Has anyone used one of these and found any problems. I friend of mine has a grandson that wants one.

I have one, love it!
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Liked the .22 so much that I bought the .22 Magnum, too.

i have the .17 and its awsome!!

The marlin 39a is a much better rifle. May cost a little more but well worth it.

From what I have seen, the Marlin is a lot more. I have a Henry youth model for my 10-year old, who has used it for a couple of years. I don't worry about it getting banged up on his ATV rack or scratched up by brush. I bought a full-size version so we have matching rifles. He likes that....

Yeah, the Henry has a painted receiver and some plastic parts. But - it is accurate, reliable, smooth and not so expensive that I feel I need to baby it. For those who can't afford or don;t want to spend the extra money for a Marlin or Win 9422, they are good. (I do have a 9422M that I love, too.)

A scoped Henry lever rifle in 22lr is relatively inexpensive, accurate and fun. Mine seems to like the old Thunderbolt ammo (go figure).
Light and easy to carry in the woods. When I don't need moa accuracy I stoke it w/cheap hollowpoints and shoot porcupines with it. Drops em right outta da tree!!
I can also pop red squirrels w/ease in a tall tree.
I really like it, and am thinking of gettin a 17.
Mike

I had one and never knew when the trigger was going to make it go off. A CZ452 is much better.

There have been a lot of complaints about the 39A not ejecting and having misfires. A friend of mine had one and it didn't work right. I wouldn't take a chance.

Bought one for my grandson. It's a beautiful piece, smooth as silk and tight as hell. I highly recommend it.

We have 4-39As and have shot plenty of the Henry's at our club.

Henry's are decent for the money but have some issues. First what's up with the plastic front sight/band combo? With that all you have is a short fat square front sight (good luck on 'fine bead' @ 100m Rams). IMHO lever's are best enjoyed with open sights. That sight is not enjoyable. If this sight/band deal was changed this would change the whole complection of these guns.

Sorry the painted "alloy" (pot metal) reciever 'shroud' is a complete turn off to me. I like steel on a lever gun.

The Golden Boy looks cool but is heavy and holds the world record for drop in the comb. Your head is way way off the stock. With kids it is really difficult to shoot, plus very heavy. Then for a $400 dollar gun the finish is far far too fragile to have fun shooting (always worrying about scratching the action or the brass butt plate).

What they need is the barrel from the Golden Boy on a regular action. Octagon, 22lr, Varmit stock, then you'de have a Henry that would be nice. 17's are cool and everything but ammo cost place them up in plinking cost.Plinking is what rimfire levers are all about.

Some of the 39A's have feed issues but beau coup of these were made and the few that have mechanical issue get the 'big press' on inter-net forums. Vast majority don't jam but are slick fine shooters. Most have fine 24" barrels with sights that can be changed. 39a's typically shoot cheaper 22lr ammo well.

So if on a tough budget then by all means buy a low cost Henry. However keep an eye out for a nice used 39A.

Pete A.

Pete,

Lad, your last statement sums it all up!! That is precisely my situation, and likely shared by others in this thread.

My first gun, 45+yrs ago, was a J.C. Higgins (Marlin) bolt action. Still have it... still shoot it. Yes, my Ruger 77/22 is a better gun, but I couldn't afford its equivalent back then either.

Pete, you're right... that 39A is a great gun and someday I may have one. But until then, I'll shoot and share (kids love a "cowboy" gun) the Henry.

Good, honest and accurate opinions on this topic!

Mike

I bought a Henry 22LR several years ago, Model H001. Just love this little rifle. Makes a great truck rifle. It's also very nice to carry when hunting jacks or cottontails. It has been used to harvest alot of them. I decided not to put a scope on, and it as been fun and refreshing to hunt with iron sights again. I find it to be very accurate and it has a very pleasing trigger pull.