1860 Replica by H.R.A.? Any truth to this?

[MJN77]

You could get two Italian henrys for that price. I'll stick with my Uberti.

[Fox Creek Kid]

$1,860 here:


http://www.firearmsforyou.com/guns/rifles/henry-bth-original-44-40-h011-h011/

$1725.65 here:

http://grabagun.com/henry-repeating-arms-original-henry-bth-44-40-bl-wd.html


No photos anywhere to be found. 

[Grizzly Adams]

Come on fellas, did you really think HRA could do this for the price of an Uberti?  If you want made in the USA, then you have to pay.... reality is a pretty sobering thing.......That said, they will sell a few.....just because...

[matt45]

...and not to rub too much salt into the wound- we ain't seen one yet, like the old man said.

[Major 2]

At this time I have more faith HRA will produce one from Uberti raw parts...
than either USFA coming back , or M&H ever producing anything beyond Rhetoric 

And yeah I expected it to be upper $1$$$  just not $2$XX

[dusty texian]

Did I read that Add for the H.R. A. right ?Are they saying that it will be made as a iron frame . Or are they making a brass frame? ........Dusty.

[Major 2]

I did not see where it says "made as a iron frame"

but I did catch in the Spec- Receiver BLUE  hmmmmmmmmmm

[wyldwylliam]

If any reliable American company made an EXACT iron frame replica, then I would be willing to fork over the 2k. Seems nobody much balks at that kind of money and mucho north of there for guns like the Shilo Sharps. But from what I've seen of HRA, I'm not holding my breath.

[buckskin billy]

if h.r.a. does make a henry and it is as well made as my c.sharps i won't bat a eye at 2 grand. but if its just a rebuilt and fancied up uberti, i'll pass

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Hi,

Here is a thought   change colors and carry a Maynard .... they are actually being made .... and here in the US!

TTFN,





http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/civil-war/Maynard-gun.pdf

[Gaucho Gringo]

 Beretta from what I read is the oldest continuing manufacturer of firearms in the world. They predate the founding of the US by at least 250 years. Not that I am a fan of them but they must have something to last from the 1500's. Any other makers of anything around from the time of 100 years before the Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock.

[rbertalotto]

Beretta is the oldest, continuous,  manufacturing company "of any type" in the world................I just read that in a magazine article about gun manufacturing.

[Pancho Peacemaker]

Henry Replica

Theres a picture now and the receiver doesnt look quite correct.  Notice the pronounced curve angle of the receiver around the lever hinge.

I dont have calipers, but the OAL of the receiver looks too long as well.

[Major 2]

Theres a picture now and the receiver doesnt look quite correct.  Notice the pronounced curve angle of the receiver around the lever hinge.

I dont have calipers, but the OAL of the receiver looks too long as well.

May be just the angle    and to accommodate 44/40 or that may be computer image rather that true photo 

I still think , if Henry is going to offer these , they did not do the CNC startup from scratch.
In the limited market the Henry will appeal to , they need to sell 8000-8500 @ the MSRP just to break even on the start up CNC. tooling.

I still say they are working with Beretta/Uberti.

[MJN77]

I bet it still won't do anything a Uberti henry can't at half the price.

[Major 2]

I bet it still won't do anything a Uberti henry can't at half the price.

and there in lies the rub,
same thing applies to a Uberti SAA VS a Colt 3rd. Gen.

[rbertalotto]

Actually looks good to me....But $2300!!! Now that is all out of proportion!

[Coffinmaker]

Why on earth would anyone want a "real" Henry??  You can't get ammunition for it.  If HRA is going to market with a reproduction of the original Henry, bet it's Italian parts.  The market won't support the cost of the start up.  After having spent the last 15+ years working on CAS guns, the Italian reproductions need some attention to be really user friendly, but they work just fine and digest ammunition we can actually buy.
"A Colt is still a Colt."  Absolutely true.   New manufacture copy of the original that needs some attention to be really user friendly.  Those who buy them, pay a lot of money for a name and a prancing horse on the grip panels.

Coffinmaker

[rbertalotto]

The most difficult part of building a Henry reproduction is the barrel. The magazine tube is cast/forged with the barrel. It is not separate like an 1866, 1873, 1892 etc. Then it is bored and rifled. Or maybe the bore is part of the casting? I'd love to see how this is done.

It blows me away that they could do this in 1860!

The receiver could be cast, high pressure molded, CNC machined.......Piece of cake with extreme low production costs. No reason it would need to be made in Italy. Modern machining technology of only the past few years has allowed anyone with a relatively modest machine shop to turn out world class 1911 pistols and AR15 rifles......Hence there are over 150 companies in the USA doing just that!

I'm still hung up on the $2300.............. 

[Major 2]

Why on earth would anyone want a "real" Henry??  You can't get ammunition for it.  If HRA is going to market with a reproduction of the original Henry, bet it's Italian parts.  The market won't support the cost of the start up.  After having spent the last 15+ years working on CAS guns, the Italian reproductions need some attention to be really user friendly, but they work just fine and digest ammunition we can actually buy.
"A Colt is still a Colt."  Absolutely true.   New manufacture copy of the original that needs some attention to be really user friendly.  Those who buy them, pay a lot of money for a name and a prancing horse on the grip panels.

Coffinmaker

That what I'm talking about