Thanks for the heads up. They seem like sweet rifles - I get a lot of opinion on it - that Charter Arms is junk, pot metal etc, and the Henry Arms model is a decent rifle. I guess if I look for one I'll try to get the newer model, though I'm not fond of the all black, I'd love the cosmetics of this one.
I'd like the real deal, no labor and not too terribly steep yet. Gonna be a collector's item one day! Ya can use blanks, as long as you are prepared to clean a huge mess out of the barrel and cycle the action manually.