Shortening Henry stock

[theobromine]

I have a Henry lever-action .22 with a walnut stock. The length of pull is around 14 inches. As i'm a shorter guy, the rifle doesn't quite sit that comfortably in my shoulder. I was wanting some thoughts as to how I can modify the rifle to better fit me. Is it feasible to cut the stock down by an inch or so? The plastic butt-plate might not fit if the stock was cut down, as the cross section will be different.

I've contacted Henry USA but they don't ship stocks to Australian customers - only through a distributer (who hasn't responded to me in ages).

Any suggestions on how to approach this?

[No1Mk3]

Shorten the stock and file the butt plate to fit or have another one fitted. Be aware it may impact the re-sale value,

[bladeracer]

I have a Henry lever-action .22 with a walnut stock. The length of pull is around 14 inches. As i'm a shorter guy, the rifle doesn't quite sit that comfortably in my shoulder. I was wanting some thoughts as to how I can modify the rifle to better fit me. Is it feasible to cut the stock down by an inch or so? The plastic butt-plate might not fit if the stock was cut down, as the cross section will be different.

I've contacted Henry USA but they don't ship stocks to Australian customers - only through a distributer (who hasn't responded to me in ages).

Any suggestions on how to approach this?

Yes, it can be done, but will require some reshaping and refinishing if you want to keep the OEM butt plate. Or you can make a new butt plate to fit the butt of the stock. You can also buy aftermarket butt pads that are over-size to be shaped down to fit.

See if you can buy the butt stock from the Youth model, or perhaps find a tall bloke that owns the Youth model and would prefer the longer one. I'm in the same boat, I'd prefer the shorter one myself.

Or sell yours and buy the youth model.

Boyds also do an aftermarket stock that you might be able to order. https://www.boydsgunstocks.com/content/resource-center/gunstocks/henry-h001-22lr-straight-grip-stk-9ac771516zz