Which Henry .22 to buy?

[left field]

Picking up a .22 S/L/LR and trying to decide between the classic, small game rifle (skinner peep sight), or frontier (semi-buckhorn sight). 

Classic:

Small Game:

 

Frontier:

 

Any thoughts or experience? Using it for plinking, maybe squirrel. And I have old eyes. Leaning toward the Frontier.

[G-Man]

1 hour ago, left field said:

Picking up a .22 S/L/LR and trying to decide between the classic, small game rifle (skinner peep sight), or frontier (semi-buckhorn sight). 

Classic:

Small Game:

 

Frontier:

 

Any thoughts or experience? Using it for plinking, maybe squirrel. And I have old eyes. Leaning toward the Frontier.

I prefer buck horn as low light makes it hard to use peep esp if hunting.  Target is peep is better all day

[Buckmaster7600]

I love my small game. It’s an awesome little rifle. I don’t use the factory peep it goes back and forth between a Williams peep and a scope.


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[Swamp_bucks]

I have the golden boy and love it. Need to get a version like above since I don’t like taking the golden boy out and scratching it. 

[airedale]

Owned an Ithaca model 72 made by and imported from Erma Werkes W Germany for Ithaca, the Henry is an almost exact copy of that defunct rifle, passed it down to one of my sons. Smooth operating is the one word I would use for that gun, accuracy was adequate for it's type.

As for sights, performance wise I shoot with peep type sights the best, for squirrel hunting I would go with a good quality dedicated rimfire scope for more precise shot placement at longer ranges.

Al

[grampy]

My older eyes prefer a scope for the best accuracy now days. 

If I had to choose between the Henry's pictured above, I'd pick the Frontier. Those sights will line up pretty good.

[Nomad]

2 hours ago, left field said:

Any thoughts or experience? Using it for plinking, maybe squirrel. And I have old eyes. Leaning toward the Frontier.

Although lasik was wonderful and still is, I depended more and more on reading glasses . I’m not sure which model I have , but it’s become difficult to see the front sight .

Id go with which ever has the biggest , or add a scope, which won’t be added to mine though .

[grampy]

5 minutes ago, Nomad said:

Although lasik was wonderful and still is, I depended more and more on reading glasses . I’m not sure which model I have , but it’s become difficult to see the front sight .

Id go with which ever has the biggest , or add a scope, which won’t be added to mine though .

That is a beautiful Henry, befitting of a Retired fire fighter as yourself Larry.

[left field]

Thanks. I think I may go to with the Frontier and deal with the sights as best I can. 

I thought a scope on a lever action was sacrilege. Seems to be a real dividing line

[rachunter]

I have the classic it’s becoming my favorite plinker. I like the fact it holds 15rd. I can load it up and walk around picking off pine cones and mushrooms. Mines dead nuts on from 30-50 yards. I’ll probably use it squirrel hunting this year.


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[mowin]

2 hours ago, left field said:

Thanks. I think I may go to with the Frontier and deal with the sights as best I can. 

I thought a scope on a lever action was sacrilege. Seems to be a real dividing line

Many a deer hunting levers have scopes, why not a squirrel gun? 

I do like the looks of a non scoped lever gun, but my eyes are old, and I'd scope it. 

[left field]

There seem to be a number of people who hate it. I have to admit, it doesn't look right/great.

  

Tell me about this Lasik stuff.

[G-Man]

3 hours ago, left field said:

Thanks. I think I may go to with the Frontier and deal with the sights as best I can. 

I thought a scope on a lever action was sacrilege. Seems to be a real dividing line

Todays lever actions are very accurate and a scope allows you to use that to full potential, these modern levers are not your grandfathers gun.

[rachunter]

Tell me about this Lasik stuff.

I did the PRK lasik back in November. There still healing but I have no complaints other then a little gritty feeling from time to time. It didn’t do anything for reading or my astigmatism, but the doctor said it could take up to a year. There’s three or four different types of lasik so you need to do your homework and pick a reparable surgeon.
I used sightmd https://www.sightmd.com/ Dr. Martin on Long Island.


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[onlybrowning]

I did the PRK lasik back in November. There still healing but I have no complaints other then a little gritty feeling from time to time. It didn’t do anything for reading or my astigmatism, but the doctor said it could take up to a year. There’s three or four different types of lasik so you need to do your homework and pick a reparable surgeon.
I used sightmd https://www.sightmd.com/ Dr. Martin on Long Island.


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I did PRK in 2008 or so. Was 20/10 for many years. I had/have astigmatism as well. My right (dominant) eye is now about 20/25 and I notice it, especially hunting. Really don’t want to go back to contacts or glasses.

Try a peep. If you don’t like it, mount a scope. I like my Henry .22 for plinking as well. They’re fun.


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[rachunter]

I did PRK in 2008 or so. Was 20/10 for many years. I had/have astigmatism as well. My right (dominant) eye is now about 20/25 and I notice it, especially hunting. Really don’t want to go back to contacts or glasses.

Try a peep. If you don’t like it, mount a scope. I like my Henry .22 for plinking as well. They’re fun.


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I actually have no problem with the sight on the gun. I thinking of taking the scope off my 3030 once I get the reloads right for the berry’s bullets.


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