Recall Notice for Certain Henry Lever Action .45-70 Rifles Manufactured after November 2022

[DadSmith]

Recall Notice for Henry Lever Action .45-70 Rifles

Henry Repeating Arms is initiating a voluntary safety recall for lever action .45-70 rifles manufactured between December 14, 2022, and January 11, 2023. Under certain conditions, it is possible that some of these rifles may unintentionally discharge without the trigger being pulled if the hammer is released or dropped from the cocked position due to the use of firing pins that may not meet specifications.
To prevent the possibility of death or serious personal injury, Henry Repeating Arms requests that all owners of a lever action .45-70 discontinue all use until it is determined whether or not the rifle is subject to the recall.

Any Henry Repeating Arms firearm obtained before December 2022 is not subject to this recall, and no action is needed.
To determine if your Henry .45-70 lever action rifle is affected, owners should look up their serial number at henryusa.com/recall, email recall@henryusa.com, or call toll-free 1-866-200-2354 (M-F, 9 am ET-5 pm ET). If the serial number is flagged, and service is required, Henry Repeating Arms will provide a shipping carton and return label at no charge to replace the firing pin. Customers will also receive a $50 gift certificate for HenryPride.com upon completion of service.

 

[Mgderf]

Got this email the other day.
I don't have a Henry .45-70......yet
Hate to see this with Henry, but I'm sure they will make things right.
happens.
I've worked in factories and seen the same situation in substandard parts not being recognized as such until they are on the assembly line and in production.

 

[Ark]

I wonder what's "out of spec". They have no external safeties of any kind, just a half cock notch on the hammer. Can an excessively long firing pin set off a primer if you put your thumb on the hammer, pull the trigger, release the trigger, and then let the hammer go counting on the half cock to catch it?

If you're in the habit of thumb decocking a Henry on a live chamber you'll probably crank one off sooner or later. I ND'd a .22 into the dirt with my Henry while out squirrel hunting once. Not a big deal at the time but, you know, a lesson that thumbs are slippery.

 

[KokomoDave]

Thanks for the heads-up!

 

[Jaybird1980]

Good on Henry for acknowledging it and getting ahead of it instead of trying to deny it.

IMO s***happens, it's how you handle it when it happens that matters.