Scored a sweet Henry 45-70 today

[Lennyjoe]

Was surfing thru Armslist this weekend and ran across a Henry lever action 45-70 with a Vortex Crossfire II scope with only 10 rounds thru it for $850. Needless to say, I snatched it right up. Interesting enough, I can’t seem to find what series it is as it’s tube loaded with no side load feature. Anyone have an idea on what series it is?

 

[ms6852]

That is a good price, congratulations .

 

[doubleh]

No idea on the series although it is a good looking gun. It would make a good saddle gun with the right scabbard if you are into horse back hunting or just boonie traveling where you might run into some thing that is dangerous.

 

[Frulk]

Depending on where you buy the scope it’s $200+. Subtract that from the gun and you picked it up for $650. Can’t remember the last time I saw a 45-70 Henry in pristine condition (let alone less) go for that kind of money.

You probably have an APB out on you for robbery.

 

[Lennyjoe]

Depending on where you buy the scope it’s $200+. Subtract that from the gun and you picked it up for $650. Can’t remember the last time I saw a 45-70 Henry in pristine condition (let alone less) go for that kind of money.

You probably have an APB out on you for robbery.

Was too good to pass up. I picked up this Remlin (below the Henry) a couple of years ago for $600 used at a gun shop un Ashland Ohio. I thought I stole that one as well.

 

[.45Coltguy]

Your Henry 45-70, no side gate, is model # H010. You found a very nice rifle. At a VERY good price.

 

[dredd]

Great find!!!!

 

[Pat Riot]

Congratulations on your Boomer.
I like the way it’s set up. It almost looks new!

 

[Mercy Me]

congratulations !!

 

[small town life]

I have 2 remlin 45-70's (sbl & cb), but you did get a good deal for sure. Stag will be offering a 45-70 in the last quarter of this year, so it'll be interesting and s&w might offer 1 also.

 

[ThomasT]

Nice gun. The No Sidegate doesn't bother me at all. I had one of the Marlin 32 mags with no sidegate and for me it just wasn't an issue. I have a Henry 30-30 no sidegate on my GB watch list right now. The price is $775. Not bad for today. But add in taxes, shipping and transfer when it gets her plus all the fiddly gunbroker B.S. fees and I will most likely pass on it.

When you get a chance to shoot your new Henry pictures and a report would be appreciated.

 

[Frulk]

^^^ Sadly I missed the train with these. A Marlin Cowboy in .32 H&R is at the top of the list of what I would consider a grail gun. They are going for absolute stupid money these days.

Waiting and hoping Marlin sees fit to bring ‘em back. Until then my Henry .32H&R is doing a decent job filling that niche.

 

[ThomasT]

^^^ Sadly I missed the train in these. A Marlin Cowboy in .32 H&R is at the top of the list of what I would consider a grail gun. They are going for absolute stupid money these days.

Waiting and hoping Marlin sees fit to bring ‘em back. Until then my Henry .32H&R is doing a decent job filling that niche.

The Henry is in 327 Federal isn't it? That would be Okay but I don't have any 327 stuff. I bought that Marlin 32 mag for a little over $600 and sold it about 3 years ago for $1500. To tell the truth I never liked the gun. The octagon barrel made it heavier than my 357 or 44 mag Marlins. And it wasn't overly accurate or I never found a load it shot as well as my 357 shoots. So I really didn't miss it. My bud and I both bought one at the same time. He still has his and I bet he hasn't shot it in the last 10 years.

Frankly I would give the Henry a try before I bought another Marlin. It was a pretty gun but just didn't light my fire. My uncle had one of the Marlins in 32-20 and when he died I tried to buy it from my aunt for full market value. Instead she sold all his guns for 0.25 cents on the dollar. And he had a LOT of guns including first gen Colt single actions. At least two in 32-20 that I know of. She told me she sold all his guns for $40,000. How stupid she was. She has no idea what she had. I offered to sell the ones I didn't want on GB for her and get her top dollar. I probably could have got her over $200,000 for his collection of guns.

And one more thing the Henry will feed 327 and 32 mag. I don't know about 32 long. The Marlin would not no matter what I tried feed 32 long. It was a waste of time trying.

 

[Frulk]

Thomas T. Thanks for that very interesting input. Appreciate it!

 

[berettaprofessor]

Why can't I run across a 45-70 with a deal like that? That scope, BTW is not a $200 scope. Lists currently on Amazon for $129 and I've bought several within the last 6 months for $99. Try Joe-Bob's.

 

[DukeConnor]

Why don't I ever come across these deals. I have side gate Henry's and almost exclusively use the tube.