when I ordered this from midway I actually got a 3/16” “U” notch blade and base to fit a Williams WGOS which is a little different but I just removed the base and used the blade.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=475030
If you are using the factory plastic sight you may want to order the square notch blade.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=132349
In either case I recommend the 3/16” height unless you have your factory sights elevated very high to get zeroed. I am using the 3/16” blade and have the base nearly bottomed out. It is nice to me because it that way the sight is as low to the gun as possible and less likely to snag on things.
Ghost Ring option that will work with the base above. Not sure how this will work with the factory front sight.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=496762
If you want a rear fiber optic sight, then any number of the Williams rear blades like the one in the picture in this link will also work with the WDOS base.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=119767
I hope this helps people like myself that want to keep a sleek iron sight set up on their H001.
After trying the Williams Fool Proof on my H001 and finding that the factory sight was too short and that there was no easy solution to replacing it I starting looking for other options. I wanted something that did not require any drilling, tapping or machining. I ended up going with a Williams WDOS dovetail base to replace the factory rear buckhorn sight. The base comes without a sight blade so that you can choose the blade to suite you best.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=211355
Williams has blades in various notch configurations. I went with the 3/16” “U” notch to mate with the white dot front sight. The factory white dot front sight is the metal replacement from Henry ($10.00) and, to me, is better than the supplied plastic sight.
This link shows the 3/16 “U” notch that goes with the WDOS base, but when I ordered this from midway I actually got a 3/16” “U” notch blade and base to fit a Williams WGOS which is a little different but I just removed the base and used the blade.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=475030
If you are using the factory plastic sight you may want to order the square notch blade.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=132349
In either case I recommend the 3/16” height unless you have your factory sights elevated very high to get zeroed. I am using the 3/16” blade and have the base nearly bottomed out. It is nice to me because it that way the sight is as low to the gun as possible and less likely to snag on things.
Ghost Ring option that will work with the base above. Not sure how this will work with the factory front sight.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=496762
If you want a rear fiber optic sight, then any number of the Williams rear blades like the one in the picture in this link will also work with the WDOS base.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=119767
I hope this helps people like myself that want to keep a sleek iron sight set up on their H001.
whiskey
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