Henry 45 70 Government Lever Action Rifle Review 

Well said

I've always been into my grandfather's western styled rifles and pistols.. one of my all time favorites is the 45-70. Been wanting one for a long time

Rather have the 1895 Cowboy any day. Better looking rifle.

@@christopherarnett2851 I own the Marlin and Henry as well as a Sharps, Henry is far smother and looks better by far with beautiful wood, (mine is the Goldenboy)

And the 1911 Government model

They have quite the recoil. Remember that

Kicks even more on my single shot Handi-Rifle. First time I shot it it knocked my hat off.

Men dream of having such an understanding wife as you.

Not much more recoil than a .22LR.

Margaret did he ever get a 45 70?? I saw this post is 6 yrs old and I'm just wondering

Universal Kombat well said. You are totally right. Once they brought in the federal reserve the country was taken over. They are our eternal enemy. Its no better here in the UK which has been a Jewish puppet country for a lot longer unfortunately

Vote red

@@damienwilliams6004 I will when the Republicans put up conservative candidates who will obey their oath of office. The republicans and the democrats are just two sides to the same coin. Same party, just different names...no thank you. I will continue to vote substance and choose Liberty. I never have regrets about who I vote for. Vote Libertarian!

@@countrysamurai vote Trump 👍

@@damienwilliams6004 you mean, "Mr Take the guns first and worry about the courts later, trump?" He did more to ban guns than Obama ever dreamed of doing. Mr anti gun trump? Mr I don't like silencers? Mr I support Red Flag Laws? Mr people shouldn't be allowed to carry guns concealed? Mr people shouldn't be allowed to own those semi automatic rifles? Mr we need to deal with those bump stocks? Damien, name me one, just one promise that trump made on the gun issue and came through for us? Just one please? Hint: there isn't a single one! Ugh...no thank you...I would never vote for him! Never! Never? Never!

Bought myself one for Christmas a year ago. Still grinnin' ;-)

dont tell your wife... just let her find it a few weeks later (perhaps years)... tell her the warranty ran out and you cant take it back

Tombs Clawtooth Oh but its a good hurt!

That's exactly RIGHT...a good 400 grain hardcast or Underwood extreme penetrator will get your respect. Its like 12 gauge nitro mag slugs...😂😂😂

So I went up a grade. I got a Mauser actioned .458 Win Mag in a nice stock and now hunt DG with 500gr Woodleighs!! Great fun!! If my kids want to plink with it, I drop down to 350 grainers, and they shoot it all day long. Recoil is so mild I gotta check to make sure the bullet has left the barrel!! 👍

+Morgan Norman Just about anything on the planet really...

+FD Mackey Most of them do come in a more traditional variant, including the 30/30 and the Big Boy. Personally, the feeding system on the Henry is, for me, a better one. If I cant deal with a charging animal with the rounds in the tube, then having a loading gate isnt going to save me. The tube system on the Henry is a lot faster to unload, and a lot softer on brass.

Rick Fister, thanks for your response....I may have to give the Henry another look or two.

***** That's what I do. It's just the principle of it, (yes I know how fuddy that sounds).

***** I totally agree with you, but with me being 17, if it can fuck up, it WILL fuck up around me as situations have previously shown. No matter how impossible, I'll manage to get myself jacked up haha. Surprised that I haven't managed to cram a .22 mag into the thing or something yet lol.

***** exactly right.

This is a semi-copy of the Marlin 1895 so that's my guess since the lever gun in the fallout world was first introduce in New Vegas which predates this gun's release.

Interesting...

We just nerded out over video games and guns in one swoop, I call that a win

Kidvette2004 I think it sideloads in new Vegas, so it might be a Marlin... Still, it's a beautiful gun!

Dave-ish holy crap, we did didnt we?! Gamers and gun nuts coming together to geek out over a beautiful rifle! Glad I fit into both of these groups...

Shaun Witt I live in Greenville, SC but we were referring to Marietta, SC. Someone raises Buffalo there in the country. A much different place than Marietta, GA : )

***** Ahhhh. Gotcha lol. Probably a bit safer too lol.

Depends on which you go to lol

+sootch00 Acworth GA here

TheAcworthdude I was there last week.

Gun Sense (drmaudio) I have one of the new Marlins got it this christmas and I would say the quality issues have been resolved. I held about 10 different marlins and they were all flawless

allday199715 Good to hear. Thanks.

Gun Sense (drmaudio) I would like to see a new Winchester 1895 in .45 Gov't.

Personal preference only!! You should treat any firearm as if it were loaded!! Henry's quality is two steps above Marlins!! I would like to see a drop box magazine in both Henry and Marlin 45-70 rifles.

It's only a danger if you put your head in front of the muzzle, which you should never do. :D

Yeah hahaha its like a vending machien you have to put some dollars in to get one thing out of it hahaha

Maybe for people who HUNT elephants, but if I'm in the bush, minding my own business, and get charged by a bull elephant? Sorry dude....

+Andre Krumins You must not either have one or have ever spent time training with one. The loading system on the Henry is actually faster than side ports. Being able to drop a round into the chamber and fire is 10000% faster than side port loading. Simple stuff for anyone who actually trains.

Steve H. I was going to let that go as a matter of opinion but your simply incorrect. a Henry style loading action requires you do basically half disassemble the magazine to wedge rounds through a little hole. During the whole operation the gun is basically deactivated and incapable of fire. Where as the side loading system allows you to reload and keep the gun in a ready condition as well as having a quicker mechanism to insert the cartridges, at any time during the reloading process you can stop and fire, where as the henry requires the magazine tube to be reassembled, so what the henry can have a cartridge dropped into the action slightly faster, the rifles essentially a single shot rifle until its put back together where as the side loader is adaptable, as well as having a simply faster base reload. There's a reason every lever gun 1866 onwards was side loading, its a direct improvement. Its ok to have a statistically inferior gun, as lever actions themselves are statistically inferior, but you cant argue an direct improvement. Mosens are great, even though the VEPR-54r is functionally better in every way, You don't have to have a reason for every gun, and your guns don't have to have a purpose, its ok to have a technologically behind gun, because its fun.

+Andre Krumins You are allowed to have your own opinion, but if you own one (or have actually trained with both) you would know you can actually reload the Henry just as fast, if not faster. The OP points this out in his video, as have many others, and I reload single shots and put rounds on target far faster than you (or anyone) can reload and put rounds on target with a side loading system. "Technologically behind" is simply stating that you don't appreciated a proven system that is nearly 100% reliable. I don't have shit to prove to you, I've been there and done that, but I will put the tube loading system slightly above the side loading for speed when you actually train in both. When you consider the single shot loading speed....well, it's not even close. Please, stand downrange against someone trained in single loading vs side port loading and see where you stand. Real world experience surpasses "opinions" every time. This was not an "opinion" post by the way.

8654 Zulu Foxtrot I think Andre's point is during the shooting side load allows you reload and back to shoot quickly, don't have to bother pull and insert the follower. I like side load gun.

If you need to be able to reload on the fly as to put 20 rounds down range maybe you should get a gun with higher capacity. With 5-6 shots of a 45-70 there shouldn't be anything left to shoot at unless you are a terrible shot or there are multiple targets. Still in either of those cases maybe go with a higher capacity. I just bought a Springfield M1 alpha 308. It is semi auto and has 20 round mags. Fairly comparable gun, trading a little knockdown for more rounds which may better suit somebody that is being forced to speed load their 45-70.

Melody Strull to eat? lol but i think he was just using a for instance..

Melody Strull To stop them from charging.

***** typically the meat is given to local villages, so they benefit a great deal.

Gets rid of old bulls that are no longer producing..

NCHeel why not take away their credit cards. That way they can't charge.

+srspower I heard somewhere it only takes 5lbs of force to break your collar bone; an improper shot with something like that.... ouch >.

Gen Scinmore Yes that was what I was thinking! And the hammer is so close to your face with a lever action that you are clamping down on a bench with.

I am on the market for a Henry big bore, looked at about all but sounds like this one is not fun to shoot, any recommendations on any particular cal for Henry lever action?

18winsagin .45lc is the way to go in my opinion or 30-30

+Gen Scinmore Not nearly the round, trust me on this. A 30-30 is a toy compared to this round.

+C MJ i use my commando knife,for close up cape buffalo jugular action.i am after all American.

Actually, Brownings are made in Japan with Rolex precision. The Marlin is made in the US and by many accounts has fallen to the same fnf problems as other Remington/Freedom Group lines.

You won't be let down with a Henry!