Wood and Blued Steel 9mm Carbine? - Henry Homesteader

[KevininPa]

I'm leaning towards the S&W MP FPC.

 

[zaitcev]

I had no idea that they had an adapter for Beretta 92 mags

They don't, I made it.

 

[zaitcev]

I wonder how wide the receiver is. Maybe it could be drilled and tapped for one of these!

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No need. Just buy one of these:

Williams WGRS-336 Guide Receiver Peep Sight Marlin 336 Lever Action

Williams WGRS-336 Guide Receiver Peep Sights are compact low profile sights. They are lightweight, strong and rustproof with positive windage and...

www.midwayusa.com

Weaver 63B is what comes on top of Marlin 336. Should bolt to Homesteader right out of the box.

 

[BlueHeelerFl]

They don't, I made it.

How complicated was it to make one?

 

[entropy]

Having rebuilt a Camp9 for my BIL due to the trigger group being ruined by solvent, I heartily agree.

 

[zaitcev]

How complicated was it to make one?

Not sure how to answer: what's complicated for one man is trivial to another.

The overall layout is mostly pre-determined by the design of the gun, there's not much wiggle room except for cosmetics. In addition, I have a lot of experience making adapters for Ruger PC Carbine, so I borrowed freely from those. Either way, I started by printing projects and then iterated it until it worked. Here's what the progression looked like:

 

[PapaG]

I like the BAR look and the concept but it will undoubtedly make the IL AWB list soon enough.

 

[Trashyshoots]

I like this looks of this but darn it. It it too much to ask for to have one manually operated pistol cal carbide.

I can be the only one who finds semiautomatics boring! The act of ejecting and chambering a new round is almost as satisfying as pulling the trigger. Some guns more so (top break revolvers and a martini)

manual elitist jerk content lol

Cannot tell you how badly I want a handy bolt action in 9mm that takes glock mags.

 

[adcoch1]

Cannot tell you how badly I want a handy bolt action in 9mm that takes glock mags.

Me too, and I might just have to build one... Somebody needs to...

 

[zaitcev]

Me too, and I might just have to build one... Somebody needs to...

I hear some people re-barrel these:

M22 TCM BA 22TCM 5rd

The M22 TCM BA rifle is a small game hunter's dream, capable of delivering a 40gn projectile over 2800 feet per second out of a 22.75" barrel.

www.armscor.com

Of course, they do not accept Glock magazines, but they are essentially ready to go otherwise. It's less effort than modifying a Howa micro action, or something like that.

 

[adcoch1]

I hear some people re-barrel these:

M22 TCM BA 22TCM 5rd

The M22 TCM BA rifle is a small game hunter's dream, capable of delivering a 40gn projectile over 2800 feet per second out of a 22.75" barrel.

www.armscor.com

Of course, they do not accept Glock magazines, but they are essentially ready to go otherwise. It's less effort than modifying a Howa micro action, or something like that.

If I get to it, I'll write up a separate thread, but opening a 223 Ruger American bolt head by 15 thou, and swapping a barrel would be easy. And a 3d printed mag well would not be difficult...

 

[berettaprofessor]

I’ve seen and held one. Doesn’t ring my bells.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

$757 in stock at Buds now, with free shipping. Starting to get tempting.....

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

I’ve seen and held one. Doesn’t ring my bells.

The Armscorp or the Henry?

 

[danez71]

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Have you made one for the M&P mags?

Would you make and sell one to me?

 

[zaitcev]

The overall layout is mostly pre-determined by the design of the gun, there's not much wiggle room except for cosmetics.
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And here's what it looks like when assembled:


As you can see, Henry's design allows for a greater freedom than Ruger's. Therefore, the feeding can be made more reliable, and the module is more durable. Unfortunately, the freedom comes at a cost, and the unit has to be more expensive/ And, Henry's freedom is still not enough to jam a Scorpion magazine in there. Only pistol magazines can work. I am a little disappointed, because I think Scorpion magazines would be a good fit. But it is what it is.

 

[Walkalong]

Thanks for the heads-up -- first I've heard of this rifle. I like the commercial BAR-type styling. I'll have to check one out when they eventually reach my LGS.

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Same here, very cool

 

[Walkalong]

Well, I like the way it looks, it’s a Henry, so quality will be good, relatively cheap to shoot, and 9MM carbines are so much fun.

 

[Armybrat]

I’d like to have one, but also think a 5.56 version that used Pmags would be very cool too.
Prices have dropped a bit?

Henry Repeating Arms Homesteader 9mm 16.3" Barrel 10-Rounds

The Henry Homesteader is a 9mm carbine that is perfect for plinking or hunting small game. The Homesteader features a 16.3 inch threaded barrel, American Walnut stock and forend, an ambidextrous bolt handle, adjustable sights, a top mounted thumb safety, a rubber buttplate, swivel studs, one...

grabagun.com

 

[zaitcev]

By the way, regarding the mystery of the M&P/P320 Mag Well that Henry promised but never deleivered. I was going through old links and things and found that Stern sell a combined M&P/P320 adapter:

MAG-ADMP9&40/P320

Convert your standard mil spec AR 15, M4, M16 lower assembly to use 9mm and .40 S&W M&P Magazines! The Mag-AD series adapters install in seconds. Boasting...

getstern.com

So, Henry's plan was probably not as crazy as it seems. The location of the latch notch was close enough between the two. The plan probably floundered on the difference in LRBHO.

 

[zaitcev]

Midwest Industries introduced aluminum handguard and stock for Homesteader:

https://twitter.com/MidwestIndinc/status/1752106363524694428

Seems like defeating the purpose. If one wanted a tactical PCC, a large array of choices already exists. But this could be popular in ban states.

 

[CavalierLeif]

Seems like it could be a nice "first" PCC for people that already have a 9mm handgun and want something larger, with ammo interchangeability in mind, that doesn't look like a "scary black rifle."

I don't have much use for it, personally. I prefer .357 in a lever for PCCs currently - but defense isn't the primary objective for that, it's more for woodland wandering, plinking and brush hunting. I'd rather have a 5.56/.223 "pistol" than a 9mm "rifle." But, if I was looking for a 9mm PCC, I'd go with something like the CZ Scorpion . . . shot a buddy's at the range recently and was impressed by the controllability and pleasantly surprising solid build - though the blast was something to behold.