Henry Single Shot Steel .45-70 Government
Model: H015-4570
Henry Single Shot Steel .45-70 Government
Model: H015-4570
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Henry Single Shot Steel is a walnut-stocked break-action .45-70 Government built for hunting large game inside 100 yards. It has an MSRP of $625. It carries one round and no magazine, and the barrel unlocks on a lever behind the hammer spur that pivots to either side, so the action opens the same way for a left-handed shooter.
It arrives sighted, with a brass bead up front and a folding leaf rear that adjusts for windage and elevation and lies flat when a scope goes over it. The receiver is drilled and tapped from the factory and the swivel studs are already in the wood. Length of pull is a fixed 14 inches with nothing in the system to shorten it. Check the muzzle for threads before buying a brake or a suppressor mount.
If you're cross-shopping, the Rossi R95 has an MSRP of $1,060.99 and puts six rounds behind a 20-inch barrel. A used Marlin 1895, which Marlin no longer makes, matches the 22-inch barrel here and holds four. Both weigh within 0.19 lbs of this rifle's 6.81 lbs, so the extra money buys a magazine and not a lighter rifle.
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Strengths & Limitations
- No manual safety to forget. The rebounding hammer cannot reach the firing pin unless the trigger is pulled, and an interlock stops the barrel opening while the hammer is cocked.
- The extractor lifts the empty case clear instead of throwing it, which Henry chose so spent brass is not scattered on the ground behind you.
- A solid rubber recoil pad and a curved pistol-grip wrist are fitted to the steel version, under Henry's lifetime warranty for the life of the product.
- It holds one. A follow-up shot on a wounded animal means breaking the action open and placing a cartridge by hand.
- A brass bead and a folding leaf are a daylight sighting system, and .45-70 hunting tends to happen in the last twenty minutes of legal light.
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.45-70 Government Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
Is this rifle part of a recall?
Yes, the .45-70 single shot is on Henry's single shot safety recall and upgrade list. The notice says an affected rifle can discharge without the trigger being pulled if the hammer is partially cocked and then released, and Henry replaces the fire control free of charge along with a trigger guard, hammer and hammer spring upgrade. Rifles built in 2020 and later already have the upgrade, so check the serial with Henry before shooting a used one.
Which scope base does Henry list for it?
A Weaver 82. Remember that the barrel pivots off the frame on a break action, so the optic rides the frame and the zero depends on the lockup repeating.
Is the rifling the same as the lever guns use?
The twist is. It is 1:20 here and on the Marlin 1895 in this cartridge, while the Rossi R95 is the odd one at 1:12.
What is different about the brass-framed version?
The frame, the wrist and the buttplate. The brass rifle gets a polished hardened brass frame, a straight English wrist and a brass buttplate, and it is dearer. Barrel length and the sights are the same.
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