New For 2024: Henry Golden Boy Revolver

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posted on September 21, 2024
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A gloved hand holding a Henry Golden Boy revolver with an open cylinder.
Images courtesy of Henry Repeating Arms.

The Henry Repeating Arms Company got its start in the late 1990s building an affordable, lever-action .22 LR rifle. The flagship of the company's .22 line-up became the Golden Boy, a rifle whose Brasslite receiver cover hearkens back to the original Henry rifle and the Winchester 1866. When Henry began making centerfire lever-action rifles, they were naturally called Big Boys, and that name was also applied when the company began selling their first revolver, a centerfire .357 Magnum, in 2023. New for 2024, the company is introducing a rimfire version of that model with the Henry Golden Boy Revolver.

Right side of the Henry Golden Boy Revolver.Though externally the Henry Golden Boy looks like the company’s centerfire Big Boy revolver, it is chambered for the .22 rimfire cartridge as its namesake rifle.

Like the Big Boy, the Golden Boy is a double-action revolver with a swing-out cylinder and transfer bar safety system. The frame, barrel and cylinder are made of steel and given a high-polished, blued finish. The trigger guard and grip frame are high-polished brass and come in two styles — a birdshead profile or square-butt “Gunfighter” grip. Both have American walnut grips. Because the Golden Boy has the same external dimensions as the centerfire Big Boy, there is enough room in its cylinder for 10 chambers of .22 rimfire cartridges.

Rear view of the Henry Golden Boy Revolver with an open cylinder.The Golden Boy revolver has enough room in its cylinder to hold 10 chambers.

Besides the smaller cartridge, the rest of the specifications remain the same. The Golden Boy revolver has a 4” round barrel with a sighting system consisting of a front post and rear notch in the frame’s top strap. Interchangeable front sights of varying height are supplied the each revolver to fine tune precision. The resulting revolver has an overall length of 9” and weighs 36 ozs. (one ounce more for the Gunfighter grip model).

Left side of the Henry Golden Boy Revolver.Like the centerfire Big Boy revolver, the Golden Boy rimfire is available with two grips options—a square-butt “Gunfighter” grip and the birdshead grip pictured.

The Henry Golden Boy revolver, with either Gunfighter or Birdshead grip, has an MSRP of $928. For more information, visit the company’s website.

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