New Lever Action Supreme Rifle...

[nortatoga]

New Lever Action Supreme Rifle​

Henry Repeating Arms Levels Up the Lever Action with the New Lever Action Supreme Rifle

/PRNewswire/ -- Henry Repeating Arms, the industry leader in lever-action rifles, is ushering in a new era with the launch of the Lever Action Supreme Rifle...

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[FP1201]

Henry Rifles pops up in my FB feed: they had someone shooting this same rifle in .300Blk and it appears very interesting, but with a MSRP of $1,394.25 and a dealer cost close to a grand, it's not likely one will become part of my collection.
Edited to add: these come in .223 and 300BLK and are currently out of stock.

 

[Bustedknees]

Nice,,, but almost a mirror image of the Browning lever.

 

[FP1201]

Nice,,, but almost a mirror image of the Browning lever.

Henry and a few other manufacturers have taken to resurrecting classic designs with their own processes for streamline production (MIM, MI Plastics, softer metals, etc.) Take the Henry H001 which is a fine lever action .22 that's a copy of the one designed by Ithaca, the Survival Rifle is the Charter Arms Ar-7, Rossi/Braztec makes copies of the Winchester 1892, "Browning" does not make any guns themselves; they are contracted and built to spec. (they do own FN and Winchester, some of which are rebranded) nothing really new here.
Henry does make a good, American product, but if you truly know what you're looking at, that hefty price spoils if, at least for me...Their little 9mm "Homesteader" is another spiffy rifle, but for the price I'm going with a MSR platform for half the price.

 

[Bustedknees]

The Homesteader was a no go in NY last I knew. Threaded barrel on a autoloader.
Though It's still nice to see new rifles with wood and blueing hit the market.

 

[That_FNG]

It’s like a regular lever action but with sour cream and tomatoes.

 

[Hochulsucks1234]

Hmmmmm. I have the Henry Long Ranger in .223 and I love it. Only gripe is the limited capacity flush magazine. I was considering the same rifle in .308, but I am aiming more toward the Browning BAR DBM model for the mag capacity and its semi.

I do want a non-semi 300 BLK. Been eyeing the Mossberg MVP, but prefer levers to bolts. This may be an option for me if it is NY legal....

 

[Robin]

Hmmmmm, that Browning BAR DBM looks mighty tempting!, I was thinking about an SCR but the .308 is the caliber I want.
Robin

 

[FP1201]

The Homesteader was a no go in NY last I knew. Threaded barrel on a autoloader.
Though It's still nice to see new rifles with wood and blueing hit the market.

Never understood why Marlin discontinued the "Camp Carbine" as other than an occasional issue with stocks cracking in the receiver area, they always worked and used common (S&W 9mm/1911) magazines...to this day they'll still fetch 650 to a grand.

 

[S&W Fan]

Not really interested in either caliber but the rifle sparks interest. I’d be more interested if it was in .308 but then again, as @FP1201 said at that msrp I’d probably pass as well.

 

[Bustedknees]

I think I'll write Winchester and ask them to make me a Timber Carbine in 444

 

[RandyMarsh]

Def cool for the Permit-less NYers out there, but way too pricey

 

[FP1201]

I think I'll write Winchester and ask them to make me a Timber Carbine in 444

.444Marlin suffers a considerable problem of Ammunition: It's Seasonal if available at all, and if you reload (which I recommend) getting a Bullet that will hold together and/or have the weight is difficult, otherwise it's a great cartridge.
Off on a Tangent: The .375JDJ is a .444M necked down to .375 (for which there are lots of Bullet choices) that's bad medicine for Big Game....THAT would be interesting in either a Winchester or Marlin Lever Action, but you'd have to handload or stock up on Factory ammo.

 

[Vapor]

Hard sell for me in PA now. I'd just do a .300 upper ,or get a Ruger ranch in .300. still pretty looking. I just don't feel like Henry's have the same quality as the old marlin rifles have.

 

[Koz]

Semi interesting. Supremely expensive (as is everything in Horchul's NY)

 

[Nebowictz]

Looks awesome! And another 50 state legal option which is always welcome.

Expensive? Really? Compared to a PSA AR sure but compared to other NY legal options not really.

It’s NY state legal, takes cheap standard mags, has an adjustable match trigger, ar bolt, an accurate barrel based on samples so far. That is quite a bit for 1000.

An SCR lower is 700.
A mini 14 is around a grand and takes proprietary mags.
The Sig ranch rifle is like 2500.

Adding a thordsen stock, decent barrel, and match trigger to a standard AR adds 400+ to the cost

I see this as a good option.

 

[S&W Fan]

Looks awesome! And another 50 state legal option which is always welcome.

Expensive? Really? Compared to a PSA AR sure but compared to other NY legal options not really.

It’s NY state legal, takes cheap standard mags, has an adjustable match trigger, ar bolt, an accurate barrel based on samples so far. That is quite a bit for 1000.

An SCR lower is 700.
A mini 14 is around a grand and takes proprietary mags.
The Sig ranch rifle is like 2500.

Adding a thordsen stock, decent barrel, and match trigger to a standard AR adds 400+ to the cost

I see this as a good option.

Well … when you put it that way . Haha - good assessment though.

 

[Bustedknees]

More new lever porn.

 

[FP1201]

More new lever porn.

Humm, I wonder if the action is long enough to accommodate .357 Maximum?
I've got a .357 Max reamer that I used to open the chamber in a H&R Handi-Rifle and it's a shoot'n little bastard!

 

[MuttCat]

I had a BLR in 308 that I picked up used....very accurate. Real nice, but I sold it. Been hoping to snag an old Savage 99 in 308 for years...unlikely to happen.

Prices for any of the majors are high.

 

[togmaster]

More new lever porn.

H&R is just a brand owned by the owners of PSA. This will be produced by PSA so buyer beware.

 

[Vapor]

H&R is just a brand owned by the owners of PSA. This will be produced by PSA so buyer beware.

Eh.

I've had/have over 9 PSA brand firearms. Never had to send one back.


I have had to send back a Mossberg, a smith and Wesson, and a savage. I also had a JM Marlin with ejection issues that I had to have a gunsmith fix