barres,
I bought my son the exact rifle you are looking into. The youth model fits him like a glove (he's 9 years old). We scoped it with an inexpensive rimfire scope. The action on his Henry is much slicker than my Winchester 94. No problems as of yet, matter of fact a full size Henry is on my want list!
In my opinion the quality is above par for what you are paying and the accuracy is great.
JLaw