A 3rd Henry

tractortad · Post by **tractortad** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 6:51 pm

If he's anything like the rest of us Henry lovers who have shot a Big Boy for the first time, I'll bet your little hunter will want to try some magnum rounds after about two or three loads of 38spec - just to hear and feel that magnum "blast". He's going to love that rifle - but I bet you are going to have more fun just watching him hold and shoot it for the first time...

Post by **JEBar** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 7:34 pm

tractortad wrote:I'll bet your little hunter will want to try some magnum rounds after about two or three loads of 38spec - just to hear and feel that magnum "blast". He's going to love that rifle - but I bet you are going to have more fun just watching him hold and shoot it for the first time...

its been a long time since I've been so hyped up with anticipation over seeing someone receive a gift .... we did go through similar times 25+ years ago when we went through a similar process with our sons .... they still have their first youth shotguns ( 20 ga pumps), first pistols (Ruger semi auto 22's and GP100's), first target 22 rifles (Ruger 10-22/s), first adult shotguns (Remington 1187's), and first hunting rifles (Ruger M77 carbines 308's with stocks cut down to youth levels) .... since then they have bought others and will hope to add to their collections in the future

Post by **RanchRoper** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:17 pm

This is a great thread to read. Thanks.

Post by **JEBar** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:31 pm

RanchRoper wrote:This is a great thread to read. Thanks.

kind words from everyone are appreciated .... my grandfather hunted, my Dad never did .... the memories I have, as a young boy, of bear hunting with my Grandfather's hunting club, rabbit hunting with his friends, and walking the woods squirrel hunting are very dear to me .... the only guns ever given to me were left to me by me by my Grandfather ... none are fancy, all are pure hunters with a rich (to me) history .... my hope is those from my Grandfather, those I have given to our sons and daughter, and those given to our grandson will mean something to them down the line

Post by **RanchRoper** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:48 pm

Those are priceless firearms because of that very reason.

Post by **CT_Shooter** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:27 pm

Today's his birthday, JEBar! I hope you'll let us know just how big that smile on his face got!

Post by **JEBar** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 4:05 pm

CT_Shooter wrote:Today's his birthday, JEBar! I hope you'll let us know just how big that smile on his face got!

for his birthday his parents took him to Great Wolf Lodge in Charlotte for the weekend .... we are having a family gathering this coming Friday, that is when we will give it to him .... really looking forward to it

Post by **CT_Shooter** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 5:25 pm

JEBar wrote:for his birthday his parents took him to Great Wolf Lodge in Charlotte for the weekend .... we are having a family gathering this coming Friday, that is when we will give it to him .... really looking forward to it

..cue Carly Simon, "Anticipation..."

Post by **JEBar** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 9:26 pm

just got back from visiting with friends who own the place we go to shoot .... depending on the weather, we hope to get Jacob over there this weekend ..

Post by **JEBar** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:01 pm

a few pictures :

earlier today I went to WalMart looking for a case for the Henry 357 we are going to give to our grandson on Friday .... I wasn't pleased with the ones they had in stock but was surprised to see that had 1 Henry GB 44 Mag, 1 GB 357, and 1 Henry 22 in stock .... from there we went to a local gun shop where we found a Henry Rifle Case .... while it was considerably higher priced, it fits the rifle like a glove so we decided to go with it .... also pictured his Uncle Mike's ammo pouch

Post by **White Squirrel** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:35 pm

Nice, JEBar. He will love all of that.

So looking forward to when my grandson is old enough to get a birthday last this. He is only 2 1/2 now, but growing up fast.

Post by **JEBar** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 8:24 pm

today was the day ..

.. the Henry caught our grandson completely by surprise ..

.. after opening his gift we drove over to a friends range where we sighted in the scope and fired 50 some light 38 spl level loads in 357 casings .... we also fired a dozen or so full power 357 rounds .... both grouped well but at 25 yards we found a considerable difference in where they grouped on on a target .... I was pleased with our grandson's progress in handling his rife as well as shooting it .... the pictures below pretty well tell the story .... as noted, he was firing at 25 yards

Deadwood Dutch · Post by **Deadwood Dutch** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 9:13 pm

Simply outstanding! I am sure that he was overjoyed with his new rifle. Thanks so much for the photos and the report.

Post by **PT7** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 9:15 pm

Great group of photos, JEBar, recording a very special day that will never be forgotten by your grandson!
Glad he, and everyone, enjoyed his birthday.

BTW, some these photos of your 11-year old opening that Henry definitely need to be posted on the Henry customer comments web page https://www.henryrifles.com/customer-letters/. Both Henry RAC and Henry owners will enjoy seeing them!

Post by **JEBar** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 9:30 pm

PT7 wrote:Great group of photos, JEBar, recording a very special day that will never be forgotten by your grandson!
Glad he, and everyone, enjoyed his birthday.

BTW, some these photos of your 11-year old opening that Henry definitely need to be posted on the Henry customer comments web page https://www.henryrifles.com/customer-letters/. Both Henry RAC and Henry owners will enjoy seeing them!

I hadn't considered sending a note with pictures to Henry .... interesting idea, will have to give it some thought .... by the way, our grandson just turned 8, not 11 .... he's 4' 7" tall and weights about 70 lbs .... he's growing so fast that he his general hand-eye coordination hasn't caught up .... that will come in time but for right now, rifle shooting is one activity he does well

Post by **PT7** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:08 pm

Oops! Never was any good with kids' ages, JEBar.

Sorry about that.

Check out the customer letters on the Henry site. There are tons of them, and I always enjoyed those where kids get a Henry and/or are shown shooting them. Great first rifle to have and get involved in the shooting sports.

JEBar wrote:
PT7 wrote:Great group of photos, JEBar, recording a very special day that will never be forgotten by your grandson!
Glad he, and everyone, enjoyed his birthday.

BTW, some these photos of your 11-year old opening that Henry definitely need to be posted on the Henry customer comments web page https://www.henryrifles.com/customer-letters/. Both Henry RAC and Henry owners will enjoy seeing them!
I hadn't considered sending a note with pictures to Henry .... interesting idea, will have to give it some thought .... by the way, our grandson just turned 8, not 11 .... he's 4' 7" tall and weights about 70 lbs .... he's growing so fast that he his general hand-eye coordination hasn't caught up .... that will come in time but for right now, rifle shooting is one activity he does well

Post by **JEBar** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:50 pm

on your recommendation I did take a look .... can't find an email address to submit a letter with a picture

Post by **CT_Shooter** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:16 am

JEBar wrote:on your recommendation I did take a look .... can't find an email address to submit a letter with a picture

Anthony@Henryrepeating.com should do it, JEBar. You should be so proud of yourself for raising your son and mentoring your grandson to enjoy shooting sports. Fantastic.

PMC · Post by **PMC** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:53 am

That's one happy little boy!

Post by **JEBar** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 9:34 pm

CT_Shooter wrote:
JEBar wrote:on your recommendation I did take a look .... can't find an email address to submit a letter with a picture
Anthony@Henryrepeating.com should do it, JEBar. You should be so proud of yourself for raising your son and mentoring your grandson to enjoy shooting sports. Fantastic.

kind words and info appreciated .....

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