The Rimfire Report: Henry’s Golden Boy Revolver

Hello and welcome back to The Rimfire Report! Last time we talked about the Henry Golden Boy Rifle, and a lot of you reached out to say that it and its base model, the H001 lever-action rifle, are some of your favorites on the market. This week, I want to explore a logical extension of the rimfire Golden Boy family - the Golden Boy Revolver. Today, we’re going to check out what the glistening revolver has to offer, how it operates on the range, and, of course, a couple of my thoughts on its overall value to potential customers.

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Unique grip options (from a square Gunfighter grip to Birdshead compact variants) make each piece more personal, and the bold Henry logo engraved in the walnut ensures instant recognition. The revolver isn’t a visual twin of just any Old West sidearm; it’s deliberately crafted as a showpiece, blending yesteryear’s aesthetics with today’s precision and reliability, and this is apparent before you even get to the range with it. Today, we’ll be checking out the version featuring the Gunfighter grip, which retails for about $928.

Range Performance

At the range, the Golden Boy Revolver performs more than admirably for a .22 LR rimfire revolver. While somewhat standard these days, the revolver’s 10-round capacity is a plinker-friendly feature and one that many rimfire fans will appreciate over a standard six-shooter. The revolver feels robust but not unwieldy in the hand, with smart contours made in the walnut grips combined with hand-fit internals that keep the revolver looking and feeling more like a vintage timepiece rather than a new-production gun.

The sights consist of a trench-style rear and a front blacked-out blade. While these are great in the right lighting conditions, I found that in bright overhead sun, the front sight got a little washed out, especially against brightly lit or lighter colored targets. To my eye, the sights are at their best when the sun is at your back, but I think this can be solved and actually improved upon simply by switching to a brass bead front sight. This would not only make a better overall sighting solution for more lighting conditions, but I would also add to the overall appearance of the revolver.

The single-action trigger is crisp and light, and the double-action trigger is predictable with a clear wall right before a clean break. While there are many better double-action trigger pulls out there, I don’t think the Golden Boy revolver is chasing performance. Rather, the system is going for a proper blend of safety in double action, as well as a light and accurate trigger pull in single action. This revolver is meant to be carried as you would any double-action/single-action revolver, de-cocked and in the holster, ready to go.

Good Shooter, Great Collector

What I think makes the Golden Boy Revolver a step above being “just another rimfire revolver” is its higher-than-average collector and heirloom appeal. As many customers, including myself, will attest, one of the biggest draws of Henry as a firearms company is their focus on making their firearms entirely in the United States from American materials and with American labor. As the legendary Henry motto goes, “Made in America or Not Made at All.” This one factor, combined with its great mechanical performance and tasteful visual refinements rather than overt opulence, I think, gives us rimfire guys a sense of pride in owning the gun. That, combined with its great mechanical performance and accuracy, makes it a worthy family heirloom to pass down.

The combination of classic design, limited feature runs, and exceptional build quality should also make this revolver a future collectible. Current MSRP is around $928, though new examples can be found for $775 from various authorized retailers, and used values are expected to remain strong, especially for models kept in excellent condition. With brass accents and American walnut, each revolver acquires a unique patina over time—making it an artifact of personal and family history, or a cool piece for display if you’re willing to keep the brass polished up to a mirror finish - mine is more of a working plinker.

Final Thoughts

With the Golden Boy Revolver, Henry Repeating Arms has designed a firearm that isn’t just a good shooter - it’s created to be kept, cherished, and handed down, likely with the intention that you’re also passing down the Golden Boy Revolver as well. Whether paired with its rifle sibling or used on its own, it’s as much a member of the family sometimes as it is a range companion. Personally, I like having something other than a purely functional gun in my collection, especially when it's a revolver that is a prime example of American manufacturing exceptionalism. In a market that is often flooded with cheaply made, poorly thought-out foreign imports, it's refreshing to own and shoot a gun that is designed, produced, and made by my countrymen.