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The History of Henry

Henry Repeating Arms, an American firearms company, was founded in 1996 by Louis & Anthony Imperato. The company's name pays tribute to Benjamin Tyler Henry, the inventor of the first repeating lever-action rifle. Their initial product was the Henry model H001, a lever-action rifle chambered for a .22 rimfire cartridge which set the tone for Henry's focus on lever-action rifles, a tradition they would continue to build upon.

Over the years, Henry expanded its portfolio, selling more than 1 million of the H001 models and introducing a variety of other firearms. This includes the renowned Henry Golden Boy, the Big Boy and Long Ranger series for hunting and defense, the US Survival AR-7, Mini Bolt, tribute and Boy Scout editions, single-shot rifles, and shotguns in various calibers, as well as the Side-Gate lever-action rifle.

Today, in 2023, Henry Repeating Arms employs over 600 people and manufactures more than 300,000 rifles per year. With factories located in Bayonne, New Jersey, and Ladysmith, Wisconsin, the company continues to focus primarily on producing lever-action rifles in both centerfire and rimfire cartridges along with many additional firearm options. Anthony Imperato serves as the CEO and Founder, guiding the company from its headquarters in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Henry H018 Review

Over the years, Henry has released a number of lever-action versions of their firearms. Depending on the caliber they are chambered for, the ones in the H series are identified by a different number. The H018 is not a rifle, but a lever-action shotgun with a.410 bore. The variations within the same family are structurally very similar.

The H018 is offered in two versions – either with a 610 mm (24-inch) barrel which is equipped with a brass bead and screw-in chokes or the one with a 508 mm (20-inch) barrel including drill-and-tap receiver, fixed cylinder bore choke and adjustable rifle-type buckhorn sights. The shotgun uses a tubular in-line cartridge magazine positioned underneath the barrel. Henry first decided to depart from the traditional spring side gate on the H018 shotguns. Instead, they opted for a proven magazine system found on many rimfire rifles with a tubular magazine with a removable brass feed tube which contains both the spring and cartridge follower. Some newer versions, however, do come with a traditional side gate for magazine-loading purposes.

H018 also features the Transfer Bar Safety Mechanism. If the hammer is fully cocked and is unintentionally moved by something other than pulling the trigger, the gun won't fire. If the hammer is accidentally released before the gun is fully cocked, the weapon will also not fire. The stock of the shotgun comes equipped with a rubber recoil pad and sling swivel studs.

Henry H018, chambered for .410 bore

Figure 1: Henry H018, chambered for .410 bore (Source: https://adelbridge.com/product/henry-h018-410/)

Henry H018 Bores

The H018 shotgun is chambered for the following bores:

  • .410 bore

Henry H018 receivers come with four holes for scope mounting purposes, two on the front and two on the rear mounting surface.

The receiver of Henry H018, chambered for .410 bore

Figure 2: The receiver of Henry H018, chambered for .410 bore (Source: https://simpsonltd.com/henry-h018-410r-c54460/)

Henry H018

A: 12.7 mm

B: 69.9 mm

C: 12.7 mm

BHU: 0 mm

Ø: 8-40

R1: flat

R2: flat

Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Henry H018

Rifles That Have One-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Henry H018 

All the rifles listed in the category below have one-piece mounts interchangeable with Henry H018. For one-piece mounts to fit on a rifle, mounting surfaces on these rifles must match in every dimension. Rifles that have one-piece scope mounts interchangeable with Henry H018 are:

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Henry H018

All the rifles listed in the category below have two-piece mounts interchangeable with Henry H018. To meet interchangeability conditions, two-piece mounts must match in all dimensions except the B distance. B distance can vary because two-piece mounts can be installed and adjusted closer or further apart. Rifles that have two-piece scope mounts interchangeable with Henry H018 are:

Best Scope Mounts for Henry H018

Picatinny Rails for Henry H018

If you are looking for a Picatinny rail for your H018, you might consider this one manufactured by the American company EGW. It is made from high-quality aluminum. In addition to Henry, it will also fit various other Marlin lever action models.

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

If you happen to own this or any other rifle, we would appreciate it if you could help us expand our database by sending us some photos of the rifle receiver (the bare mounting surface of the rifle without the scope mounts installed). For your help, our company offers a fair return in terms of practical rewards.

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Pivot mounts are a special kind of repeatable mounts that are especially popular in Europe and mainly produced by European manufacturers. Most notable among them are German Companies like EAW (Ernst Apel Wurzburg), Recknagel, Henneberger and MAK. These Companies were also among the first to produce mounts of this type. Non German companies like Rusan are also following this trend.

Main benefits of pivot mounts, or swing mounts as they are sometimes called are:

  • 100% repeatability,
  • very quick and easy detaching and reattaching,
  • extremely durable; most mounts of this kind are tested on 10000 or more reattachments,
  • size and weight; light and small, elegant.

There are also some minor weaknesses that such mounts posses and they are: they are usually more expensive than other types of mounts, the installation on the rifle should be done by a skilled gunsmith and most of these mounts are higher than 14 mm.

A distinct feature of pivot/swing mounts is the way the scope attaches to the rifle. The front foot of the mount on the scope is inserted in the front base under a 90 degrees angle to the barrel. Then the entire scope is pivoted around the front base until it is locked into position by the rear base.

Pivot mounts of all types enable windage correction on the rear base at the time of the mounts installation. There are three main types of pivot mounts which are distinguished by the type of the rear base:

  • EAW style rear base: produced by EAW and Rusan,
  • Dovetail rail base: produced by Recknagel, Henneberger, MAK and others.
  • Leupold type rear base