NRA Gun of the Week: Henry American Beauty Rifle

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posted on January 30, 2016
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Designed to appeal to the fast-growing segment of the shooting sports, Henry Repeating Arms’ American Beauty .22 lever-action rifle is embellished with a 14K rose floral scroll and paisley engraving. 


Like all the rifles in Henry’s Golden Boy family, it features an American walnut stock, fully adjustable rear sight and beaded front sight, and an octagonal barrel. The buttplate and barrel band are silver. Drilled and tapped for easy scope mounting, it comes chambered in.22 S/L/LR, with a 15-round capacity in .22 LR and as much as 21 rounds of 22 Short.

For more on our latest NRA Gun of the Week, watch the video hosted by American Rifleman’s Brian Sheetz. For more on Henry Repeating Arms, please visit Henryrifles.com.

Manufacturer: Henry Repeating Arms
Model: The American Beauty Rifle
Action: lever-action rifle
Caliber: .22 S/L/LR
Finish: nickel receiver; blued barrel
Stock: American walnut 
Front Sight: brass bead 
Rear Sight: marbles adjustable semi-buckhorn, reversible white diamond insert; drilled-and-tapped
Trigger: 7-lbs., 5-oz. pull
Barrel Length: 20"
Overall Length: 38.5"
Weight: 6 lbs., 12 ozs.
Magazine: 16-round-capacity, tubular
Accessories: owner’s manual, shoulder sling, oiler
MSRP: $899.95

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