October, 2025

Henry’s SPD HUSH Series Wins Best New Rifle Caliber Award

Henry’s Ultimate Suppressor Host (HUSH) Series offers a feature set designed to maximize ergonomics and performance while using a suppressor.

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Rice Lake, Wis. – October 17, 2025

The SPD HUSH Series from Henry Repeating Arms has been named Best New Rifle in the 2025 Caliber Awards, presented by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) and the Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) during the NASGW Expo & Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas.

NASGW Chairman Bill Sumner (left) and POMA Executive Director Rob Sexton (right) present the Best New Rifle Caliber Award to Henry Repeating Arms’ Nicholas DeAngelo for the SPD HUSH Series. (Photo: NASGW)

Launched in April at the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits as the first release under Henry’s Special Products Division (SPD), Henry’s Ultimate Suppressor Host (HUSH) Series is purpose-built to maximize the inherent strengths of the lever action platform as a suppressor host. Quieter than a semi-automatic and faster to operate than a bolt action, the rifles maintain a natural point of balance and overall weight even with the addition of a suppressor, which is achieved through the combination of a lightweight, match-grade 416R stainless steel barrel shrouded in a tension-wrapped carbon fiber sleeve and a skeletonized aluminum M-LOK^® handguard to reduce weight forward of the receiver.

“Our Special Products Division is one for one with major industry awards, which says a lot about the talent and creativity of the team,” said Anthony Imperato, Founder and CEO of Henry Repeating Arms. “The early success of the SPD HUSH Series shows that innovation is alive and in good hands at Henry, and we may need to invest in a bigger trophy case for what’s to come.”

George Thompson, Director of Product, adds, “Suppressors are becoming inseparable from modern shooting sports and hunting, and for good reason. With the SPD HUSH Series, we delivered a bespoke solution that doesn’t feel compromised. To receive this level of accolade so early in the product’s lifecycle, and as the first release coming out of our Special Products Division, is very gratifying.”

The SPD HUSH Series is now shipping to Henry dealers nationwide.

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About Henry Repeating Arms:
Henry Repeating Arms is one of the leading rifle and shotgun manufacturers in the United States and a world leader in the lever action category. The company motto is “Made in America, or not made at all” and its firearms come with a lifetime guarantee backed by award-winning customer service. The company is also known for its charitable endeavors under its Guns For Great Causes program, which focuses on sick children, both individual cases and children’s hospitals, veteran and wounded veteran organizations, Second Amendment and wildlife conservation organizations. The company currently employs 535 people and has 250,000 square-feet of manufacturing space in its Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Bayonne, New Jersey facilities. The company is named in honor of Benjamin Tyler Henry who invented and patented the Henry rifle in 1860 – the first repeating rifle, the lever action rifle, which is America’s unique contribution to international firearms design and is one of the most legendary, respected and sought-after rifles in the history of firearms. Visit Henry Repeating Arms online at henryusa.com, on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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Daniel Clayton-Luce  |  [email protected]  |  (715) 803-2958