Shooting Illustrated by Frank Melloni - Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Hunting and shooting with a Henry Repeating Arms rifle has been an American tradition since the closing days of the Civil War. Heck, there were troops during the war armed with a Henry rifle. The sleek profile and attention-grabbing brass receiver of the earlier models made them attractive to the sportsman and collector alike. Having up to 14 rounds at the ready certainly was advantageous over the muzzleloaders of the day, earning it the moniker of “that damn Yankee rifle that you load on Sunday and shoot all week."
Of course, the original company eventually went out of business and would eventually reopen as Henry Repeating Arms in 2000. Since then, the folks there have relaunched and expanded the famous lever-action design with more innovative models each year. Addressing the caliber limitations inherent with the tubular magazine design, Henry Repeating Arms launched its Long Ranger in 2017, and it was an instant success, with the first caliber offerings in .223 Rem, .243 Win and .308 Win. While these satisfied hunters and shooters of nearly any quarry, it still left room to truly live up to its namesake with the mother of all recent long-range cartridges: 6.5 Creedmoor. In late 2018, Henry did just that and released its 6.5 Creedmoor Long Ranger.
The new Creedmoor rifle from Henry functions as a traditional lever-action rifle, except that it now feeds from a detachable four-round magazine. With a total capacity of five rounds, it keeps it legal for hunting in nearly every jurisdiction. The action of the Long Ranger is built with a rotating bolt, just like that of an AR-10. This allows for the action to withstand the higher pressures of bottleneck cartridges when compared to traditional straight-walled designs that lever guns are usually chambered in. The new Long Ranger is available with or without iron sights, depending on whether or not you plan to mount an optic.
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https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2019/6/18/range-review-henry-long-ranger-in-65-creedmoor/
