The 2023 National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits saw the debut of a new firearm that is sure to become a classic: the Big Boy Revolver from Henry. This traditional double-action six-shooter is crafted with the same attention to detail and American craftsmanship that the Henry brand is famous for.
The Big Boy Revolver is designed to accompany the world-famous Big Boy rifle or to stand on its own as a star attraction. The gun is available with square Gunfighter-style grips for maximum control or rounded, compact Birdshead-style grips for better concealment.
The gun’s medium-sized frame, quick-release cylinder, and 4” barrel are highly polished and made of blued steel. The mirror-like brass trigger guard is visible around the grip to the top of the backstrap and genuine American walnut grip panels are affixed to both sides.
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At about 34 ounces, the Big Boy Revolver is light and easy to carry, but it shoots softly with a smooth pull and hammer drop in double action and a crisp break in single action.
A traditional revolver sight picture is achieved with a fixed notch cut directly into the frame and a ramped blade front sight, of which three sizes are included for regulating the point of aim to match the point of impact. A transfer bar safety keeps the firing pin from striking a loaded chamber unless the hammer is cocked back and the trigger is squeezed.
The Big Boy Revolver is capable of firing full-snot .357 Magnum loads for hunting or light .38 Special target loads for easy plinking.
It’s a versatile firearm that can handle whatever type of shooting you prefer. Plus, having your long gun and sidearm chamber the same cartridge is convenient, making the Big Boy Revolver the perfect companion to the Big Boy rifle, as mentioned.
This is Henry’s first-ever revolver, and the company has stayed true to its tradition of blending modern design features with historically consistent style. However, we have to get one out to the range to see if it shoots as good as it looks. Stay tuned.
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I am interested in Henry producing a 2.5″ barrel for the birds head grip. And, if they see fit look into top break
revolvers, I really like them.
wfw
i would like to know if Henry will make a Revolver in 45/ 45 long colt .can it be done,. that would make my day. thankyou Henry, . Mike , [email protected]
i would like to know if Henry will make a Revoler in 45/ 45 long colt .can it be done,. that would make my day. thankyou Henry, . Mike , [email protected]
Meh, that looks basic as heck. If I’m going to spend a grand on a .357 I want it to look like a .357, not a budget .22.
I would be intereted in the .22’s Golden Boy but it should only for much less than the .357.
Hopefully some after market firm will make a grip with TRUMPS likeness at the bottom of the fine wood.
Wow, this is what a thousand dollar Made in USA revolver looks like, wow!!
Way too much money.
Naw!!
I guess these revolvers are the reason that you can’t get any rifles. If delivery of revolvers is anything like rifles it’s just advertising to sell the company!
Why, Henry, why? Those are the ugliest firearms I’ve ever seen. You could have made something beautiful (like maybe a reproduction of the Merwin Hulbert), but instead you flexed your manufacturing sphincter and excreted this hideous, useless POS. Why?
They are not ugly. But they aae over priced.
The specs say single action, the article says double action. Which is it?
Since I own a Ruger GP100 4″ .357 in stainless steel, I can’t imagine a need for another revolver. Maybe for someone who collects or a newbie it would be great but personally I’m not going to sell what I’ve got that is an awesome firearm for an unknown quantity when I’ve had nearly 40 years of great shooting with what I’ve got. Same with their 22 rifles. I have a Marlin 39A and love it and a Ruger 10/22 and love it.
Maybe others will be interested but I see no need for more than I have. I’m not a collector by any means and the firearms I own are for use, not for collecting.
The Father’s day special lever action 22 looks like a great buy and if I didn’t already have the Marlin and my wife has a Browning lever action she likes, I’d be interested. That’s a very good price as my Marling sold for around $800 out the door in 1978. I hope they can keep the quality up with that very low price.
Great product with horrible price point!
I am a Henry firearms fan, and own several.
I am quick to bring up the quality and the rich company history, but at this MSRP ($900-$1000) I just can’t jump on the bandwagon.
As a double action it pretty much defeats the nostalgia of single action or break-open type period revolvers, so I won’t be using this for cowboy shoots or re-enactments.
Since it doesn’t have the ejector rod shroud and adjustable iron sights, I also wouldn’t use this for target shooting, hunting or self defense.
So in my world, this revolver occupies the space for “just a fun a gun, but not really practical or suited for a given pursuit”. It is a $900 dollar plinker, which insures I won’t buy it, nor will my friends.
At a $450-$500 price point, I would buy it as a plinker and to mainly support Henry Firearms.
At $900 plus, I will buy a used Smith &Wesson or a Ruger, all day long before buying this.
You sure like to say “price point “. I guess that’s because it’s an alliteration and it sounds brainy to you. Like for the past few years people have been using that idiotic and needless phrase “having said that…” or “that being said…”. They should just get on with their thought without introducing it needlessly; we already know what you just said. And you should just say “price”.
I will never throw away may money on a fixed sight revolver.
S&W,COLT,Rugers with ajustment on the rear is the only logical solution.
Save your money your gonna need it before and aftet the shtf.
Looks alot like a S&W Model 10 to me. I bought my .38 Model 10 with 6 inch barrel around 1975 and it was about $150, not so today. One of my favorite pistols of all time to shoot. But $928 in this day and age of CNC, not sure that is a fair price.
The hideous revolvers look nothing like any Smith & Wesson I’ve ever seen. Smith makes beautiful revolvers, but these Henry abortions are grotesque. And incredibly overpriced.
$500 and maybe you have something, but 10000 ? I don’t think so. Good luck with that.
I meant 1000, my bad.
This reminds me of a boat anchor. It will not sell well, if at all.
Darn, I thought I was being harsh but compared to some of the other comments I was letting them down very easy. Truth is, it reminds me of the used S&W Model 13 that was my first revolver. I don’t need another one.
I appreciate and respect Henry for their line of rifles, but I have to say this revolver is underwhelming. It looks like a cheap revolver from around 1975. When I saw the title in the email, I expected something really nice. No class, no style, and no reason to pay almost a thousand dollars for it.
NINE HUNDRED BUCKS !!!
( THUD !!! )
I think I’ll buy two. Hey lifes a gamble.
A Henry revolver? Well… With the current regime set to ban anything with a magazine this makes perfect sense! But like others have pointed out the MSRP is way too high for something that looks like an “RG” or Turkish knockoff.
Ugly! and a crazy MSRP $980!
The price is a joke. Buy 3 used Smiths instead.
looks like a model 10 knockoff with different grips
Sorry…just threw up a little in my mouth!!! What, they set out to design the world’s ugliest, most overpriced POS? Well, they win. Why would anyone buy an ugly overpriced turd when you can get a Smith & Wesson for the same or less….or better yet, an older Pre-cast Smith & Wesson?? Like their rifles, over priced.
So that is fasinating Harvey. What had you been eating and was it enough to fill you up?
So that is fasinating Harvey. What had you been eating and was it enough to fill you up?
way overpriced for a plain Jane look alike copy of dozens revolvers available world wide. With no adjustable sites what is it good for, a SA in several calibers with a few options would have been a far better venture. After 55+ years in the gun business I predict that the customer list for this gun will quickly dry up. Good Luck
I want an Original Henry in .357/.38 to go with it.
Looks like a nice revolver.
I agree with John…
Why a thousand dollars for a dull, old-school revolver, when they are selling their rifles for five hundred less ???
Henry thinks it will make a mint on it; But – not from me !
I think Henry has always been ‘over-built’ and over-weight…
There are better guns for the money out there !
DOA. Waaaay overpriced, waaaay underwhelming.
Sorry.
Any plans for a .22? Maybe 8 shot?
Not going to attract many buyers “as is”- boring and expensive – might as well just stamp S&W M10 clone on it.
If this was made by one of the top Turkish manufacturers it would be $249. It looks like someone blew up an RG, a Charter, a Peacemaker and a Model 13 S&W and put this together from the salvageable parts. The MSRP is getting into S&W TRR8 territory and this is definitely not an 8 round N frame.
I’ll just stick with my S&W Model 15, thank you very much!
.357 Mag is a highly overrated cartridge, as the .38 SPL can be actually much more effective loaded with right bullet and charge, more is not always better!
The price is tatlly intolerable for mid sized frame revolver when the are just as many cheaper and effective options available, like maybe a well taken care of S&W on consignment @ your local gun store!
Also I do not like and will not own one of these sliding stop safety guns just more parts to mess with and screw up and another attempt by the gun safety Nazis to try to put gun businesses out of business, so screw that!
That’s $300 more than what I paid for the Big Boy rifle just a few years back. There’s something Schofield about that squared grip design, makes it very appealing. I don’t need the .357, but the 22 with a lower MSRP would be a true temptation.
Beautiful craftsmanship. Can’t wait to find on available near me. I’m inclined to think it’s too much money for a bottom line revolver, but I think it is good looking and it needs a cover for the ejector rod.
Agree with the other commentors. That’s a lot of money for a very basic revolver that doesn’t lend itself to CCW.
The sights are as bottom line as one can get. A fiber optic front sight would be nice (JMHO)
I like the Birdshead grip option.
Gag! That’s the kind of gun that should cost around $299 and you throw in a toolbox and forget you have it.
To whom it may or, may not concern, Henry’s new pistol is very interesting looking. I would most likely purchase one
however, a grand for a blued 1st time
pistol is too $$$ much money for the average bear. Henry makes a very nice
product but, they need to figure out a way
to make them more affordable. Henry Ford
had the right idea 💡…
Oh well, just a thought.
M. Whitford🇺🇸
F.Y.I. it’s NOT a pistol. It’s a revolver. A pistol is defined as any handgun with a firing chamber integral with the barrel. A revolver has separate firing chambers so cannot be a pistol.
Perhaps they should stick with rifles. Do what they do best.
I get what they were going for, a turn of the century look. (1899 lol) But an old fixed sight revolver design does not seem like a value at 900$. Lots of m10 S&W’s floating around. And is the grip frame brass or zamak? Also a little curious if they re-invented the wheel or just copied the S&W action.
That’s the best that they could do? It looks like a refined RG or Rohn $20 gun from the 1970s. Jeez….
My thoughts exactly, only not sure about the refined part!!
What’s the frame size, K or L frame?