Henry Side Gate Lever Action Rifle 30-30 Winchester 20" Barrel 5 Round Capacity Stained Hardwood Stock Hard Chrome Plated Finish
We do produce, hands down, some of the best-looking lever action rifles on the market with our brass and silver models, but we appreciate the more utilitarian side of life as well. For everyday life in the truck, on the farm, and through the woods, the hard-working All-Weather finish is a must-have.
Built for a tough world, we use a satin hard chrome plating that’s permanently bonded to the steel underneath that doesn’t flake, chip, peel, and has a corrosion resistance that actually exceeds some stainless steel. Not only does this increase surface hardness, but it also reduces friction on moving parts to take our already smooth action to the next level. Details are important, so even the screws are stainless.
While we remain partial to our genuine American walnut stocks, we’ve opted for a stained hardwood with a carefully engineered coating that is formulated to stand up to wear, tear, scratches, moisture, temperature variations, and the angst of the various “character marks” that an everyday outdoor tool will inevitably pick up during its lifetime. This is the finish you want for a rifle that might be “rode hard and put away wet.”
These two Henry offerings are essentially the same as their blued steel counterparts in profile and general dimensions. The .30-30 features a 20” round barrel, straight-wrist stock, 5-shot magazine capacity, and the .45-70 sports an 18.4” round barrel, a pistol-grip stock, and a 4-shot magazine. Both rifles come with the same adjustable semi-buckhorn rear and brass bead front sights. The receivers are drilled and tapped for a scope, and both come with sling swivel studs and ventilated rubber recoil pads installed.
For some added utility, these rifles are configured with a side loading gate to make loading and keeping the magazine topped off as easy as possible. However, the magazine tube is still removable for safe, easy unloading.
The .30-30 is the preeminent caliber of choice for millions of deer hunters, while .45-70 will drop anything in the Lower 48 and even stop dangerous Alaskan game in its tracks. With our other rifles and shotguns, the beauty is in the grain of the American walnut. With the All-Weather rifles, the beauty is in their extreme durability.
Type: Rifle: Lever Action
Model Series: Henry
Model Specific: Henry Side Gate
Caliber/Gauge: 30-30 Win
Barrel Length: 20 in.
Capacity: 5+1
Minimum/Overall Length: 39 in.
Safety: Transfer Bar
Frame Finish: Hard Chrome Plated
Drilled & Tapped: Yes
Front Sight: Bead
Rear Sight: Adj Diamond Semi-buckhorn
Weight: 7 lbs.
Firearm Stock: Stained Hardwood
Features: Swivel Studs | Side Gate
Finish: Chrome
Firing System: External Hammer
Frame Material: Steel
Magazine Type: Tubular Magazine
Barrel Configuration: Single
Barrel Description: Round Hard Chrome Plated Steel
Barrel Twist: 1-12
Rifled Barrel: Yes
Sling Attachment: Yes
Buttplate/Recoil Pad: Black Solid Rubber Recoil Pad
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 30-30 Winchester (30 Winchester Center Fire or WCF) was introduced in Winchester's John Browning-designed Model 1894. The rifle was intended for smokeless powder…but the first smokeless powder sporting cartridges, the 30-30 and 25-35, weren't ready for release until 1895. Its "30-30" designation meant ".30-caliber, 30 grains of powder." This is a carryover from blackpowder designations, but 30 grains of smokeless powder gave the 30-30 unprecedented velocity for its day. The 30-30 quickly became America's gold-standard deer cartridge--and despite the many faster cartridges now available, it remains a very effective deer cartridge out to perhaps 150 yards. It has been chambered in single-shots and bolt-actions, but its traditional home is the tubular-magazine lever-action...which requires very blunt-nosed bullets, the lone exception being Hornady's FTX with a compressible polymer tip. All major manufacturers offer 30-30 ammuntion, and rifles are available from multiple sources.
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Craig Boddington
