Henry Side Gate Lever Action .45-70 (BRASS CANNON) 

They are absolutely a BLAST! I have 3 of the 45-70 models (I don’t shoot my brass version, as it is a Bison Tribute). I shoot my color case hardened and X model 45-70 Henrys. H010CC and H010X models. The X model has awesome fiber optic sights. I blew up a watermelon at damn near 100 yards with it, shooting from lying on the ground, with ONE SHOT. I loaded one Hornady round through the side gate, aimed, fired, and then celebrated my little victory! If you do not yet have a Henry 45-70, GET ONE!!!😃👍🇺🇸

Have had my 45-70 all weather Henry for two years.beautiful gun.

Hope you found one, was searching for mine since running into a black bear camping in October and lucked into walking to a local dealer as he got a one today. He hadn’t even finished taking his inventory when I saw it and asked if had sold yet, said no and bam bought it.

I have 2 4570's that I hunt with alot...1 ruger number one stainless 4570 I've had for probably 10 years now it has a a typical lupold 3x9x40 scope on it..amd then last year I bought a henry x model 4570 amd put a bushnell trs25 red dot on it as a adk mountian brush gun.... and ended up killing a nice buck buck it last year at a ranged 235 yards in a field with the red dot using a fallen tree as a rest

Does it scratch easily ? I know it will tarnish eventually and that is fine.

@@CWfist mine's not scratched at all and I see no reason why it would tarnish if you maintain it. I have a brass Winchester from 1969 and it's not tarnished whatsoever.

@@musicmatty67 Judging by the website pictures, it has a mirror polish when new, I would assume that micro scratches will eventually happen, but I have no experience or better say, I have never handled a Henry before... also I believe all brass will eventually develop some patina,,,

When did you purchase your Henry side gate 30-30?

@@stevearehart313 December 2019

You must get the Henry 45-70! They are EXCELLENT!!!👊🇺🇸

By “Work of Art” do you mean good or bad? One reason I would never buy a Henry is because I dislike tube loading on lever guns. Takes away from any resemblance of a Traditional lever gun!! Henry finds it impossible to make one model lever gun without the tube load feature which I and many other Traditional lever gun enthusiasts dislike!! Henry’s have a completely different non proportionate look to them, where either you love them or don’t love them. If you love them, then enjoy, and I hope it is and remains an excellent firearm for you!!

Please consider the H010CC model (45-70 color case hardened). I have one, love it. It does have a rubber recoil pad, and you can always fold up a towel and use it as additional padding, or figure out some other simple solution. It is a gun worth having!

Need both

“MADE IN AMERICA, OR NOT MADE AT ALL”!🇺🇸 You can’t go wrong with HENRY!!!👍

If you do not mind me asking, where did you order it? I haven’t been able to find one around where I live.

@@andrewcole6746 ordered mine yesterday from sportsman's warehouse. You can go to their website and order guns that are in delivery. Then when the gun you order arrives at sportsman warehouse they will email you that they have it waiting for you to pick up. Note though, they don't always have the specific gun coming through delivery so they are not always in stock but if you check every day your bound to get your hands on one. It's what I did. They were in stock here for delivery locally at the sportsman warehouse in Roanoke virgina. Which is about an hour drive from my house but hell that ain't nothing for a new gun! Especially as one as beautiful as this gun featured in the video.

For real!

I agree the octagon barrel is charming, but I wouldn't hold off buying this one because of the round barrel, it's light and points very well.

I like the 45 - 70 Brass Lever Action . How much does it cost

Yeah! H010CC, Baby!!!😈

1 yr later....how much have you used it? Anything you dont like about it? Any faults/malfunctions? Would you recommend it? Haha sorry for all the questions.... pretty keen on buying one myself. Cheers mate

The H010X model is an excellent choice! I have one, LOVE those fiber optic sights!! DESTROYED a watermelon at damn near 100 yards with ONE SHOT! Will not be putting a scope on that baby!👊😃🇺🇸

It's not all that bad of a recoil, but those bench shots you can feel it for sure..

I'm wanting to get a .357 rifle myself too. I have a 44 mag rifle that looks like that. I never shot that rifle yet and I have had it a few years now.

There are side gated Henry's too.

@@fullsendabeerforme2988 did you read my comment? It hasn’t got anything to do with the loading method but the design of the tube. If you get a longer barreled Marlin you can get a larger magazine tube with a larger capacity. And the Winchester/Marlin style magazine tube allows for custom lengths of any preference as long as you can make a tube and spring long enough to accommodate it and feed reliably. The two piece design of the Henry, side gate or no side gate, limits you to a maximum of four rounds. If you get a longer barrel the magazine cannot be modified as easily. It’s a limiting factor for the people that would like to make custom guns from base guns.

@@Ben_not_10 my mistake, a comment above you on my phone was talking about how they should have side gated Henry's, I must have clicked reply on your comment instead of theirs by accident. Agreed though on what you said but there are more modern lever guns that do offer barrel customization. Not entirely sure if henry themselves make them though. I personally prefer the shorter barrels but that's just me. I just wish 45-70 ammunition were more avaliable for me, in my area I normally have to order rounds because no gun store around me has them in stock. I guess I need to learn how to reload ammunition. Have a great day/night and a merry Christmas Benjamin. Also when it comes to 45-70 there's no need for more then 4 rounds. If anything takes more then 4, then boy your in deep.

@@fullsendabeerforme2988 ahhh understandable. My apologies.

That’s too cool! Love it! 😆

Such an amateur all of them are all weather to a true Sportsman that brings them home and cleans them before and after and they're well-maintained they're all weather I've been following that for decades

The secret is to hold firm but not to tight. Leave a little give in muscles. If hold it to tight the muscles are smashed cause no where to go. Just a firm hold , lean into it will make it tame down for ya. I'm 5'4" 130lbs and I can run 45-70 like most do the pistol caliber carbines. But do what works for ya. If need pad is cool. Just wanted let ya see a different view or style. So many make mistake of over holding grip from thinking its needed.

@@paulcritchfield6958 thanks, but my arthritis is so bad that I have to get injections in several joint's and my hand's are even bad. I'm just an old fart, but I'll keep shooting to the grave. I love Henry and Ruger, my 357 3inch and a Henry will come to the grave with me unless they can fit more. As a young man I played every sport under the sun and the doctor's say I took a lot of severe blow's to my entire body. I played everything like it was football, and even got to play two year's in college. I would do it all again if I could get out of bed a little easier in the morning. Have a great day!

@@richardcolligon4277 I understand then the lever gun in 357, 44, or 45 be good choices for you

@@paulcritchfield6958 45-70 is fine with a rubber butt pad on it. I'll let my decorated Iraqi soldier of a son handle the brass. In Iraq he would pickoff sniper's with his 50cal Barret He's a beast of a man! Last year at a rodeo him and his family were sitting near the top of the bleacher's and a man down lower was causing trouble with a much smaller man and my son yelled for him to knock it off. The guy stood up and began to curse at him and his wife. My son stood up and said do you want to take this out back. The guy took one look at my son and sat down. He doesn't go looking for trouble, but he'll finish it. He was also a tanker in Iraq, but after you come out of Kuwait and get into Baghdad the northern area isn't the best tank terrain, that's why he did the sniper work. You can watch him and his buddies going into Iraq on RU-vid. Watch Sabaton Panzer battalion on RU-vid, it's about 5 min and 30 second's. I have seen you comment on other channel's like Alaskan Ballistics so I'll see you around!!

@@richardcolligon4277 it shame that all dieing in muddle east now from Biden mistake. Now US military have more deaths and more war to come. Tell your son I'm grateful for his services

I put a ranger point precision cloverleaf peep sight on mine. I’m still trying to figure out a hi viz front sight for this one since it’s not dovetailed.

It's called the "All in 1 brass cannon" for a reason. This gun can hunt just about anything in America and some big game over yonder in Africa.

Joseph I recommend Leupold optics. For one they are American made just like your Henry and the glass is fantastic. For shorter range like you are talking their VX- Freedom 2-7 or 3-9 would be a great choice. - Cody

@@HenryUSA Thanks for the recommendation for the optics as there are very few professional gun experts like yourself that know how a lever action performs with considering all the specs!

Yes you can use +P ammo

@@HenryUSA what is +P pressure? 40k? $50k?

Where are you located? I am a Henry ambassador and could help you out on the price if you’re willing to travel. I can cover part of the cost. I am in central US.

Really depends on the situation ill be using it. A lot of my irons sights I zero at 50 to 75 yards because I wont shoot passed that. However I feel confident enough in this rifle to probably zero it at 100. - Cody

Lifetime warranty.......call & send it to Henry????

It only "hangs up." When you don't cock it all the way.

Steve Im down on the kansas line. What are you looking for? We have a dealer down here that has a few. -Cody

Side gate 357. Side gate 4-10

Long ranger

You can currently get a side gate .357 Henry in the color case hardened, all-weather, steel and X models. Hopefully they will soon have the Big Boy models with side gate in the”classic” brass and silver series. I would get one of each! 😃👍

@Nunya Binnis . I have researched reloading Data for these two cartridges. Unlike the 22 short vs 22 long rifle, or 38 special vs 357 Magnum, or 44 vs 44 Magnum, there are great differences between the 45 colt and a 45-70 cartridges. I am no expert, but my opinion is: the 45 Colt cartridge SHOULD NOT be fired in a 45-70 chambering.

Never try a fire a .45 Colt in a .45-70. The only they have in common is the .45 part. One is a rifle caliber and the other a pistol caliber. I own both calibers and it's a definite no.

@@NorvalHenderson I do believe you are absolutely right! There is quite a difference in these 2 cartridges.

Actually son you got that the other way around you can keep shoving them in all day long at least a real man can

You can still tube load them.

They are more appealing with both tube feed and side gate options. You can load them either way you choose. What’s not to love?👍

@@ringokidd387 hahaha! You made an excellent point (in more than one way!)😆

I know it’s a bit late, but only the receiver is brass, I believe the barrel and most internals are forged steel. You can make barrels entirety out of brass or bronze, but they’ll be softer and more prone to damage. So technically you could have a gun made without iron, but they’d be less reliable

@@beakboi9533 Thanks, writing a fantasy novel and was considering making it world without access to iron.