Henry .22 owners, need help please...

Half-cocked · Nov 26, 2007

My Henry's follower (the plastic doohickey that protrudes from the brass inner magazine tube) snapped off last week, and I couldn't find it.

Can someone measure how far their's protrudes from the end of the brass tube for me?

I'm going to turn a replacement from aluminum or brass; I'm sure Henry would fix/replace it for me, but the follower is made from really cheap, soft plastic, and I would rather replace it with something I know is going to last.

Spot77 · Nov 26, 2007

i just looked at my youth model lever gun....i cant actually measure it for you as my tape measure is loose at the end, making it too inaccurate for small measurements.

but i can tell you that it sticks out just a hair longer than a federal .22lr bulk pack cartridge.......i laid the cartridge next to the follower.....depending on exactly how the spring stretches the length changes literally by hairs.

if you have a good set of calipers, measre a 22lr round and then add about 2% to the length

pic to follow shortly

Spot77 · Nov 26, 2007

sorry....it was a winchster xpert round....from a bulk pack.

also sorry for the poor pic quality....from the camera phone

Spot77 · Nov 26, 2007

that should get you close enough....i cant imagine the tolerance for this piece is too precise

BlackBart · Nov 26, 2007

Spot77 said:
that should get you close enough....i cant imagine the tolerance for this piece is too precise

Doubtful and back in the "olden days" that part was usually made out of aluminum instead of plastic.

Half-cocked · Nov 26, 2007

Awesome, that will get me close enough! A BIG thanks, especially considering how much difficulty/pain you must be in!

My follower just plain disappeared when I was in Virginia last week, I have a feeling the little knobby part got caught in the slot in the outer tube, and snapped off, when I was pulling it out. I'm going to make the replacement cylindrical, so it can't get caught. I'll post some pics of my handiwork when it's done.

Bart- I honestly don't know why they put such a cheap grade plastic part on an otherwise nice rifle. It's not even quality plastic... it's weaker than styrene!

Spot77 · Nov 27, 2007

...glad i could help.

and now i know who to turn to if/when mine ever breaks or disappears..... :innocent0

Half-cocked · Nov 27, 2007

No problem, if it breaks let me know and I'll hook you up!

SamW · Nov 27, 2007

Half-cocked I just saw your post. Took a picture for you and hope it helps.

Try this again.

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Half-cocked · Nov 28, 2007

SamW said:
Half-cocked I just saw your post. Took a picture for you and hope it helps.

Sam- yes, that's awesome - thanks!

Half-cocked · Nov 28, 2007

Finished!

Finished! I found some brass (from a shotgun cleaning rod, LOL) so I decided to make it from that instead of aluminum. Heavier, but pretty...

Thanks for your measurements guys...

SamW · Nov 28, 2007

Nice work! That should do the job.

Half-cocked · Nov 28, 2007

Ah, I had a problem but I've figured it out... I didn't drive the retaining pin back in far enough and it was catching on the tube... never mind!

The new follower works perfectly!

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