{"id":402204,"date":"2023-08-10T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/?p=402204"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:24:16","slug":"the-henry-homesteader-a-new-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/the-henry-homesteader-a-new-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Henry Homesteader: A New Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Homesteader, by definition, is a person who lives a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. The term is also an intelligent name for a new rifle from a traditional company. Henry first showed the Homesteader at SHOT 2023, and we were all a little surprised. Looking back, it seems a little odd to be surprised because Henry makes tons of PCCs. They just aren’t semi-automatic. The Homesteader isn’t their first semi-auto, but I’m pretty sure it’s their first semi-auto, centerfire rifle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Homesteader is a handy little PCC. It has an old-school cool style.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Homesteader is a 9mm carbine. Henry is known for wood furniture and blue steel lever guns. The Homesteader keeps the real walnut furniture and does have a blued barrel, combined with a finely hard anodized finish on the aluminum receiver. The overall design certainly looks like something Henry would produce. It’s absolutely gorgeous, and it packs some impressive looks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At First Glance<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Homesteader uses a direct blowback action which is nothing new. It works and is remarkably simple. However, the downside is often the harsh recoil that blowback guns pack. Henry took a novel step to help reduce this harsh recoil by adding a reciprocating weight under the forearm to counteract the recoil of a blowback-operated gun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The barrel is threaded, and adding a can is a natural step. A suppressor and some 147-grain subsonic ammo pair perfectly with the Homesteader. Across the top, the weapon is set up for an optic rail \u2014 specifically a Weaver 63B rail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Swapping magwells is plenty easy. To me, the Glock magwell is a little more ergonomic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Henry Homesteader comes in three configurations that vary around magazines. The Homesteader uses Henry’s own magazines, as well as extra mag wells for <\/span>Glock<\/span> and SIG <\/span>P320<\/span><\/a>\/<\/span>M&P<\/span><\/a> magazines. You can pick and choose which model you want, and if you ever want to swap Magwells, Henry sells them for about $30 on their website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Swapping the magwell only requires you to punch out three pins and pop one in and then the others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Specifications\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n