You’re a long way from John Wayne Country with this rifle. [Henry Repeating Arms] For decades, Henry Repeating Arms has sold the same formula for rimfire rifles: A lever-action .22 LR (or .22 Magnum) that comes with iron sights and traditional styling. You might live in the 21st century, but you can feel and look like someone from a Louis L’Amour novel as you blast away at tin cans. The new Henry H1 Bandit breaks that formula. It’s a lever gun, like most Henry rifles, but it’s made for optics, not irons, and it looks like it’s intended to be the next step up for a learning shooter.Henry Repeating Arms @ TFB: Gun Review: Henry Repeating Arms –Original Henry Rifle Henry Unveils SPD Predator, a Sub-MOA Lever-Action Built for Precision Henry Honors America’s 250th With Ultra-Limited Spirit of ’76 Rifle Wheelgun Wednesday: Henry Deadeye RevolversAn in-the-middle gunIf you’ve been around a wide variety of shooters of all ages and sizes, you quickly realize that there are a few guns made for little kids and a lot of guns made for larger adults, but not many guns are made for people who are sized in-between. The H1 Bandit is made to fill that in-between gap. Says Henry:“With its 13-inch length of pull, checkered genuine American walnut pistol grip-style buttstock, and round blued steel barrel, the Bandit is built for larger youth shooters, smaller-framed adults, and anyone who wants a compact rimfire that comes up fast and feels ready to run.”And while many teachers like beginners to learn the basics of marksmanship with iron sights, this rifle is made for optics. There are no irons on the barrel from the factory, only a Picatinny rail integrated atop the receiver for a riflescope or a red dot. A Monte Carlo stock raises the shooter’s cheek to be in-line with the optic, instead of dropping lower to align with iron sights. The new stock and receiver rail are obviously purpose-built for optics. [Henry Repeating Arms] And like several of their other lever-actions, Henry built the Bandit to use suppressors. The muzzle has a 1/2x28 thread and the magazine tube is angled slightly downward so that it clears suppressors with an outside diameter of 1 inch or less. This is part of Henry’s revision of all its lever gun lineup, including new rimfire models based on old models. [Henry Repeating Arms] It’s available in .22LR (also chambers .22 Short) for $590 or .22 Magnum for $690. See more details and specs at Henry’s website here.