Henry Revolver

PapaG said:
Life is too short to waste on an ugly gun. Or, just homely.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Many think the Webley Mark VI is one of the ugliest revolvers going and yet its one of my favorite. No accounting for tastes...

The A-10 is a butt ugly aircraft and yet the Marines that call in close air support think its the most beautiful aircraft they have seen.

For what they are the Henry's seem a bit over priced but maybe the street price will be lower than expected. I have a soft spot for fixed sighted revolvers but I am not much of a 357 Magnum users.

-rambling YMMV
 
mcb said:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Many think the Webley Mark VI is one of the ugliest revolvers going and yet its one of my favorite. No accounting for tastes...

The A-10 is a butt ugly aircraft and yet the Marines that call in close air support think its the most beautiful aircraft they have seen.

For what they are the Henry's seem a bit over priced but maybe the street price will be lower than expected. I have a soft spot for fixed sighted revolvers but I am not much of a 357 Magnum users.

-rambling YMMV
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You're certainly correct about the A-10.
 
I too believe it's about the ugliest thing I have seen in a while. Even the Rock Islands are prettier. Wouldn't stop me from buying one. If its better. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And some will love its aesthetics. The question at hand is how do they perform? I don't care if the better mouse trap is pretty, but will it catch more mice? Same for the pistol. Anybody got one?
 
For the price you get a more attractive gun with a pooven background of being good. To borrow some slightly changed wording from a Bobby Bare song, "it's too damned ugly for me".
 
Gun Community: Why doesn't the Gun Manufactures ever come out with something new and unique? I am bored with the same old designs.
Gun Manufacture release something new and mildly unique...
Gun Community: What is this unproven ugly trash? Give me my (design older than dirt), thanks!

And we wonder why nothing is changing in the industry. "We" won't let it, even mild design changes like Henry gets the hate in heaps let alone anything remotely paradigm shifting. We are never going to get our "Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range." with this completely unadventurous attitude. If this forum was a car forum we would still be arguing for carburetors and bias ply tires...
 
mcb said:
Gun Community: Why doesn't the Gun Manufactures ever come out with something new and unique? I am bored with the same old designs.
Gun Manufacture release something new and mildly unique...
Gun Community: What is this unproven ugly trash? Give me my (design older than dirt), thanks!

And we wonder why nothing is changing in the industry. "We" won't let it, even mild design changes like Henry gets the hate in heaps let alone anything remotely paradigm shifting. We are never going to get our "Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range." with this completely unadventurous attitude. If this forum was a car forum we would still be arguing for carburetors and bias ply tires...
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The Henry isn't really unique though. It's just a DA revolver with fixed sights that looks (and is) very dated while not exactly being very easy on the eyes for most.

The customer is always right and Henry should have probably done their homework on this.

And, no offense intended here...The Henry revolver is literally the opposite of your sentiment and is the equivalent of going back to carbs and bias ply tires. Henry even calls this a revolver that is styled after the Wild West revolvers.
 
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Henry stuff has always looked weird to me, even their rifles, albeit not all of them. Maybe it's a 60s or earlier design kind of thing, not sure. They certainly don't have a designer on the team, or the guy is very old (no offense)... I would love to get their lever action in .41 Mag, but the revolver, no way!
Gil.
 
I've never even seen one, but there is a guy on the Smith & Wesson forum who has one. He seems to like it.

He got about the same reception there, as you're getting here though.

I've said this before about it. I'm just glad there is a company who has enough confidence in the revolver market to introduce something new and different.

About all I know.
 
VoodooMountain said:
The Henry isn't really unique though. It's just a DA revolver with fixed sights that looks (and is) very dated while not exactly being very easy on the eyes for most.

The customer is always right and Henry should have probably done their homework on this.

And, no offense intended here...The Henry revolver is literally the opposite of your sentiment and is the equivalent of going back to carbs and bias ply tires. Henry even calls this a revolver that is styled after the Wild West revolvers.
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But it is unique, it a modern double action (it has some moderately unique mechanism internally) with stylings that throw back to an earlier period. I would argue the customer is often wrong and does not really know what they want until told by someone they "respect".

The point still remains the current firearms market is stuck in the past and anything that deviates from those accepted designs will meet a rough road going forward as a product even if they are a superior designs. How long did the polymer semi-auto handgun take to finally bludgeon its way into market acceptance? There were only minor design changes the disruptive part was the extensive use of polymers. It took decades to get where they are and you can still find a vocal minority that derides them every chance they get despite their proven track record. The US firearms market, being stuck in the past, is the single biggest thing hold back firearms innovation.
 
Henry knew what they were doing. I am sure that a lot of us were not their target audience. I watched the videos reviews and other info. People seem to like them. So who knows what they were thinking? I don't mind a firearm that I think may be less than stellar in the looks department, but just works well. I think Henry falls into that category for me.
 
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mcb said:
Gun Community: Why doesn't the Gun Manufactures ever come out with something new and unique? I am bored with the same old designs.
Gun Manufacture release something new and mildly unique...
Gun Community: What is this unproven ugly trash? Give me my (design older than dirt), thanks!
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Chiappa "bottom chamber" revos are an example of really 'thinking outside the box'. Yeah, they are odd looking, (they feel better than they look) and they tend to be pricey, but they make a real difference in recoil mitigation.
They haven't sold really well, though I don't see many on dealer's shelves. Maybe the dealers are shy about something different?
MCB, perhaps proof of just what you said.
Thanks,
Moon
ETA- Come to think of it, the price on a Chiappa is about the same as the new Henry revo. Go figure.
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I would like to handle one and shoot it as well. Not about to spend that much for what is offered. I have three Henry rifles and I’m pleased with them. There are folks that buy their rifles just to have and look at, maybe show to friends. This kind of buyer may have been their target customer. When Rugers, Kimbers, and Smiths can be bought for a bit less, I’m not interested…….yet !
 
Terry G, I'd love a Webley, even if only for grits and shins. The Brit habit of painting their guns black hasn't helped their looks.
Moon
 
halfmoonclip said:
Terry G, I'd love a Webley, even if only for grits and shins. The Brit habit of painting their guns black hasn't helped their looks.
Moon
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Mine is marked "War Finish", more like a dark grey. I had an old .455 Webley converted to .45ACP which the gun wasn't built for and I stopped shooting it. Sold it to a non shooting collector. This .38 S&W caliber or British .38 ammunition is a solid shooter.
 
dranrab
WAY too much money for a damn hideous revolver. They aren't going to sell worth a damn. You can't expect to get Colt money for H&R looks.
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I was thinking the new Henry revolver looked more like a cross between an early version of the High Standard Sentinel and their Natchez model.

Styling wise this new Henry .357 just doesn't appeal to me, even more so at that suggested retail price!
 
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