Meet the Lever Action Supreme
This one looks and feels different. The Supreme Rifle is a lever-action build that steps out of the norm from what Henry has been doing for years. It uses an internal hammer and new linkage mechanism while cycling from a detachable 10-round Magpul P-Mag. Accuracy is the goal, with a free-floated blued steel barrel and match-grade adjustable trigger.
The rifles we tried have shown a trigger pull just beneath the 4-pound mark, not too shabby for a lever gun. At the time of this writing, the LASR is available in two chamberings: .223/5.56 NATO and .300 Blackout. Retail price sits at $1,299. Like many flashy new products, high demand appears to be driving costs higher, but there’s good reason why the LASR is making a splash.
First Impressions
Our test rifle is the shorter-barreled .300 Blackout chambering. Right out of the box, several things are clear. Fit and finish is spot-on. Walnut to steel fitment is precise and attention to detail clear. The smoothness of the LASR action is unlike any other, gliding like a sleek machine with no friction.
The overall design, lines, and aesthetic are quite different from most other Henrys. It’s freshly unlike a Big Boy, Side Gate, or the like. The internal hammer design, receiver shape, and stock lines draw similarities to the outline of the old self-loading Winchesters.
Test Rifle
The .300 Blackout version of the LASR wears a 16.5-inch barrel threaded at 5/8x24 with a 1:7 twist for easy suppressor or muzzle device mounting. Length of pull measures a handy 14 inches to the end of the rubber recoil pad. The receiver is hard anodized in black. Iron sights come standard, with a fully adjustable trapezoidal rear, though the receiver is drilled and tapped for scope mounting (Weaver 63B mounts are the match).
Stocks are genuine American walnut, as we’ve come to expect from Henry. The rifle is compact at 36.65 inches overall and 6.43 pounds empty. It ships with sling swivel studs, as well as the sight and trigger adjustment tool and printed manual. The match-grade adjustable trigger advertises a 4-pound pull with user-adjustable 1-pound range with the included hex key. That same tool does double duty in adjusting the patent-pending trapezoidal rear sight.
Out of the box, our trigger measured with surprising repeatability at 3.8 pounds on our Lyman digital pull gauge. It was crisp enough there was no need to adjust. The stocks are checkered at both the pistol grip and forend with a modern diamond style. The LASR ships with a 10-round Magpul PMag but also includes a five-round limiter for areas with capacity limitations. Controls are largely ambidextrous, including the tang safety switch and magazine release.
The multi-lug rotary locking bolt face resembles more of an AR-style bolt design than previous lever-action builds. The LASR is centered on a quad bar linkage and slider crank mechanism that drive Henry’s first-time system. With the internal hammer, the receiver is more protected from the elements, and there’s little double the Supreme is built to be used.
Specs
- Caliber: .300 Blackout
- Barrel Length: 16.5 inches
- Overall Length: 36.65 inches
- Weight: 6.43 pounds
- Trigger Pull: 3.8 pounds
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Capacity: 10+1, 5+1
Range Time
Being new to the .300 Blackout in general, range time was an interesting experience all around. We headed out with a mix of ammunition, including Federal Fusion MSR 150-grain bonded round nose, Hornady American Gunner 125-gr JHP, Hornady BLACK Subsonic 208-grain AMax, and Remington UMC 220-gr OTFB.
Since the LASR is a suppressor darling practically begging for a can, we found the Banish 30 an equally handy direct thread piece for this rig. We tested the rifle with two different optics, first a Leupold 3-9x40 and later the new-for-2025 Burris Fullfield in 2.5-10x42 for the sake of testing a trending scope.
Though not an outright guarantee, Henry advertises that the LASR “is fully capable of delivering sub-MOA groups.” That promise came to fruition on the range with repeated, impressive accuracy over multiple bullet types and weights, suppressed and unsuppressed.
The 10-round mag is handy without being overly bulky. Users seeking even greater capacity will find that most MSR-style magazines interchange. The mag locks quickly and snugly with the action open, but when attempting to seat a loaded mag with the action closed, the mag did not always latch fully, even when worked with authority. When properly seated, the rifle ran with 100-percent reliability.
