Anyone have a Henry Big Boy X, how it handles the weather?

[cHaOsReX]

I'm looking at getting a lever action and mostly looking at a stainless model but wanted to know if anyone can speak about how the Bigboy X handles moisture.

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[Member 34319]

No experience with Henry's all weather.

But…

I've seen chrome plating sit in Oregon weather. Everything around it rusts but not the parts that where chrome plated.

Hell, I've see chrome plated stuff rust from the other side. IE chrome plated exhaust was rusting from the inside out. Outside looked fine.

Id be curious if the chrome plate the bores.

 

[RVTECH]

No experience with Henry's all weather.

DItto this but with some basic care (before and after use) blue and wood handles weather just fine.

I've got close to 45 years worth of wood and blue that look just fine.

 

[aasbra]

With plastic furniture that came on my Big Boy X, I wouldn't have concerns about moisture. If I were to take it out in the weather, I'd make sure the metal components had some protection, with whatever lube product you prefer before heading out, and then do your best to get it dried out well inside, and wiped down/re-oiled up shortly upon finishing up when you were done. Don't forget about the threads under the thread protector on the barrel.

I'm not certain, but believe Henry's all weather gun is plated (nickel?) rather than stainless with a laminate stock. Ruger's revival of Marlin products looks to include stainless, so that would be where I would look for something to have out in the weather to make it a bit easier. But just because it's stainless, I wouldn't equate that to not taking some maintenance precautions for moisture, and needing to get it well dried out inside after a good soaking. Not sure whether all the internal steel parts are stainless, and what grade the stainless is.