Is the Henry Youth Model .22 lever a decent plinking rifle?

[Hokkmike]

My brother is selling off some of his firearms. He has a NIB Henry Youth Model .22 lever action rifle. I have NO experience with this brand. I am looking for a .22 just for plinking tin cans and maybe handing down to my grandson when he is 10 or so.

Is this a decent quality rifle and can it shoot (most .22 levers I have shot can not) any kind of decent group at 50 to 100 yards?

 

[Jack B.]

My brother is selling off some of his firearms. He has a NIB Henry Youth Model .22 lever action rifle. I have NO experience with this brand. I am looking for a .22 just for plinking tin cans and maybe handing down to my grandson when he is 10 or so.

Is this a decent quality rifle and can it shoot (most .22 levers I have shot can not) any kind of decent group at 50 to 100 yards?

I don't have a Henry in .22 but the Henry I have is the best rifle I have ever owned. Henry is proud that their guns are 100% U.S. American made. I don't think you can go wrong. If you can get it for a good price I wouldn't pass it up. Henrys tend to run on the expensive side but they are worth it. IMO. Mine is a 44Magnum Big Boy. It's a tack driver at 50yds. Haven't tried at 100yds. but wouldn't be afraid to if I could see that far with open sights.

 

[kBob]

I had a parent bring their boy and an standard Henry to a BSA Rifle merit badge class. They where not pleased that BSA does not allow tube feeders or lever actions for the class. I did shoot it and with Augilla 40 grain HVs it would have allowed their son to qualify for that merit badge had it been allowed or easily the old Pro Marksman and Marksman NRA badges.

Kid did fine with a borrowed Marlin bolt gun.

The youth model has a short stock. One assumes that the regular lengths stocks might fit if Henry sells them for larger shooters.

Being a "cowboy gun" in the hearts of those raised on the great American Westerns of the silver screen and the idiot box makes it a fun gun. Ee-ha.

-kBob

 

[sota]

my 9 year old loves shooting his.
bought a second stock from henry for it, and had a local guy cut it to fit him.
it is HEAVY though, for small kids, so expect them to shoot with it from a rest.

 

[DPris]

Couple years back I did a side-by-side shootout between a Browning Micro BL-22 & the Henry Youth.
You can find the Kindle eBook write-up on Amazon, if you have the technology.

I had intended to buy the winner.
The Henry is still here, along with the full-sized Golden Boy that I did a 28000-round endurance run on.
The Browning went back to its maker.
The Henry was much slicker & markedly more accurate.

The Henry YM is more than accurate enough for plinking, it's perfectly capable of hunting to 50+ yards on small game, and it'll hold up over the long run.

Henry will sell you a drop-in standard stock to replace the short one when your grandson grows into it.
I wanted the short barrel, but not the short stock, so got a full-length stock from them & it's a matter of less than 5 minutes to remove two screws & swap the wood.
Denis

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Length of Pull (center of trigger to center of buttplate) is a measure of length of buttstock.
Henry Rifle is 14" LoP with 18.5" barrel; Henry Carbine is 14" LoP with 16.125" barrel.
LoP on the Henry Youth is 13" with 16.125" barrel.
LoP on the Mossberg Youth shotgun is 12".
LoP on the Mossberg 510 Mini is 10.25"
Henry Youth at 13" LoP is not a super short stock. A lot of adult guns have 13" to 14" LoP. I am 5'10" myself and over 14" LoP is a bit too much.
Henry Lever Action Youth Model
Model Number: H001Y
Caliber: .22 S/L/LR
Capacity: 12 LR/16 S
Barrel Length: 16.125"
Overall Length: 33"
Length Of Pull: 13”
Weight: 4.50 lbs.

 

[someguy2800]

They are quality guns. Take note that I've seen some kids have trouble safely operating an exposed hammer so take some time to work with your grandson on that.

 

[Scooter22]

I got one for my son way back. He's grown up(26) but that little compact youth model is fun! It's like handling an old cap rifle from when you were a kid but it goes bang and hits things out to a 100yds.Great quality too. We're both 5"10" but it lines up well. He'll love it.

 

[Tentwing]

I have two Henry rimfires. Both are accurate beyond the limits of my old eyes. I placed apature sights on both. They both do well with a variety of ammo. They do very well with ammo they like from a steady bench. I have no doubt that if I were to scope them that their normally good groupings at 50 yards could become ragged holes . That is if I do my part.

 

[MTNSTRYDER]

My Henry 22 carbine is my favorite gun.

 

[qwert65]

I've had one for years using it as a farm gun very useful

 

[cat_IT_guy]

I don't have this specific model but wouldn't hesitate to recommend one. I've acquired 3 Henry's over the past year+ and don't regret any of them. The 22 (h001t) is great fun. I'm still tempted to pick up its big brother in 22 wmr.