Henry Homesteader 9mm Carbine: The Good, Bad and Ugly (Initial Review)
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- Опубликовано: 11 мар 2023
- The Henry Homesteader is a brand new 9mm carbine from Henry USA. Henry has taken a more traditional approach to the rifle, utilizing walnut stocks, blued steel and a robust action to produce what I think will be a durable and accurate 9mm PCC.
Henry offers proprietary magazines as well as Glock and Smith and Wesson conversions, giving the ability to pair the Homesteader seamlessly with your 9mm pistol of choice.
I believe the Henry Homesteader is the pistol caliber carbine a lot of people have been waiting for.
I’ll be producing a lot of content with the Henry Homesteader in the near future to include accuracy, durability and functionality tests.
Thanks for watching and Happy Hunting!
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Took one to the range, trip 1 no issues probably 70 rounds, multiple types of ammo.
Second trip with no cleaning, did have a couple failure to feeds with 1 brand.
Other than that all the ammo fired hits within the same 8 inch target at 60 ft.
Really great to have another PCC on the market. Wood furniture is beautiful. Hard to find one, but hard to find the Camp Carbines as well. Also it's great to support Henry and all their good community efforts. Stay safe.
I got a Homesteader. The charging handle fell out of the box when I took it home. The box was closed all the way, so it must of wiggled its way through one of the creases in the box. Luckily it fell out when I was at home and I noticed the sound when it happened. If it fell out of the at the store or when I was outside, I'd probably wouldn't have noticed. They need to put that handle in a little box or something more secure.
I bought a henry 22 at walmart. It came without a elevation lever under the sight. I called henry, they said no problem and sent me two. Great customer service, great rifle.
I've never known Henry to sell to department stores
@@josephstone7429 i bought mine around 2006. They might not sell them at walmart now
As a Henry lover with a safe full of Henry leverguns, I decided to pick up a Homesteader just because HRA made it. I purchased it and went straight to the range. I ran a bore snake down the barrel several times, then twice more with Balistol applied. Then I put two drops on the bolt and took it to the bench. Results,......AWESOME! Fired 100 rounds of Federal American Eagle, 115 grain with zero issues. No failures at all. I made a slight ghost ring adjustment and my 56 year old eyes were hitting what I aimed at. This is a great little carbine that reminds me of an M-1, 30 cal carbine. It is not a deer rifle or a long range sniper rifle but a neat little predator or home defense tool. Also, a fine little plinker when you want more pop than a .22 or .22 magnum. Mine had one small imperfection on the tang area of the stock but I'm not worried about it as I know Henry will take care of it when I ask them to. I paid $799 plus tax for it at my favorite local gun shop and it came with the optional Glock mag-well adapter. I prefer the 10 round Henry mag personally. It's an automatic, so keep it clean and don't over lube it and enjoy it. This is from an old school, lever-gun fanatic.
$800 for this gun is a rip off. It has no premium features or workmanship. Not saying it's a bad gun. Just nothing special. Way over priced. As is there should be around $550. And they should should give you at least 2 10 round mags. A 5 round for a semi auto?.......useless.
@@blue81blue81 A plastic Ruger is $600. I will pay and did pay $200 more for American Walnut furniture. I use the 10 round mag. As far as a five round mag being useless, guess it depends on who is doing the shooting.
@@robertwalters4676 Hey it's your money and free choice. I'm just saying it's not an $800 gun. It's a Ruger 10/22 in 9mm. Henry firearms are over priced for the same reason Porsche's are. The name. I paid $560 + tx for my Ruger PC. A more versatle gun IMO. But If you are happy with your puchase rock on bro. BTW, from the FBI down to your local PD, there's not one LEO that carries a 5 round mag. But again if it works for you cool.
@@blue81blue81 The Homesteader is not designed for police officer/FBI use. Like I said, a plastic Ruger is $600!!! The same folks that cried about Henry being too expensive have been given their wake-up call with $1500 Ruger made Marlins.
I love my Ruger PC carbine... I love HENRY too, real pride in their rifles!... Nice review!
I didn't know you had a channel glad to know, looking forward to receiving the sling I ordered for my marlin 1895 trapper this past week .
very good review....loved it.. Thank you
Good information. Thank you.
They should just offer the stock plain and then offer checkering as an option.
I’d definitely prefer plain over this
It is really unique to house the recoil/spring/mechanism in the forend. Also 1-10" twist is quick for 9mm. Nice looking carbine - reminiscent of Marlin's now-defunct Camp Carbine some years ago, offered in 9mm and 45 ACP.
he second box opening for this rifle where the charging handle was missing. Henry!
IMO: This carbine is absolutely great except for the ridiculously HIGH trigger pull.
Completely agree with the stock
its been understood for over a hundred years that a peep rear sight should be close to the eye on the reciever or on the tang
This will go good next to my camp 45
I like the stippling.
As soon as you showed that Mossberg retrograde I knew that wasn’t stock… I’ve seen enough of those to know that the wood is very very dark. You did a great job having that refinished… Something Mossberg should’ve done originally. Henry is top of the line so I’m sure it’s going to be a top notch shooter.
This might have to be my next purchase because, A) I love the look of it and, B) I own a S&W M&P 2.0 and this comes with a M&P magwell adapter.
The Glock mag conversion is a huge plus
Agree
I Love Henry Rifles. That being said a 3 foot long, slightly heavy 9mm PCC is just not anywhere on my wish list.
My grandparents had both of those paintings in the back ground. LOL
Been trying to get one of these. I like that it’s not “tactical”. Gonna be my back of the Ranger rifle for my farm. I have Glock mags for weeks so I’m all set there.
I carried traditional style rifles around on the farm for decades , about 4 years ago I built a inexpensive AR15 for use as a field gun and kick myself in the but for not doing it a long time ago , they are lighter , you can have increased range without carrying around a cumbersome rifle , they are acurate , they are smaller , they are versatile as far as customization and set up to you specific , they are inherently more user friendly when it comes to upgrading and setup , I can go on and on , the fact is if you are worried about it looking "tactical" then your problem is ignorance
@@wvdave771 wut? I carried an ar for years at work. I like the traditional looking rifles. There’s no “ignorance”. Just preference.
@@wvdave771I think you are confused about what the word ignorant means. Just because someone has a different opinion or preferences than you doesn’t make them ignorant. It makes YOU ignorant.
I really like these new videos you are producing. Good info and no BS.
I like the lines of this a lot, but how does it shoot? We shall wait on you getting a charging handle, but it would be cool to put this head-to-head with the Ruger PC at a fraction of the price.
Much appreciated! Indeed, if I can borrow a PC I may do that, I’ve got no interest in the PC personally though, not a fan of the looks.
@@masonleather I like the wood and steel on this Henry! Very classic. It is pricey, though, so I look forward to your take.
It shoots excellent.
@@jamesdietz6899 The wood is probably a big factor in the price over a Ruger. Clay
What I like about this is you can mount it above your fireplace for quick access.
Super easy to aim too. I seen a video with suppressor and it's really quite. But I do see some ejecting shell issues often.
What guns can’t you mount over your fireplace for quick access?
super cool
The big plus to me is it’s a polymer mag release so it won’t chew up my Glock 33 rounders like my Ruger PCC did after a couple years of use it chewed two of my 33’s so they won’t lock in and just drop free. So as soon as I can find on the Henry will be my carbine going forward.
You know, CROM offers a replacement latch for Ruger PCC, which is gentle on Glock magazines.
@@zaitcev0 I do now but found out about a month after I switched to the Henry, but it’s all good my son now has the Ruger and I like the Henry more than I ever did the Ruger.
Now you could take it to a specialty shop and have it lasered the opposite direction and probably make it look nicer and the factory aperture site should have inserts other than that top-notch
45 ACP with Glock 21 and Colt 1911 magazine well conversion kits and I'm on board.
It almost looks like the bb gun that I had when I was a kid...lol...but I am kinda digging the gun itself
Same here. I thought it looked like a classic, Crossman pump airgun carbine.
It definitely looks like a Powerline 880 🤣
No it is a copy of the Browning BAR MK2 rifle. Everybody that knows what the BAR MK2 is, has instantly noticed it looks like a small copy of it. Instead of being a 30-06 they shrunk it down and cambered it in 9mm. It literally even has the shape of the BAR MK2 floor plate machined into it. I always hated the MK2 floor plate, and you had to open it every time to reload.
Finally seen one of these the quality is no where close to their lever guns 800.00 or more no thanks bought a chiappa m19 for 500.00 love it
Let's see something like a350 Legend lever that would be fantastic!!!
Did you open the box prior to purchase...??
Look for other pistol calipers soon.
I need a recoil pad for a .460 Weatherby, not a 9x19mm!! But it don't hurt either.
How do you put thé first round in without the charging handle .
I have looked at 3 of these now. The forend stock has been loose on the rifle with each one. The forend looks and feels to be plastic. The forward sling swivel mounts on this forend, I would be afraid of it breaking if a sling was used. Anyone have experience with this?
10mm and I'm in. Agree on the stock, not sure why they didn't checker it.
I agree on the 10mm for sure. My guess on the laser texturing is because it’s faster and cheaper.
I agree with you on that stock. That if it's walnut. You check it. But I question they say it's American walnut. There aint much wood green to it, and there's a little blemish on mine where the staining has been done. And the wood looks a little light-colored to be wallet. I suppose that. There, walnut is grown in a tree farm at a higher rate of speed.
I've always thought carbines were a gimmick meant for the collector or hobby type. They are fun to shoot but sort of impractical unless you're stuck in the 1940s during a battle. Great for a starter rifle for a kid too, plinking even with a .22.
With a 14" barrel pin+ weld itd be better for 9mm (they can slow down after about 15") + make it take double stack glock mags from factory... it could be the next ruger 10/22
I think you're maybe looking at 25 FPS tops depending on ammo. It shrinks considerably with heavier ammo to be pretty negligible. I don't think it'd be worth the extra cost.
Clifford DeRouen USMC.
Does it come in flat black or flat Olive.
i like this gun
Good review brother, but that thing looks like a solution looking for a problem that other tools are far better suited for.
Will you give some examples? Thanks
Pro: Looks nice.
Con: Doesn't come with a charging handle.
I’ve seen reviews where the adaptor is jamming. Anyone having this issue
I think you're gonna change your mind once you shoot it on the texturing. I didn't like it at first after shooting it, it's it's great
It might be practical but it looks butt ugly
I like the iron sights.Every Marine quilifies with iron sights.
A Henry SA is like wanting a Ferrari SUV
Steel or aluminum alloy receiver? How is the disassembly for cleaning?
6061 Aluminum. I don’t know haven’t tried yet, I’ll make a video on it this week.
Thanks, and good video.
Doesnt really look like walnut at least not black walnut. Henry's rimfires have some sort of stain on them; they seem like they might actually be butternut or something similar. Not a knock on them as they are still nice stocks imo.
Checkered would look like a BAR!
I can see it
Got a1967 Bar love this rifle 3006
If it had a 1911 mag conversion i would buy one.
Make it in 45ACP that takes 1911 mags.
44 mag plz
Looks like an early 20th Century .22LR semi-auto.
Look under the Styrofoam that holds your mags for your charging handle??
Msrp $928 or $959 with a mag well
The missing charging handle indicate zero quality control, no thanks on Henry for right now !
The execution appears to be quite good.
My questions are two.
#1 it costs as much or more than a real rifle. Is that any value?
#2 It's as much of a load to tote as a real rifle, why not carry a real rifle as opposed to a pipsqueak rifle?
In short, depends on your needs/ intended purpose.
To answer both your questions: 1. this rifle, a pistol caliber carbine, may have been built with most of the same materials Henry uses in their other rifles.
2. The concept of pistol caliber carbines was developed around the time of the old west for settlers to be able to use the same cartridge from from their side arm (if they could afford one in addition to a rifle/shotgun) as this would mean fewer types of ammunition to carry, and was more economical given that .45 LC would be cheaper than .45-70 or other rifle cartridges of the time (in lever actions).
On the load/chambering: 9x19 parabellum (9mm, there is also 9x18 Makarov and 9x21 Largo) isn’t much for large game, but would be fine for common farm pests, and could potentially be used in a self defense scenario should the need arise.
Why not a tube feed 10 12 rd then ??
Because the recoil spring and additional mass for the bolt is under the barrel.
It's funny how all these people or experts commenting here.
I have a Marlin Camp 9 which is much nicer than that I bought in the 90s
Man a 7.5in .300blk AR is just a far better choice, if they had some mlok slots and a removable pic rail on top it would sell better for guys who just want another gun to go with their Glock so it’ll take the same mags. But for defending the homestead .300blk > 9mm any day.
How’s this better than a m1 carbine?
900.00 vs 2.000
I think the checkering is a machining mistake, along with no charging handle.
There's always the Good and the Bad with any gun, but this one is loaded with Ugly. Looks like a brick. And, no. I don't like tacti-Kool either. Couldn't they have just tried a little to make this thing a bit more graceful to behold? I mean, if I were to design a rifle in wood and iron, it would have some class. How hard is it to shape wood? Sheesh!
Good concept. Looks like the Winchester Model 1907. Chamber it in something other than 9mm. What about this... .30 Carbine! Yeah, yeah, I know the mediocre 9mm is more popular. Maybe we should fix that! This rifle/carbine BEGS to be chambered in something better than a mediocre pistol cartridge.
Put the peep sight on the receiver where it belongs! Close to your eye. A peep sight way out there on the barrel cannot do what a peep sight is supposed to do!
Machine cut checkering would look better and I do not believe it would be more expensive than machine applied stippling.
Why not just get an AR? Especially for that price. 30 rounds. Low recoil. Packs a punch. Longer distance. I got a Rock River for $800
AK47 it's better than a AR
Safety is backwards. It should be like cocking an old lever gun, hammer down for safe, hammer back to fire.
The handguard is plastic. Give it a tap with your fingernail. That was my only downside with my homesteader. I mean cmon Henry an American company, they're supposed to keep the rustic feel with all wood.
Anyways I love my homesteader. It's like a modern day M1 Carbine. I can't get my hands on an M1 :(
10mm would be cool
A copy of the marlin camp carbine
seems hit or miss depends what channel is shooting, Iraqveteran8888, likes it, using Glock Mags,
Sooo.... this is basically a Winchester M1905 in 9x19mm.
My only question is why? Why would anyone chamber a rifle in 9mm and then why would anyone buy a 9mm rifle when there are far better calibers for the same money.. maybe it’s just me but it doesn’t make a lot of sense
Henry copied Daisy. Looks like a powerline 880.
Now that’s funny 🤣 definitely a huge resemblance
No charging handle....?? BUMMER....!! DEAL BREAKER...!!
It comes with a charging handle that can be placed on either side.
To much money, I will keep my Ruger PCC
Henry took a $500 RUGER and made it $1000
Too bad it was not a 357 or 44 mag it would be used for hunting
It's called stippling.
By definition it’s actually not, stippling is a series of dots/indentations, this is not that.
No, no it’s not.
It looks good but clearly a ripoff of the Ruger PC carbine
Looks like a cheap Crossman BB gun circa 1985
Nope it is a shrunken down copy of the Browning BAR MK2. They literally even machined in the shape of the BAR MK2 floor plate.
@@chrisgullett4332 are you telling me that I can’t have an opinion? It looks like a cheep copy of a cheap air rifle right down to he same design of the stocks. At least they didn’t imitate the Crossman’s plastic stocks.
@@kfeltenberger Toughen up! I never said anything about your opinion, I simply stated the fact that it is a copy of the BAR MK2. Seems like you're the one that does not want people saying things you dislike. Goof! The internet is not for you, you are not mature enough to handle it.
@@kfeltenberger I bet it wasn't a cheap price though, knowing Henry. I paid $250 for their AR-7 years ago...
@@gregzeigler3850 Never said it was cheap, just that it looked cheap. Big difference.
I think that this rifle is awesome looking. Can't wait for Bruen to kick in full throttle. Was convicted of tax evasion. I didn't evade, I just openly defied the IRS and refused to give them money that I knew was not taxable income. Screw them. I'll be back.
In prison, you may be the one getting screwed.
@@trumpisastump9382 Club Fed isn't actually a prison, it's camp, and no, it's not like in the movies, but if you love taxes then just pay all you want. I haven't paid since 1995 and never will. Just remember the government waste 80% of what it steals from you.
Henry rifles are way out of line in price, their good but far from that good.
I mean, with Henry you're mostly buying the name. Great products (mostly), but...yeah.
Too expensive = Hi-Point
@Chestnut Louie In 10 years, let's compare the highpoint and the Henry...highpoint is very cheaply made....you get what you pay for...
Yeah.... like it.... $1000+ dollars?
No thanks....
Doubt its good, henry golden boy was the worst piece of junk I've ever owned.
Over priced and boring johnny come lately offering from the folks who make weird Marl-inchers
Henry rifles are garbage
Make it in Black and in .45 with glock magazines.
Make one in .45acp & 45 Long Colt, & i'll take one.
There are better choices for farm guns for this style of rifle
Worthless rifle. Henry can't even get there 4570 right with the recall on all of them
The recall was from some of the rifles since this past december... not all of them. And at least they are refunding and fixing the problem. Good customer service in my opinion
This is still America. Don’t like it, don’t buy it🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
What's the issues with their 45-70s??
I have the All Weather 45-70. Never an issue. Actually one of the best rifles I own. This guy is full of crap.
@@ethanwhite1679 I had some small issues with my marlin 1895 trapper I sent it to Ruger and it was back in a week and a half . great customer service.
Ugly gun
BUT A HIGH POINT 9 MM CARBINE..FIX IT UP A LITTLE..LESS THAN 450.00 TOTAL TO CUSTOMIZE IT..THIS IS TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH MONEY FOR WHAT IT IS..I GOT SOME HENRY'S BUT NO THANKS..TOO MUCH MONEY..TOO MUCH MONEY AND METHINKS YOU CAN'T THROW THIS IN THE MUD AND RUN OVER IT AND EXPECT IT TO RUN LIKE A HI POINT..I MEAN, C'MON MAN..
But it’s not a Hi-Point. Thank fuck.