{"id":1056,"date":"2023-05-10T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2023-05-10T20:19:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:19:01","slug":"gun-review-henry-homesteader-9mm-carbine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/?p=1056","title":{"rendered":"Gun Review: Henry Homesteader 9mm Carbine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-scaled.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-696x522.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-1920x1439.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083613-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Henry Homesteader 9mm rifle TTAG\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>When Henry launched the semi-automatic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.henryusa.com\/rifles\/homesteader-9mm\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Homesteader<\/span><\/a> at SHOT Show this year I was surprised, of course, given the brand\u2019s historical focus on lever guns, and I admit that my initial reaction was also a bit \u201cmeh.\u201d So many 9mm carbines have passed through my hands that I just didn\u2019t have it in me to get excited about yet another one. But I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p> is most assuredly <em>not<\/em> just another 9mm carbine. It\u2019s a fantastic firearm of the kind that your grandchildren will own and use one day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538267\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-1920x1439.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-700x525.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538267\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-1920x1439.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083602-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The PCC \u2014 pistol caliber carbine \u2014 genre has been so dominated by thin aluminum and lightweight plastic that when I heard Henry had made one I assumed it would be in that modern vein. Clearly I should have known better.<\/p>\n<p>As one <em>should<\/em> expect, Henry\u2019s Homesteader is made of blued steel and American walnut. It has a classic, warm, solid feel and look. It drips quality and they-<strong><em>do<\/em><\/strong>-make-it-like-they-used-to appeal. In my safe, it like something that\u2019s been in the family for a long time, and that\u2019s immediately how it felt when I took it out of the box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538258\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538258\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083605-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Okay, okay, the receiver is hard anodized aluminum. It doesn\u2019t look or feel like it though; not like an AR or other, modern carbine. Maybe it\u2019s thicker, or maybe it\u2019s simply more slab-sided and old school looking.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the reason, the Henry Homesteader had an immediate familiarity and warmth that made me smile the second I picked it up, and reminded me of the quality \u201creal steel\u201d feel of firearms made half a century and longer ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538262\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538262\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083556-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The walnut is quite nice, with what Henry calls \u201cleather-like\u201d texturing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538264\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538264\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083551-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I see what they\u2019re talking about, at least aesthetically. It doesn\u2019t feel much like leather, but it has that sort of pebbled look to it. The texture provides some grip and purchase while staying soft on the hands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538317\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-700x525.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538317\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_145912-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was going to come later in the review, but I know what you\u2019ve been thinking since the outset so let\u2019s just address it already: YES, the Henry Homesteader takes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avantlink.com\/click.php?tt=cl&amp;merchant_id=c57f7b35-5796-4cf2-9f7e-d6ef5a436261&amp;website_id=4e8a62e5-c9f2-4169-947d-06856fc118da&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgunmagwarehouse.com%2Fcatalogsearch%2Fresult%2F%3Fq%3Dglock%252019%2520magazines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GLOCK magazines<\/a> (and a couple of others).<\/p>\n<p>By default, the Homesteader is configured to accept Henry\u2019s proprietary mags made for the Homesteader. Two come with the gun, a flush-fitting 5-round mag and a slightly extended 10-rounder.<\/p>\n<p>For just a few bucks more, though ($959 MSRP vs. $928 MSRP), you can purchase the Homesteader with a second magazine well and swap it in place of the Henry magazine footprint that\u2019s installed in the gun from the factory. These additional magazine wells are currently available for GLOCK G17\/G19 mags (seen above), SIG P320 mags, and S&amp;W M&amp;P mags.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538318\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-700x525.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538318\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230509_150115-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the magazine wells for the other brands\u2019 magazines have a release button on the side and hold the magazine swept rearward at a pistol grip-like angle, the Homesteader magazines are released via a small lever in front of the magazine and they fit vertically into the rifle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538257\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"520\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-700x523.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-1536x1148.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-2048x1531.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-696x520.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-1068x799.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-1920x1436.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-562x420.jpeg 562w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-560x419.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-700x523.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538257\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-700x523.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-700x523.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-1536x1148.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-2048x1531.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-696x520.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-1068x799.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-1920x1436.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-562x420.jpeg 562w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083611-01-560x419.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A ball detent holds the charging handle securely into a slot in the stainless steel bolt, yet allows for extremely fast and simple swapping of the handle between left and right sides of the gun. Simply pull the handle perpendicularly away from the receiver until it pops out, then click it back in on the other side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538261\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-1536x1151.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-1068x800.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-1920x1439.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-700x525.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538261\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-1536x1151.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-1068x800.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-1920x1439.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083558-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An adjustable peep \/ ghost ring rear sight . . .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538259\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"521\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-700x524.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-1536x1149.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-2048x1532.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-696x521.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-1068x799.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-1920x1436.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-561x420.jpeg 561w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-560x419.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-700x524.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538259\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-700x524.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-700x524.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-1536x1149.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-2048x1532.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-696x521.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-1068x799.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-1920x1436.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-561x420.jpeg 561w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083600-01-560x419.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>works with a screw-on front post sight.<\/p>\n<p>Acquisition and alignment is quick and easy, though I\u2019d certainly prefer this setup with a brass bead installed up front. Not only would that be faster and more eye-catching, but a round dot is particularly easy for the human eye to center in a round ring so I\u2019d be more accurate with it. Henry does have other <a href=\"https:\/\/henrypride.com\/collections\/rifle-parts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">options<\/span><\/a> for different sights.<\/p>\n<p>For those who prefer an optic of some flavor, the top of the receiver is drilled and tapped for a Weaver 63B base.<\/p>\n<p>I have very much enjoyed shooting (and looking at) the Homesteader with its iron sights \u2014 it feels natural \u2014 but I could see using a red dot or something else for hog hunting in low-light situations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538263\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538263\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083608-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shotgun-like in style, the top-mounted thumb safety slides and clicks forward for \u201cfire\u201d and back for \u201csafe.\u201d Centrally-mounted, the safety is ambidextrous. Likewise, the central magazine release lever is equally accessible with either hand, and the bolt hold-open levers are mirrored on both sides at the front of the trigger guard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538271\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"700\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-468x700.jpeg 468w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-768x1149.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-1027x1536.jpeg 1027w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-1369x2048.jpeg 1369w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-150x224.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-300x449.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-696x1041.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-1068x1598.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-1920x2873.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-281x420.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-560x838.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-scaled.jpeg 1711w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-468x700.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538271\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-468x700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-468x700.jpeg 468w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-768x1149.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-1027x1536.jpeg 1027w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-1369x2048.jpeg 1369w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-150x224.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-300x449.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-696x1041.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-1068x1598.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-1920x2873.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-281x420.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-560x838.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083539-01-scaled.jpeg 1711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Out on the range \u2014 and with this gun you have to ask, \u201crange as in gun range, or range as in \u2018the open range\u2019?\u201d \u2014 the Homesteader 9mm quickly brought a smile to my face. It\u2019s a smooth, nice-shooting rifle.<\/p>\n<p>While most straight-blowback 9mm PCCs have a sharper recoil impulse than one might expect, the Henry Homesteader tamps that down in multiple ways. Sure, its 6.6-pound weight helps minimize the recoil of America\u2019s favorite pistol caliber. So does its nice, soft, rubber recoil pad. Henry took it a step further, though, and added a \u201creciprocating mass\u201d inside the forearm to help counteract the recoil impulse. Pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538269\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"700\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-468x700.jpeg 468w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-768x1149.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-1027x1536.jpeg 1027w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-1369x2048.jpeg 1369w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-150x224.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-300x449.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-696x1041.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-1068x1598.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-1920x2873.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-281x420.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-560x838.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-scaled.jpeg 1711w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-468x700.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538269\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-468x700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-468x700.jpeg 468w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-768x1149.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-1027x1536.jpeg 1027w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-1369x2048.jpeg 1369w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-150x224.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-300x449.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-696x1041.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-1068x1598.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-1920x2873.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-281x420.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-560x838.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083542-01-scaled.jpeg 1711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With its 1\/2\u00d728 threaded muzzle, the Homesteader even suppressed nicely right out of the box. The 16.37-inch (how on earth did they come up with that particular length?) barrel leaves less work for a silencer to do compared to, say, a 3.75-inch barrel. It was quiet and smooth with the extremely compact and lightweight <a href=\"https:\/\/blackcollararms.com\/product\/ab-suppressor-phantom-suppressor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AB Suppressor F4<\/span><\/a> attached (TTAG review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/video-range-review-ab-suppressor-phantom-9mm-silencer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HERE<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538320\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-525x700.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-696x928.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-1068x1424.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-315x420.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-560x747.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-525x700.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538320\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-525x700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-525x700.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-696x928.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-1068x1424.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-315x420.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230419_121903-01-560x747.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If I\u2019m honest, I\u2019m more of a minute-of-silhouette guy when it comes to a ghost ring rear and blade front, and I really should have gone through the trouble of mounting a scope to give the Henry Homesteader a true, fair shake at determining mechanical accuracy. Maybe I\u2019ll do a follow-up for that if y\u2019all complain enough.<\/p>\n<p>However, at 50 yards with my elbows resting on the bench, but no other support for the gun, I still shot some pretty decent groups with the Homesteader. I shot 115 grain standard velocity ammo, 147 grain subsonic ammo, and 115 grain +P hollow point rounds. I know the hollow point is the bottom group in the photo above and I think the 147 is the top group but I\u2019m not positive on that.<\/p>\n<p>A little casual in the accuracy testing on this one, then, but clearly there\u2019s nothing to complain about. I\u2019m confident that the Henry Homesteader is a straight shooter as we\u2019ve all come to expect from Henry Repeating Arms products.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538266\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-1920x1439.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-700x525.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538266\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-1920x1439.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083616-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a few days of shooting I experienced precisely zero malfunctions from the Homesteader across multiple brands and types of ammo both suppressed and unsuppressed. It\u2019s a really fun gun to shoot and it has the feel and balance and warmth and solid quality of a properly-made, American firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the only area I\u2019d like to see improved is the trigger. It\u2019s fine, don\u2019t get me wrong, but it leaves some room for improvement where not much else on the gun does. My Homesteader\u2019s trigger breaks at a bit over 6 pounds of pull weight and it has a touch of slightly gritty creep before that imperfect break. It\u2019s okay. It\u2019s perfectly appropriate for the style and intended use of the gun. But it could be cleaner, crisper, and arguably a bit lighter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538268\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-1920x1439.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-700x525.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538268\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-1920x1439.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230411083548-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An answer to a question I never asked, the Henry Homesteader proves that there\u2019s always room even in a crowded segment for another gun when it\u2019s done right. In fact, the Homesteader is such a deviation from the rest of the 9mm carbines available today that it\u2019s effectively its own segment.<\/p>\n<p>This is a PCC made like a true classic. It looks, feels, and shoots every bit like a gun that should be handed down to your kids and to theirs, while simultaneously integrating a few modern touches. The Homesteader is a keeper.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Specifications: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Caliber:<\/strong> 9mm<br \/><strong>Barrel Length:<\/strong> 16.37 inches<br \/><strong>Overall Length:<\/strong> 35.75 inches<br \/><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 6.6 pounds<br \/><strong>Length of Pull:<\/strong> 14 inches<br \/><strong>Capacity:<\/strong> 5-round and 10-round Henry magazines included. GLOCK, SIG, S&amp;W magazine well adapters available.<br \/><strong>MSRP:<\/strong> $928 with Henry magazine well only, $959 with additional GLOCK, SIG, or S&amp;W magazine well (about $855 at Brownells\u00a0 )<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ratings (out of five stars):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall\u00a0 * * * * *\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>What can I say, I really love the Homesteader. And I didn\u2019t expect to. It\u2019s gorgeous, it\u2019s well-made, it\u2019s a great shooter. It looks good and it feels good. It\u2019s classic yet modern (I mean, it takes GLOCK mags and I can suppress it!). Done deal. Five-star gun.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/gun-review-henry-homesteader-9mm-rifle\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Henry launched the semi-automatic Homesteader at SHOT Show this year I was surprised, of course, given the brand\u2019s historical focus on lever guns, and I admit that my initial reaction was also a bit \u201cmeh.\u201d So many 9mm carbines have passed through my hands that I just didn\u2019t have it in me to get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}