Henry .22 Magnum Golden Boy ???
I have an opportunity to buy one of these for $375 - NIB - .22Magnum, octagon barrel.
I have never shot a .22 Mag rifle.
It has open sights and is not drilled and tapped for scope mounts, nor does it have a rail for a scope mount. The barrel is a little over 20 inches long.
My eyes are pretty good with open sights. Does it need to have a scope ??
I would like to hear some opinions about the rifle, the cartridge, inherent accuracy, dependability, overall value, and opinions about it in general.
It surely is purdy !!
Thank you.
Doug
I have never shot a .22 Mag rifle.
It has open sights and is not drilled and tapped for scope mounts, nor does it have a rail for a scope mount. The barrel is a little over 20 inches long.
My eyes are pretty good with open sights. Does it need to have a scope ??
I would like to hear some opinions about the rifle, the cartridge, inherent accuracy, dependability, overall value, and opinions about it in general.
It surely is purdy !!
Thank you.
Doug
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Doug; I have sold several of those rifles in .22LR and .22 Mag. Everyone that has bought them seems very pleased with function and iron sight accuracy.
As a side note, Henry does have a scope mount for those rifles that needs no drilling of that pretty receiver. Check their website. Hope this is of some help.[:)]0 -
Price is right. Go. 0 -
Yes, but.........do you really need it?
.22 mag rifles are really useful only for short-medium range hunting of varmints. If all you have in mind is plinking or targets, the high cost of mags vs. LR might soon cause to regret the choice.
Neal0 -
Good price. Trade it for a 22 lr. 0 -
Doug,
I do not have a Golden Boy Magnum, but I do own a different Henry rifle, the H001L, .22LR.
The guts of that Golden Boy are nearly identical to the insides of the "standard" Henry H001-series rifle. Both are very easy & smooth to operate. ...however, the Golden Boy has a different tang angle, so that the two rifles do not shoulder the same way. Some say that one is better with a scope than the other one is. You will need to drill & tap the barrel to mount a scope on either of those Henrys, using the cantilever mount. The H001-series has a grooved receiver top, if you would wish to mount the scope there, instead of using the cantilever mount.
Here is a Golden Boy, with the cantilever mount:
Here is a Varmint Express, with the cantilever mount:
On another forum, there was talk of reversing the mount so that you could run a scout scope setup. As far as I know, it can be done. A scout scope would give you another option.
My H001L, .22LR has been a total pleasure to own & shoot for nearly 6 years & nearly 10,000 rounds. One of my main criteria for buying it was the cost, and the other criteria was economy of shooting. It has turned out to be an extremely versatile gun, digesting everything that I feed it. Usually, I shoot whatever bulk .22LR ammo I have on hand, and Aguila Super Colibris. Nothing but fun![:D][:D][:D]
If you ever need the warranty, I hear that Henry will really take care of you.
Good luck,0 -
I have .22's built by Browning, Winchester, Weatherby, Marlin, Ithaca, Remington, and Henry. I like the Henry better than all the others. I have the .22 and the .22 mag. Will probably buy the .17 as my next Henry.
You will like the gun Doug, and is is priced right.0 -
I have a regular Henry .22 Lever and my friend has a .22 Golden Boy. Both are wonderful guns-very slick actions and accurate enough for plinking and trouble free. Scope on a lever gun? well that is a personal preference-I just don't happen to prefer them on mine. About the only drawback to a .22 Mag is the price of ammo but at least at the present time .22 Mag is easier to find than .22LR in some places. This is not a competition target rifle anyways--its a plinker, small game getter and informal target gun so I vote no scope.[:D] 0 -
Hey Doug,
You will love that Henry. Those actions are smoother than the silk skivvy's your last wife lured you into marriage with...hehehehe. The accuracy is phenominal also. The only downfall that I can see is it seems the recievers don't seem to be as durable as the Winchester, Browning, or Marlin counter parts. I have one in 22LR, and it shoots like a banshee.
Best0 -
22wmr is more expensive - but not that much more than premium 22lr ammo, and it makes a great 200 yard clay pigeon cartridge. Of course, a scope for best accuracy and longer range, but you knew that already.
I'm not a fan of levers, so I chose a Savage 93fv for my 22wmr gun. Put a simmons 6.5-20x on top, have about $300 in it...0 -
Thanks y'all for the good advice.
Bought the rifle.
Will not scope it.
Won't scope my 94, either.
I did drive for 3 hours looking for ammo - no luck.
I know I have some - somewhere - just gotta find it.
It is such a PRETTY rifle.
Doug0
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