Plating in firearms began initially as a method of corrosion-proofing in the days of blackpowder ammunition at least 150 years ago. Gunpowder at the time was highly corrosive, and working guns lived hard lives. Later on, plating with precious metals also became more important as decorative methods of creating more elaborately-embellished special-order guns. Nickel was the first as the electro-plating process evolved, and with a long history of tradition it's still the most popular with its ability to maintain a long-lasting wear and tarnish-resistant finish. It also happens to stand out in a crowd, and that's exactly what Henry's new Golden Boy Silvers do, with no special-order delays and no special-order pricing.
With Henry's nicely-figured American walnut stocks and fully adjustable Marbles semi-buckhorn sights, this beauty features a mirror-bright nickeled receiver cover you can shave in, matching barrel band and buttplate, and a gleam that'll get you noticed proudly anywhere you shoot it. Covering the gamut on the flat-shooting .17 HMR with a 20” barrel as a serious rimfire lever-gun varmint buster, the Golden Boy Silver can brighten up any shooter's day.
Just like Henry's Personalized Golden Boy, they offer the same program for you to create a unique nobody-else-has-one-like-mine heirloom for yourself, your spouse, your favorite hunting buddy, your Dad, your daughter, or anybody else you think oughta have one. Great graduation gifts, 4-H program incentives, shooting club match trophies, retirement commemoratives, and just-because tokens of regard; follow the same process: Buy your Golden Boy Silver through a local dealer, order a Personalized Receiver Cover direct from us, Henry will engrave up to 20 words in a banner on the right side in a script style that matches the engraving on both sides of the cover. And, no hurry if you decide you want to shoot your Golden Boy Silver as it comes for a while, just keep us in mind when it comes time to upgrade. Henry'll be here.
- Model Number: H004SV
- Action Type: Lever Action
- Caliber: .17 HMR
- Capacity: 11 Rds
- Barrel Length: 20"
- Barrel Type: Octagon Blued Steel
- Rate of Twist: 1:9
- Overall Length: 38.5"
- Weight: 6.75 lbs.
- Receiver Finish: Nickel Plated
- Rear Sight: Fully Adj. Semi-Buckhorn w/ Diamond Insert
- Front Sight: Brass Bead
- Scopeability: Drilled and Tapped
- Stock Material: American Walnut
- Buttplate/Pad: Nickel Plated
- Length of Pull: 14"
- Safety: 1/4 Cock
- Best Uses: Target/Hunting/Collector
