Any of you have a Henry SS and like it?

[Grogg]

Just curious...

[ASSASSIN]

I have a Henry single shot in 30-30.

A Henry single shot in 30-30 rechambered to the 30-30 Ackley Improved.

And a Henry 357 magnum rechambered to the 357 Maximum.

I really LIKE all 3 of them!

I also cut all 3 barrels back just enough to remove the front sight dovetail, and recrowned with a tapered target crown.

All 3 guns also have a 2 1/2 pound trigger pull.

Trigger bases and barrels have been modified to 5 screws and the bases have been bedded to the barrels.

Now, I just need the time to shoot them and develope a load for them.

[rfd]

i've had two - .223 and .357mag - and loved them both for everything but their horrible trigger pulls. read the extensive henry s/s thread in this board and learn ...

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...=1#post4427243

[FredBuddy]

I have a Henry single shot in .357 .

I did put a 31# spring in because the hammer
was so hard to pull back (when I showed it to
my friend who is in his 80's, he couldn't pull
it back) so it solved that problem, plus it
improved the trigger pull effort.

I also have installed the Skinner sight combo
they have developed for this rifle.

The end result is a sweet shooting rifle
that does well with the Lyman 358429
and I continue to try other options.

I need to cast up more of the 358429 since
I have exhausted my supply, so I can present
a more definitive report. It looks like this can be
quite the deer load for our close range north
central Ohio hunting conditions.

[Grogg]

I'm very interested in the Skinner sight combo. Does it include both a front and rear sight? Do you have a part number(s) you can share? Any modifications required? Thanks!

[Grogg]

rfd, You HAD two? Did you send them down the road?

[bedbugbilly]

Here we go!

[megasupermagnum]

I'm plenty happy with mine. They aren't as good as H&R was, although with a little trigger work, they are fine rifles. Mine seems to be every bit as accurate as a TC encore. I probably won't buy a second, but I would certainly be interested in some barrels if they ever become available.

[koger]

I have a .223, .243, and a 30/30. I have only shot the .223 and the .243 with scopes. The .223 easily shoots 3/4" with factory ammo, and the .243 shoots an honest inch or a little less at 100 yds. If the .243 is shot enough, say 8-10 shots in a row, the zero starts to change, it actually drops. This due to the barrel heating up, and drops about an inch to inch an 1-1/2, then stops. I got it for a truck gun and shooting it 1-5 rounds does not present any problems. I have only shot the 30/30 with open sights, and it does well, for the big front sight they have. All of mine has great wood, especially the .243. l will probably get one more, in the .357 and have it reamed to maximum, and have a very versatile gun. I have a Williams peep sight that I put on the .223 briefly, as a replacement rear sight, with the front bead replaced with one about 3x smaller than the original, and it shot really well, about 2" groups at 100 yds! I am really going to like mine, the more I shoot them, the more I like them.