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Posted: 6/17/2012 4:42:01 PM EDT
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My son is going to buy a Henry 22 Youth Lever at the end of the summer with his mowing money.
How easy are the to take apart and maintain. Do they even need to be broken down to be cleaned? |
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Being how the gun isn't a semi auto, the trash from the dirty .22 ammo goes down the barrel. Semis dump garbage in the action when cycling. With a lever, all the debris stays in the barrel. So with a barrel cleaning you should be good to go. Just a minor wipe down of the action with a light coat of lube.
Good for you for letting the boy earn it. He'll apriciate it much more and take better care of it. Get him all the safety teaching he needs and have fun. Some of my best childhood memories with my dad are shooting my old .22 and cleaning it after the trip on the kitchen table with my dad. |
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Actually, the LOP on the Youth rifle is correct for a carbine while the std buttstock on the H001 is correct for a rifle. I always thought that the buttstock on the Henry carbine looked a bit long for it. I'm 5'9" with long arms but I had to stretch my neck a bit when using my custom one with it's peep sight. Stock H001:  I always thought the proportion was off a bit and so I compared my custom H001 to my Rossi '92s and found that the buttstock is actually longer than either of my full sized '92s. As these are the same size as a real Winchester '92, my suspicion was confirmed:  So, I swapped out the buttstock on my H001 for a Youth version and it looks better and actually fits better and it's better proportioned to the carbine:  Comparing the two lengths in this composite photo and you can see that the Youth version is a bit shorter:  The standard length stock is actually a better fit for the H001T Frontier model with it's longer barrel than on the carbine. So, the Henry Youth model is actually sized as a 16" trapper. Get the Youth version for your son and tell him he's got the trapper version. He'll love it. They are butter smooth, decent triggers, very accurate, and the most fun to shoot of all five of my 22lr rifles. |
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you dont need to take them down to clean them all you realy need is a bore snake also youre son may want to consider the H001 Henry as the difference in the lenth of pull isnt that great and these rifles will last him a life time  He is only 6. I thing the normal length will be a little front heavy. And truth be told, I want an excuse to buy one for myself. 
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Actually, the LOP on the Youth rifle is correct for a carbine while the std buttstock on the H001 is correct for a rifle. I always thought that the buttstock on the Henry carbine looked a bit long for it. I'm 5'9" with long arms but I had to stretch my neck a bit when using my custom one with it's peep sight. Stock H001: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/Coloradoglocker/100_0382.jpg I always thought the proportion was off a bit and so I compared my custom H001 to my Rossi '92s and found that the buttstock is actually longer than either of my full sized '92s. As these are the same size as a real Winchester '92, my suspicion was confirmed: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/Coloradoglocker/100_7622.jpg So, I swapped out the buttstock on my H001 for a Youth version and it looks better and actually fits better and it's better proportioned to the carbine: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/Coloradoglocker/100_7623.jpg Comparing the two lengths in this composite photo and you can see that the Youth version is a bit shorter: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/Coloradoglocker/Both.jpg The standard length stock is actually a better fit for the H001T Frontier model with it's longer barrel than on the carbine. So, the Henry Youth model is actually sized as a 16" trapper. Get the Youth version for your son and tell him he's got the trapper version. He'll love it. They are butter smooth, decent triggers, very accurate, and the most fun to shoot of all five of my 22lr rifles. As usual, your post is very informative. Thanks! |
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1+ for the bore snake. Pretty much all you need for normal use.
The only reason I've disassembled mine was to clean up some roughness and paint in the action. Wasn't anything big and probably would have worn in by itself. Just an OCD thing! Love my Golden Boy. Much quiter than semi autos also. Especially with shorts. |
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