Thank you. I just got my new Golden Boy 22. It has been raining and I am waiting for a dry day for my first outing. I understand Ralphie's anticipation! I also want to thank you for choosing not to add background music to your video. Music in these instructional videos makes it almost impossible for anyone with hearing issues to hear and understand. Also rapid speaking causes problems for those of us that may be hard of hearing. Your video was perfect you nailed it, without all of those distractions. Well done!
Thank you! I really wanted a Golden Boy but, I changed my mind after watching the cleaning video that Henry had on their website! I decided that I didn't want one after all... if I had to tear it down that much every time I shot it (and I did want it to shoot it, not just look at it)! So, after watching your video, I think I can get to the necessary parts to clean without dissembling to such an extreme! So, now... I want one again! Thanks again!
They're called 'serrated lock washers'. When undoing those case screws it's a good idea to put a patch between the slot and the screw driver for a snug fit AND to prevent scratching to the finish from accidental slips or 'walking' by the driver. Place the screws, bolt, and tools away from where you're going to set down the rifle to avoid scratching the finish on them.
After several days of research on lever action rifles, I came to realize that I could find a Henry Golden Boy 22LR at my local sporting goods store for less than what I might pay at a pawn shop for a Marlin or other used older rifle. I bought mine today and look forward to having to clean it after putting some rounds through it!. Thanks for a very easy to understand disassembly and cleaning video! By buying new, I also have the satisfaction of knowing it came from the factory with few problems, not like unknown guns with unknown histories from my local pawnshop!
Probably too late now but you should clean it before shooting it as they put a thicker protective oil on the gun for shipping. It is recommended to remove this and put a thinner oil on before shooting it the first time.
thanks for the tear down. I'm about to do mine for the first time. It's not very complicated and I'd figure it out, but its always nice to see it done before hand.
VERY GOOD! I recently received the custom engraved receiver cover for my Henry, and I must say that your video gives better instruction for changing the cover than the paper that comes from Henry. I'm glad I haven't tried changing covers yet. (Being a person with many hobbies, the custom engraving on my receiver cover is my Amateur Radio Callsign.) My first Henry .22 was the H001, and I was not pleased that the manual that came with it said to clean it from the muzzle. My conclusion was that a bore snake could get the job done without ruining the rifling at the muzzle. Now I see there is a way to do a complete cleaning job on all my Henry rifles. Thank You!
Great Job and yes folks G96 rocks. I use it on all my firearms. Some sadly to say I will go a year without shooting, but when I get them out they look as if I just put them away.
great! I got a Henry .410, side-loader, with brass receiver. I leather wrapped the lever, added Skinner peeps and a taller front sight, tooled leather sling, and leather stock carrier for ammo. This is a craftsmanship project, and coming out great. 1.5” groups with slugs. It’s my “lever-action musket”, shooting slugs.
When I took mine apart, the bolt stayed on the top of the action. That allowed me to see how the top part of the lever interacted with it. That also made it easier to reassemble because I put the bolt on the action, with the top tip of the lever in the slot in the bolt, and then I put the cover back on. While I really like the little rifle, I do have a couple of reservations about it. One is that I would think that, over time, the wood screw could become loose in the wood stock. The other issue is that the flat top receiver really needs to be drilled and tapped for a scope base. It works on the pot metal Ruger 10/22, so it should work on the brasslite receiver. The factory scope base that replaces the rear sight is not a great idea, and they fixed the problem with the newer Big boys by drilling and tapping the receiver.
It should be made clear that this kind of a tear-down is a rare event, something done if the action has gotten unusually dirty for some reason. Normally one only needs to clean the barrel with the gun intact.
@@CESWG I prefer a traditional rod-and-swab cleaning. Then I can throw away the contaminants and use a clean patch for each pass. Never used a bore snake, but I understand that they are convenient for field use in hunting conditions. One of the things you are dealing with is lead.
@@naioti Like a lot of things, it depends. If you just shot 25 rounds clean the bore. The more complicated something becomes the less likely it gets done.
Thank you, great and slow explaining, easy to understand and follow... no rush.. quiet.. and clear! You are a good encouraging teacher... thank you from British Columbia - Canada. From a horseman to a Cavalryman. I am subscribing right away to your channel.
The receiver of this rifle is Brasslite. From my research this is not Brass but an alloy and is different from the receivers on their center-fire rifles. But as you can see below the buttplate is Brass. I've seen it written that it is zinc alloy called zamak. www.eazall.com/diecastalloys.aspx will lead you to a page which describes the Brasslite alloy. It is a very durable receiver. To clean it the manual recommends: "Important: The Golden Boy’s brasslite receiver and brass buttplate should be maintained only by gently wiping with a clean, soft, dustfree cloth. Do not apply solvents, oil or wax to these surfaces."
Late to the game but I just took apart my golden boy 22 mag. Only slight pain was putting back together, sliding the bolt back over the hammer and lining screws up, but prevailed, thanks, good video.
Thanks for the video! Have any certain polishes you use for the outside gold parts? Got one that is extremely dirty looking and doesn’t have much shine to it at all in some spots.
I just picked up my new golden boy today . What a beautiful rifle . Beautiful walnut wood . I'm scared to death to put a sharp object anywhere near my new rifle ( lol ). Good informative video on this great looking rifle .
I got my Henry Golden Boy about a year ago. I’ve put about a hundred long rifle rounds through it and about two hundred short rounds through it. It is fun to shoot and pretty accurate. I suspect that if I could hold still when shooting off hand, it would be much more accurate. Love my Golden Boy. I wish I could find ammo to shoot it more often.
I was raised and taught to ALWAYS clean a barrel from the breech. Of course we all had bolt action guns and it was asy with a cleaning rod. I've got several lever guns & it's not always practical to disassemble them down to be able to clean from the breech. Also: Don't try this at home or in the field unless you have a proper fitting set of screwdrivers (look carefully at his in the video). This is where an Otis Pull Thru cleaner is indispensable. But then, too is the cheaper Remington Squeeg-E - pretty slick for all caliber lever guns, but no advantage to anything you could use a regular rod to clean from the breech.
Nice video. And...this went more to helping me understand the so-called "brass-lite" finish on these rifles. I knew they weren't brass but I didn't know the golden finish was just a cover over a stamped metal action. I've heard it referred to as the alloy 'Zamek', or zinc, aluminum, manganese & kopper, (to use the German spelling). Kinda disappointed it's not an all real brass receiver, but then these little rifles would probably cost >$1000.00 I suppose. Owners seem to like 'em a lot.
I don't recommend doing this. It's not necessary to keep the rifle clean, you can reach everything you need to clean through the ejection port. I've never opened it up and found it was super dirty, I would only do this if you got the gun wet or muddy
There are ways to do that without taking the cover off completely, but for a once and a while deep clean you will probably have to remove the cover. The good news is though that your gun will work perfectly fine with the level of cleaning Henry recommends. I like a spotless gun, but that's just my OCD about guns which came from my time 40 years ago in police training when we had to have spotless revolvers or we got in trouble. There is a Q-tip looking cleaning supply, when I find the name I'll add it here, that have a long thin wood handle. I use then to get in hard to reach places like AR15 hammer assemblies and that will help you out quite a bit. It isn't an actual Q-tip it's specifically for gun cleaning.
One of the screws on the brass cover is going in sideways, it’s perfectly aligned and even when I took it off and put it back on, it still goes in sideways. I tried using the other screws and everything but still can’t put it back in. Any tips?
Love those Henry rifles, my favorite, as soon as I can afford it I WILL own one, probably the 45-70,but not sure yet I know that ammo is expensive so I may go for a .44 or .357,any advice is welcome.
Dude I wanted the .357 but these ammo prices are friken ridiculous that I settled for the .22. Half the price man and just as fun with hundreds of rounds instead of paying a dollar per round
Thank you for the video. The one provided on Henry's website goes into a full strip down and their video will not allow pausing or replay of a segment of interest. Yours is exactly what I was looking for. : )
Great video! Thank you! Your quiet voice was a contrast to the opening bang! LOL. I about had a heart attack at the end. It was like watching Bob Ross paint then suddenly, someone fires a Desert Eagle in the room. LOLOL. GREAT video sir, thanks again. Going to clean mine now.
I had taken my Golden Boy to a gunsmith and he took it apart and I was able to put it back together with the help of your video but there are two pins I can’t figure out where they go. Can you assist?
You don't have to take it down this far for most cleanings. I'll at least run a bore snake through it after every range day, after soaking the bore, usually with G96. I only take it down this far once and a while when it looks like it's really dirty. .22 can be dirty ammo, but some is worse than others. I couldn't give you a round count. If I feel I'm not getting it clean enough with the pull through then I'll take it down further.
@@panzerabwerkanone the scope is attached to the cantilever rail and is pretty much sitting right over top of the receiver cover. Cant lift off the receiver because it doesn't have enough room to lift it out at an angle
When I take the action cover off it doesn’t come off easy. It scratches the hell out of the inside of the Action cover when I take it off.Am I doing something wrong?
You should clean and oil the barrel after every outing,but a complete cleaning like hes doing isnt always necessary. It's just something youd do after after extensive shooting or just before long term storage. That's just my opinion, I'm not a professional.
I just want know how to take a live round that's stuck between the Breck my nephew put a small 357 round in it an got stuck now it's pointing straight u in the leaves an firing pin how do I take it out
I'd have to have the gun in hand to see how I'd take it out. Sorry. If you haven't figured it out I'd say bring it to a local gun smith. Wish I could help, but without having the gun in hand I really don't want to give you bad advise and have you damage something.
I don't have a Big Boy, but as I understand it is real brass. I'd check that out in the manual first and if it is I'd just use brass polisher like Brasso.
You don't have to take it down this far all the time. I only do it when it gets really dirty. Use a small brush and a pull through after each range session and wipe down the inside of the action with gun patches. I use G96 its a great CLP. If you're careful and don't strip the screws or mangle the screw heads taking it down this far is fine. I know a lot of people disagree but if you're careful and have confidence in what you're doing you should be OK. If you're the least bit worried then I'd suggest you don't take it down this far yourself. Guns are precise instruments, but they are made pretty robust. There is nothing wrong with only cleaning the bore and the little of the action you can reach with a brush and patches. But if you use it a lot someday you may want to do a really thorough cleaning. That's what this video was meant for. Those times when you want to go deep and get the gun really clean.
I have a Marlin 1894 in .357. I haven’t tried .38 in yet but I’ve been meaning to. My Chiappa Winchester 94 clone in .357 doesn’t like .38 at all as the overall length causes it to jam.
Its up to you. This is done when you want to completely clean your gun. Owner's manuals will never tell you to do more than the minimun. I'm not telling anyone they have to clean this well. I'm showing them how to if they choose to.
That wasn't the focus of video as I assumed that if somone owned a Golden Boy they'd know how function check it. Just make sure you use a snap cap so you don't damage your fireing pin.
