Description
Most lever guns this good looking end up babied. The Big Boy All-Weather Side Gate is the one you can take out in weather that keeps the pretty rifles home. Henry hard chrome plates the barrel, receiver, lever, and magazine tube, a finish that's bonded to the steel so it won't flake or peel, and it resists corrosion better than a lot of stainless. The stained hardwood stock and fore-end get an industrial grade coating that seals the wood against rain, sleet, and snow, and the checkering gives your hands something to grab when things get wet. As a bonus, that hard chrome also cuts friction on the moving parts, which makes an already smooth Henry action feel even slicker.
Two Ways to Load Your Big Boy All-Weather
This is one of the features that sets the Side Gate models apart. You get the traditional Henry removable tube magazine, which makes unloading simple and safe without cycling live rounds through the action, plus a side loading gate for quick top-offs in the field. The tube holds 10 rounds of .45 Colt, and if you run a revolver in the same chambering, one box of ammo feeds both. Out of a 20 inch barrel, the old .45 Colt picks up a meaningful bump in velocity too, enough to handle deer and hogs at woods ranges with the right loads.
Sights, Scopes, and Shootability
The fully adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight with white diamond insert and brass bead front make for fast, natural aiming, and the 20 inch barrel gives you a long sight radius to work with. Prefer glass? The solid top receiver ejects to the side and comes drilled and tapped for a scope mount. A 14 inch length of pull, solid rubber recoil pad, and sling swivel studs round out a rifle that carries at 7 pounds and measures 37.5 inches overall, a size that rides well in a scabbard or on a sling.
Why This Henry Lever Action Earns Its Keep
Between the transfer bar safety, the smooth action Henry is known for, and a finish package built for hard use, this is a working rifle with heirloom looks. Hunt it, plink with it, keep it handy around the property. It'll take the abuse and still look sharp doing it.
Key Specifications
- Model Number (MPN): H012GCAW
- UPC: 619835200297
- Caliber: .45 Colt (Long Colt)
- Action: Lever Action
- Capacity: 10 Rounds
- Barrel Length: 20" Round, Hard Chrome Plated Steel
- Rate of Twist: 1:16
- Overall Length: 37.5"
- Weight: 7.0 lbs
- Receiver Finish: Industrial Hard Chrome Satin
- Rear Sight: Fully Adjustable Semi-Buckhorn with Diamond Insert
- Front Sight: Brass Bead
- Stock: Stained Hardwood with Industrial Grade Weather Coating
- Length of Pull: 14"
- Safety: Transfer Bar
- Scope Mounting: Drilled and Tapped (BB-RSM Mount)
What’s Included
- Henry Big Boy All-Weather Side Gate rifle
- Owner's manual
- Henry factory box
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I mount a scope on the Henry Big Boy All-Weather Side Gate?
Yes. The receiver has a solid top with side ejection and comes drilled and tapped from the factory. It takes Henry's BB-RSM scope mount, sold separately, so you can run a scope or stick with the adjustable semi-buckhorn rear and brass bead front sights.
Does this rifle load through the side gate or the tube?
Both, and that's the beauty of it. The side loading gate lets you top off the magazine quickly in the field, while the removable inner tube lets you unload safely without cycling live rounds through the action. It's a genuinely useful combination you won't find on most lever guns.
Is the Big Boy All-Weather stainless steel?
No, it's carbon steel with a satin hard chrome plating on the barrel, receiver, lever, and magazine tube. That plating is bonded to the steel so it won't chip or peel, and its corrosion resistance exceeds some stainless alloys. The hardwood stock is also sealed with an industrial grade coating to shrug off rain and snow.
Is .45 Colt out of this 20 inch barrel enough for deer hunting?
At woods hunting distances, absolutely. The 20 inch barrel adds a healthy velocity boost over a revolver, and with quality hunting loads the .45 Colt handles deer and hogs well inside 100 yards or so. The 10 round tube also gives you plenty on tap for a day in the field.




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