

Weighing just 5.5 ounces, the 6061 aluminum handguard is 11 inches long and offers plenty of M-LOK slots to attach whatever you’d like to your rifle. Long known for their AR and AK handguards, Midwest Industries has begun making aluminum forends for various Henry lever guns, as well as some of the Marlin lever guns. To set up the gun for home-defense use, I decided to add a Midwest Industries M-LOK handguard. The buttstock features an adult-size 14-inch length of pull and has already been fitted with a sling swivel mount, while the forend has a steel cap with an integral sling mount.

Henry outfits the All-Weather model with an American walnut stock that’s given a tough polyurethane finish. The All-Weather rifle uses a rubber recoil pad, while the original Big Boy sports a brass buttplate. Internals between the Big Boy with its brass frame and the All-Weather model are identical, though the brass-framed guns normally weigh about a pound more because they use heavier octagonal barrels. Though the original Henry Big Boy features a brass receiver, the All-Weather gun uses a steel receiver, and both it and the barrel are plated with an industrial hard chrome to provide plenty of corrosion resistance, giving this rifle the ability to stand up to the elements or long periods of inattention while it sits in a truck. 45-70 rifles with the All-Weather treatment. Henry Repeating Arms introduced the Big Boy All-Weather in 2017 after seeing the tremendous success of their. I selected the Picatinny mount because it was perfect for attaching the scope that I planned to use, and later a red-dot reflex sight. Henry drills and taps the receiver top of the Big Boy All-Weather, and both a scope base and Picatinny rail are available for this model. Rounds are loaded through the keyhole on the bottom of the magazine tube.

The Henry rifle is the strongest design that I have seen, with its solid top receiver and no cuts for a loading port. While many of the lever-action guns on the market are the descendants of rifles designed over 100 years ago, the Big Boy features all-new engineering and coil spring construction. This versatility also makes the Henry Big Boy All-Weather a great training rifle for youngsters and recoil-sensitive adults. 44 Special, so the gun is very versatile when it comes to load selection. Introduced in 2003, the Henry Big Boy is available in. Combined with a new handguard from Midwest Industries, which allows for the attachment of a tactical light and laser, the Henry Big Boy also makes a fine choice for a home-defense weapon. 45 Colt presents nearly double the energy of the 9mm, making it ideal for game up to deer size. The lever action is legal for hunting nearly everywhere, and the multitude of loads for the. And that’s where the Henry Big Boy All-Weather comes in. But these ARs are not legal everywhere, and the 9mm chambering may be a bit anemic for some folks’ taste. Their speed and accuracy make them perfect for competition and all-around use. Naturally most people think of an AR-platform gun when they hear the term “pistol-caliber carbine,” and there are many fine guns set up to run with Glock magazines and chambered in 9mm.
