Henry Repeating Arms Garden Gun Smoothbore .22 LR Blued Rifle

A: Yes it is smooth bore, and technically you could fire standard ammo out of it but its not recommended. As it has no rifling it would not stabilize the projectile, which would drop you muzzle energy, velocity, range and accuracy would not be very good at all. The point of these are to be used as a garden gun to eliminate pests, near your home where you don't want to worry about a stray round going into your house

A: Howard, yes Sir, this garden gun has a 18.5" Smooth Bore Barrel (No Rifling). The advantage is that when shooting shot shells, the pattern is much tighter because there is no rifling to disrupt and spread/disrupt the shot pattern. Cheers and stay sfe@

A: Since this is a 22lr with a tubular magazine it's actually legal in new jersey, even being able to hold more than 10 rounds. So you're good to go. Hope this helps and enjoy.

A: Keith, yes Sir. Zero restrictions on this rifle configuration in NJ. Cheers and stay safe!

A: Keith, rimfire rifles with tubular magazines are exempt from the 10 round limit. I live in NJ and I have a Henry Golden Boy .22lr. Have a great day!

A: Hi Rodney and welcome. 22lr does not carry a lot of power nor shot payload so ranges will be limited for bird/pest kills. Shot will travel a good bit but will not have much killing power after about 35 to 40 feet. A .410 may be a better option depending on what you plan to use it for. Cheers and stay safe!

A: Hi Rodney, it typically ranges from 25 to 50 yards. The range is about 5 ft for small pests like rats, mice, and snakes. Reaching out to 10 and even 15 feet, the spread grows quite sparse, with most of the #12 pellets falling outside the target area. Stay safe & have a great day!