The Henry X Series : From Concept to Reality

Since the original concept gun of Henry’s X series debuted at NRAAM 2018, interest has been so high that Henry made the X Series a reality.  One notable improvement in the receiver of the production Henry X Rifles is they all have a King’s gate.  Chambered in .357/38, 44mag/spl, ..45 Colt, 45-70 and .410, these are the first rifles from Henry to  be chambered in pistol calibers with a side loading gate.  All X models have threaded barrels (The .410 is threaded for removable chokes).

Though Henry typically does not come to SHOT show, they sprinkled a few X Series rifles around to exhibitors, and sent out an announcement the first morning of the floor show.  Team TFB was on it, and ran into a handsome .45-70 chambered Henry X at SilencerCo’s booth.

Equipped with one of SiCo’s Hybrid .46 cans, the Henry H010X (The official model number for the .45-70 X series rifle) was a nice blend of traditional and tactical.  The Henry X sported fiber optic front and rear sights, in green and orange respectively.  The sling studs are sunk into the buttstock and the fore-end.  The fore-end also sports a small section of pic rail at 6 o’clock for accessory attachment, as well as M-Lok slots at 3 and 9 o’clock.

Magazine capacities and barrel lengths are as follows:

• Big Boy X: 7 rounds, 17.4″
• .45-70 X: 4 rounds, 19.8″
• .410 X: 5 rounds, 19.8″

Per Henry:

BAYONNE, NJ – January 21, 2020 – Henry Repeating Arms, the leading lever action firearms manufacturer, is introducing a highly anticipated new product line today with the X Model series, a concept that was first teased at the 2018 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Dallas, TX. All the firearms included in this new product launch are designed from the ground up to bring unparalleled versatility and utility to not only Henry’s line of rifles and shotguns, but the lever action platform in general. All five models are now available nationwide from licensed firearms dealers with an MSRP across the board of $970.00.

[SHOT 2020] Henry Model X lineup

Anthony Imperato, President and owner of Henry Repeating Arms says, “The sheer volume of positive feedback we received about the concept guns we brought to Dallas was incredible, and this type of strong feedback is what tends to drive our product development plans.” Imperato continues, “It’s exciting to kick off the year with such a highly requested line of firearms and finally make these guns a reality.”The X Model series consists of the Big Boy platform, chambered in .44 Mag/.44 Spl, .357 Mag./.38 Spl, and .45 Colt, a lever action .410 shotgun, and another rifle chambered in .45-70 Government. All five models sport durable and lightweight synthetic furniture with a solid rubber recoil pad on the pistol-gripped buttstock, Picatinny and M-Lok accessory slots on the forestock, and integrated sling swivel studs. The matte blued steel receivers utilize a side loading gate to keep the removable tube magazine loaded and they are all drilled and tapped to accept an optics mount. The rifles are all threaded at the muzzle end with a 5/8×24 thread pitch to accommodate a suppressor or other muzzle device. The shotgun’s smooth bore barrel is threaded internally for a removable invector style choke and contrasting fiber optic sights adorn all of the X Models with the .410 shotgun variation using only a front sight.

 

Personally, this author is most excited about the Big Boy X models.  Chambered in powerful, yet common revolver calibers with a medium loop, pistol grip synthetic stock, and matte receiver, and the ability to easily mount accessories,  these will make a wonderful (and quiet) hunting gun you won’t mind getting dirty.  Time to upgrade my stamp game.  Well played, Henry.

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