Meet Henry's New Bear's Leg Pistol in Four Calibers
The Bear's Leg is offered in four chamberings: .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .30-30 Winchester, and .45-70 Government. Every model ships with a factory-threaded barrel (5/8x24), a polymer handguard with M-LOK slots and a Picatinny rail section, fiber optic sights, a large loop lever, and a side loading gate. MSRP is $1,129 across the lineup.
The threading and M-LOK handguard tell you exactly what Henry is aiming at: suppressors, muzzle devices, lights, grips, and the growing crowd of lever-action enthusiasts who want their guns running modern accessories, not sitting on a shelf.
Henry is also flagging the Bear's Leg as an SBR conversion candidate. With the appropriate ATF paperwork, adding a stock is a clean path since the rail furniture is already factory-fitted. This should be a meaningful detail for NFA enthusiasts.
The chambering choices are worth unpacking. The pistol-caliber options (.357 and .44 Mag) are the obvious practical picks: manageable recoil, widely available ammo, and reasonably fast follow-up shots in a compact platform. The .30-30 model puts one of America's most proven hunting cartridges in a very packable format, which makes real sense as a truck or trail gun.
The .45-70 version is the one that will get attention, though, at least in my opinion. A .45-70 lever pistol is a legitimate big-bore statement in a small package, and paired with a suppressor and a stock, it becomes something genuinely unusual.
At $1,129, is it priced right? It's not cheap for a lever-action pistol, but the M-LOK furniture and fiber optics add real value over basic Mare's Leg clones. Whether it justifies the premium over a standard Henry lever rifle depends on how much you actually want the compact pistol format.
The Bear's Leg is available now through licensed dealers. Full specs at HenryUSA.com, or https://www.henryusa.com/firearm/bears-leg-pistol/Â directly.
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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Why the hell not?
Good on Henry for new products.
I have the 10X in .44 Mag/ Special. I use it for feral hogs and deer. My 90% distance is under 70 yards. I am currently "burning thru" 44.Mag ammo to get proficient and to a large enough case count to handload (after judicious trimming) .44 Special since I carry a .44 Bulldog handgun. The 10X Carbine has put down a 300 lb hog with one to the head instantly. Although I see no usual use in my 60 years of hunting, I begrudge no one their desire to SBR because it's their money. The quality of my Henry assures me that anyone that wants to Mare's (or Bear's) leg is welcome to spend money and give themselves the ability to change the platform if wanted. Whether I want to buy one of these and spend the funds to SBR it OR if i want to SBR my own Henry (and spend the same amount sometime in the future)I can tell you, in my use of the .44 even using the Special which is downloaded and a pussycat ...that you will need to spend a LOT of time and cash to get truly proficient with ANY loading in the Mare's leg configuration beyond point blank (3 yards or more) distance. It's your money ... and right to choose. Thanks Henry and Mr. Imperato!
As can be expected from Henry, as well as many other manufacturers, this is another useless item that is totally worthless for any practical purpose