Throwing this out for any prospective 9410 buyers. As mentioned in my first post, local gunsmith indicated he had worked on more than one 9410 with feeding issues. I desperately wanted that 9410 to work out. Like the traditional action, just wanted a nice Winchester lever and finding a mint was a real score for me. Despite having never been fired the lever was very sloppy, and I absolutely hated the safety plunger required to fire the gun. I'd looked at the Marlins but the nanny/lawyer requisite safety turned me away. Nice gun otherwise.
Just picked this up on transfer from GB. Hands down this is a higher quality gun than the 9410. The action is incredibly smooth and not at all notchy as the 9410 was. Everything is tight and fit and finish is so much nicer than the $899 I paid for the gun (paid $1200+ tax for the Winchester). Not just nice for a $900 long gun, its a very nice gun - period.
My luck, the 9410 will increase in value just because its out of production. If it were still being produced, anyone who handles these two side by side would put the Winchester back and take the Henry.
This experience is a solid example of guns going up in value just because they are out of production. I get it, I get caught up in that as well. But the Henry is soooo much nicer than that 9410 was. I'm talking about the smoothness of the action and trigger, fit and finish. Looks are in the eye of the beholder. The 9410 has a bit more "classic/old west" look to it, but man, I'll never look back and say the 9410 has anything on this Henry. To be blunt, that action sucked.
https://www.henryusa.com/shotgun/sid...r-action-410//
Hope this helps other buyers