Finish on Henry Rifles

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Question; I have seen brass hold up well from the factory until I polished off a protective coat that was applied at the factory. I have a Case knife that looked good until I started using brass polish on it. From then on I had to polish regularly to keep it looking good.
Would that be true for the Henry rifles as well. I haven't yet, but I have considered using Flitz polish on them, but I don't want to start something that will never end. I have used Renaissance on them, but it doesn't really remove metal, just provides a coat of protection.
Do these rifles come from the factory with a protective coat (lacquer) that would be removed if used?.....TIA...........Tom

[JEBar]

first, welcome to our community .... I'd suggest you call Henry's customer service and ask them straight out how they recommend taking care of the brass .... I do know Henry sells "Henry Big Boy Metal Polish" at this link ====> https://henrypride.com/collections/clea ... 3444982214

[Les]

Hi .... welcome to the Forums from Runcorn, UK!

It depends what rifle your talking about. If it's a .22 Golden Boy, then it isn't brass. It's a coating that is applied over the Zamac 5 receiver cover, and it is possible to 'polish' the coating off.

The centrefire Big Boys etc are solid brass. It might be possible to apply a coat of clear lacquer to protect the finish, and stop it from tarnishing. As JEBar has suggested, a call or email to Henry should answer your query.

[Steve51]

I have used Flitz on my brass Big Boy.

[RanchRoper]

Welcome. I just wipe my Big Boy with a cloth and it will age however it wants to! Nothing wrong with some miles on it...