New sight for Henry .22

[Ron660]

My Henry 22 mag. in the farm truck, with a 3 x 9 Bushnell. Sighted in with the Hornady 33 grain bullets for now. Have a Nikon 3 x 9 coming from Midway this week I hope.

You zero at 100yds?

 

[Ron660]

My Henry 22 mag. in the farm truck, with a 3 x 9 Bushnell. Sighted in with the Hornady 33 grain bullets for now. Have a Nikon 3 x 9 coming from Midway this week I hope.

My Winchester lever-action 22 mag prefers the 35gr that comes in the 200 pack....maybe CCI. It's labeled A22. Next is the CCI 33gr. JHP then the Win 34gr HP's. I have plenty of each now. Probably over 50 boxes.

 

[Ron660]

 

[srb08]

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Is that a Rem 581 on top?

 

[amberg]

You zero at 100yds?

Yes.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Given how insanely popular Remington centerfire bolt actions have always been, I wonder why the rimfires have never really taken off. They have plenty of fans, but they never win any popularity contests.

 

[srb08]

Given how insanely popular Remington centerfire bolt actions have always been, I wonder why the rimfires have never really taken off. They have plenty of fans, but they never win any popularity contests.

I like em. I have several.
My only gripe is the cheap plastic magazines they use in some models. Good thing you can find 3D printed ones now.

 

[Ron660]

Is that a Rem 581 on top?

Yes a 581. That's my favorite squirrel rifle. I sent it many years ago to B. Voelker, gunsmith, to be accurized.

 

[srb08]

I have a Henry H001T lever action .22 that I like very much, it has a 20" octagonal barrel and is quite accurate with just about anything you feed it. I decided to upgrade the sights and see just how good it can shoot. I put a Williams FP-GR-TK receiver sight on it, this sight is click adjustable and clamps to the receiver dovetail. The original front sight is .500, a little high for my taste. I found a .450 sight with very fine white head in my gun junkyard which tapped right on. Took it out behind the house at 30 yards from a sitting position, I think we have a winner here. A real rifleman/woman (not me) could easily put them all in the bull.

I finally got this done. The front sight has been on the gun for a couple months but I kept forgetting to order a rear, Williams FP-GR-TK. Finally got it ordered and mounted. Other than looking oversized for the gun, I really like it.
The sight hood fills the aperture perfectly. As long as you don't see the hood, the front sight is perfectly centered. I generally prefer a gold bead front sight but the green lite pipe works well.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Thats my setup! So, are you going to leave the original rear sight in place?

 

[srb08]

Thats my setup! So, are you going to leave the original rear sight in place?

Hadn't really thought about it. If it gets in the way, I'll pull it off but if it's not an issue, I'll probably leave it.
Did you have to pull yours?

 

[FergusonTO35]

Don't know why, but I just now noticed your reply. Yes, I did remove the rear sight and put in a slot blank. The H001T comes with a Marble's semi-bullhorn rear that is pretty tall and precludes the use of a receiver sight.

 

[kfd518]

Have been in process of converting all my rifles to Williams or similar vintage steel adjustable rears. have one left that will stay scoped. 25-06 will keep its 2.5-8x36
Still have 3 rifles to get rid of buck horns on.
My pride and joy
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?339201-Vz24-35-Whelen

 

[FergusonTO35]

You rock, bro. Sadly, I will probably be using scopes more in the future due to neurological problems. The magnification helps me to press the trigger at the right time, and to know when a particular shot is beyond my (non)abilities.

 

[kfd518]

Wish I had a lathe and mill would make doing many of my projects much easier. But those are much further in the future than I’m looking at the moment.