The brand new Henry Lever Motion Supreme is very like Henry’s different lever-action rifles.
It incorporates a tremendous slick working lever, glorious accuracy, and the match and end you anticipate from U.S.-made Henry rifles.
The Supreme simply does it higher with extra options like an adjustable set off, sub-MOA accuracy, a threaded barrel for a suppressor, and it’s suitable with AR15-style magazines.
AR15/Lever-Motion Fusion
In recent times, a number of firearm producers have been attempting to create a hybrid lever motion that feeds from AR15 magazines. Bond Arms and Herring are two that come to thoughts.
Whereas rifles from these two producers seem like a lever action-AR15 mashup, the Henry Lever Motion Supreme took a distinct method whereas nonetheless utilizing AR15 elements.
The Supreme doesn’t have an uncovered hammer. The hammer is enclosed within the receiver, which seems to be just like a Browning BAR receiver with a humpback and slab sides. Taking pictures with open sights, the excessive receiver helps information your eye to the sights. Those that discovered to hunt with lever actions recognize the hammerless design.
Studying to silently cock the hammer on a lever motion is a misplaced artwork. As an alternative, the Supreme options an ambidextrous thumb security constructed into the tang. The thumb of your taking pictures falls on prime of the protection for fast and straightforward manipulation. It’s comparatively quiet, too. A lever block security can also be inbuilt for added security. It prevents the rifle from taking pictures when the lever opens.
Contained in the receiver, the lever-action/AR15 fusion begins. The Supreme makes use of a rotating AR15-style bolt head an identical to an AR15 bolt head in an AR15, minus the fuel rings.
The bolt head makes use of the usual AR extractor and ejector setup, cotter pin, firing pin, and bolt cam pin. It is going to look very acquainted to anybody who is aware of their approach round an AR. The bolt head is mated with Henry’s bolt service, which is actuated through the lever.
Attending to the service and bolt head for upkeep is straightforward. Drift out two non-directional pins within the receiver in both course, after which pull the inventory/lever meeting from the barrel meeting.
The inventory/lever meeting comprises the inventory, lever, set off meeting, and bolt meeting. The barrel assemble half homes the receiver, forend and barrel. Reassembling the Supreme I simple and quick and doesn’t require any particular instruments. It’s not sophisticated, simply completely different.
The inventory is 2 good items of checkered walnut. The wooden provides the Henry Supreme that conventional really feel within the hand. The rifle’s stability level is between your arms, the place the receiver and barrel meet.
It’s full of life, and the rubber recoil pad edges are rounded in order that they don’t snag on clothes when shouldering the rifle. Sling studs are put in.
Henry Lever Motion Supreme Specs:
Motion: Lever motion w/rotating AR-style bolt head
Caliber: .223 Rem./5.56 NATO
Capability: 10-round AR15 model journal
Barrel: 18 inches, 1:8 twist, threaded
Size: 36.6 in.
Weight: 6.4 lb.
Inventory: Checkered walnut w/rubber recoil pad
Set off: Person adjustable, 3-6 lb.
Sights: Adj. rear/put up entrance, drilled and tapped
Security: Handbook thumb, inside set off block
MSRP: $1,299
The place To Purchase
Select Your Poison: 5.56 NATO or 300 BLK
Henry opted to chamber the Supreme it two of the preferred AR15 calibers: .223 Rem./5.56 NATO and 300 BLK. The 5.56 mannequin has an 18-inch barrel and the 300 BLK has a 16.5-inch barrel. My Supreme was chambered in 5.56. The barrel is threaded for a suppressor or your favourite muzzle brake or compensator. I ran it with no muzzle machine and a Strike Industries JCOMP Gen2 comp, which I prefer to run on certainly one of my ARs.
Supreme Iron Sights
You’ll suppose that iron sights couldn’t be improved on a lever gun, however Henry selected to innovate the rifle, not simply elements. The brand new sights incorporates a trapezoidal notch rear sight totally adjustable for windage and elevation utilizing the identical instrument that adjusts the set off pull weight.
Henry contains the toothpick-thin wrench with the rifle. The metal entrance blade is triangular in form and incorporates a horizontal line midway down that aligns with the underside of the notch, whereas the highest of the entrance sight is flush with the notch. The road will be helpful in case you decide to make use of iron sights. As soon as you’re zeroed in and know the place your load hits, you should use it to compensate for elevation. I attempted it out with the iron sights and preferred how they labored.
Nonetheless, I selected to mount an optic, and I believed an LPVO scope can be an ideal match for the Henry Supreme.
I scavenged a Bushnell R5 1-6x24mm off of my pig searching AR and mounted it to the Henry. Henry drills and faucets the aluminum receiver.
I additionally used Henry’s medium-height bases, that are made by Talley. With an LPVO, I might have used low-height mounts, but when your optic has a big goal lens, go for the medium dimension. The medium-height bases supply a strong and comfy cheek weld with the Bushnell.
The R5 scope incorporates a easy illuminated DD2-QA reticle, which is a component German #1 model. It has an illuminated 1 MOA heart dot surrounded by 6 MOA Illuminated quadrants.
AR15 Journal Compatibility
One other characteristic that units the Henry Supreme other than conventional lever actions is the removable field journal. Certain, the Henry Lengthy Ranger and the Browning BLR have detachable field magazines, however the Henry Supreme is akin to an AR15 journal.
It ships with a 10-round Magpul PMAG with a 5-round limiter to adjust to searching rules in sure elements of the nation. Who doesn’t have AR15 magazines readily available? I attempted Gen2 and Gen3 Magpul magazines in 10- and 30-round configurations, Hexmag polymer 30-round mags, Lancer Gen2 hybrid 10-round mags, and 30-round DuraMag Stainless Metal journal.
All of those inserted simply into the Supreme and functioned with out incident. I did attempt some aluminum AR15 magazines however they didn’t insert simply into the magazine nicely.
The journal launch is an ambidextrous paddle that’s pushed ahead to launch the journal. The magazines didn’t free fall. I needed to pull them out of the journal nicely. I assume with use, the magazines may free fall.
Sub-MOA Lever Motion
Sub-MOA and lever motion aren’t usually utilized in the identical sentence since most lever weapons are constructed with a tubular journal, forend, and barrel bands that constrict the barrel.
The Supreme’s barrel is free-floating. The brow is press-fit into the receiver and attaches to an aluminum stud that additionally attaches to the receiver. Lever-action triggers historically usually are not as crisp or break as clear as some AR15 or bolt-action rifle triggers. Henry took care of this legal responsibility by designing an exquisite set off that’s adjustable with out having to disassemble the rifle.
The identical toothpick-sized hex wrench that adjusts the rear sight is used to tweak the set off pull weight. A small gap within the face of the set off permits the consumer to regulate the pull from 3 to six kilos. My rifle got here from the manufacturing unit at a pleasant 3.3 kilos.
I used a spread of bullet weights from 55-grain FMJs to 77-grain HPBTs. Beginning with Lakeshore 55-grain FMJs the very best 3-shot group at 100 yards measured 1.11 inches, common was 1.24 inches.
Hornady Balck, with a 62-grain FMJ, had a greatest group that measured 0.79 inches and averaged 1.03 inches. The teams began to change into fascinating as bullet weight elevated. Fiocchi Hyperformance, with a 69-grain Sierra MatchKing HPBT, had a greatest that measured 0.57 inches and a mean of 0.78 inches.
Nosler Match Grade RDF with a 70-grain RDF (Lowered Drag Issue) bullet produced a 0.35 inch greatest and averaged 0.56 inches. The heaviest bullet used was Noisler’s 77-grain HPBT of their Match Grade ammo line. It had a better of 0.54 inches and a mean of 0.56 inches. Sub-MOA from a lever-action? Sure. Accuracy was fairly darn good.
The motion cycled easily all through the ahead and rear cycles, with no perceived rubbing. The cycle was easy all through your complete throw.
I attempted to tip of the Supreme by biking the lever slowly, and it functioned completely.
I didn’t discover any distinction when utilizing 10 or 30 rounds magazines, apart from the additional weight of the totally loaded 30-rounders.
Taking pictures the Henry Supreme off hand I discovered that biking the lever didn’t throw me astray as a lot as biking a bolt motion.
With the Bushnell set at 1x energy, it was simple to shoot and comply with up with a second shot quick with out dropping the goal in my discipline of view. Taking pictures open sight off hand was enjoyable and straightforward because the iron sights work nicely with the rifle.
The Supreme, loaded with a 30-round journal, can be an awesome protection rifle. With the 10-round journal, I don’t doubt it might make an awesome searching rifle.
Is The Henry Lever Motion Supreme Price It?
Lever-action rifles have change into more and more fashionable lately. That may very well be as a result of they’re helpful, fast-shooting rifles.
The price of the Henry Supreme is just not low cost at $1,299, however I’ve seen costs decrease on-line. Ranger Level presents aftermarket metallic skeletonized shares and M-LOK rails to offer the Henry Supreme a extra tactical look.
I plan on working the Henry Supreme this searching season and retaining it staged in my home with a 30-round magazine for boogie man season.
