Henry Single Shot Opinions

[FredBuddy]

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I put Skinners on my .357.

Seems to aim itself !

[rfd]

rfd

I put Skinners on my .357.

Seems to aim itself !

I just added the Skinner rear to try with the Henry blade front, to see what height Lyman 17A globe peep I need to order.

What kind of front sight do you have, and how high is it from the base of the sight to the aiming part of it?

[FredBuddy]

I put the Skinner front sight on
as well. It's a 3 piece affair and
needs to be fairly high. Plus the
blade is wider than the stock front
so it's easier to see quickly.

I got the tall sight and filed it down
to get where I wanted to be.

[rfd]

I put the Skinner front sight on
as well. It's a 3 piece affair and
needs to be fairly high. Plus the
blade is wider than the stock front
so it's easier to see quickly.

Does the Henry dovetail knock out left to right or vice-versa? I've got a tall Lyman 17A front globe coming.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

I'm having some difficulty getting my .44 mag to group. It seems to throw high fliers. Like 3 - 4" at 50 yards. Beginning to think it may be the scope. Rings and base are secure. Guess I will try another scope on it and see. I suppose you can get a wonky Leupold but it would be unusual. Can't recall a new scope needing warranty work.

[rfd]

I'm having some difficulty getting my .44 mag to group. It seems to throw high fliers. Like 3 - 4" at 50 yards. Beginning to think it may be the scope. Rings and base are secure. Guess I will try another scope on it and see. I suppose you can get a wonky Leupold but it would be unusual. Can't recall a new scope needing warranty work.

Reloads or commercial ammo? Fouling issues?

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Reloads or commercial ammo? Fouling issues?

All reloads. But that is all I shoot in everything besides .223. I have tried a half dozen powders, j words and cast. I guess I could slug the barrel. Currently sizing to .431.

[rfd]

How's the neck tension - hopefully very light?

I orient the fire formed brass, never resize, no crimp or any neck tension - single shots are good for that

[Cosmic_Charlie]

How's the neck tension - hopefully very light?

I orient the fire formed brass, never resize, no crimp or any neck tension - single shots are good for that

Will give that a try.

[Jim22]

I have the Henry single shot rifle. Started out as a .357 Magnum. David White in Oklahoma rechambered it to .357 MAX and made the trigger nice. I have a high power scope on it for load testing but will use something else for hunting. I have been using a couple different 180 gr jacketed boolits in it: Speer's hot core and Fury. The Fury's are about twice as expensive as the Speers. The cartridge runs well on W296 ball powder but requires a magnum primer to ignite properly. I have also tried Vihtavouri N110 which is not a ball powder. Currently loading Lee 200 gr. gas check boolit lubed with White's Carnauba. The 180's reach 2,200 fps no trouble. I'm looking for 2,000 from the cast. I have also tried some pistol boolits in it. They shoot fine but I think the jacketed are too fragile. I have a Lee 158 gr GC mould to try.

All told I like the rifle a lot. I would recommend David White if you want work done. He specializes in the .357 MAX.

Mine is steel frame. I don't think I would use the brass one for heavy loads. This is a very good deer rifle.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Well, I got things back on track. Slugged the barrel. Larger than expected at .431". Also experimented with seating depth of my boolit and discovered that the barrel has about .10" of freeborn before the lands start. So with my boolits sized to .432" and seated out to just touching the lands I got the accuracy I was expecting. 4 clover leafed at 50 yards. And that was just one load, 240 grain over 12 of HS 6. 1500 fps.

Going to get a leather sling for it, perhaps a buffalo hyde one. Now I wish I had a cabin in the woods to keep it in.

There are four shots in that cluster with a fifth low odd ball.

[dg31872]

Does any one know what kind of finish is on the steel receiver? The one I got last fall looks like flat paint or powder coating. Not bluing.
Beautiful rifle. Hammer is a little too high for medium rings.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Does any one know what kind of finish is on the steel receiver? The one I got last fall looks like flat paint or powder coating. Not bluing.
Beautiful rifle. Hammer is a little too high for medium rings.

Henry's website calls it out as blued steel.

[rfd]

Installed the Lyman 17AUG front globe, ready to go.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

I just ordered a Skinner sight for my .44. Went with the .650" tall front blade. Moved the Leupold 1.5 - 5 to an AR. Back to basics for this rifle. Also got this mold the other day. Should be able to kiss the lands with the nose profile. http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_...bullet=43-275M

[dverna]

Installed the Lyman 17AUG front globe, ready to go.

I like how that globe looks. Nice upgrade.

Is there anyway to mount an aperture sight on one of these rifles?

Wonder what caliber the OP decided to go with.....I am thinking of getting one in .357 Mag. Boring but practical.

[rfd]

I like how that globe looks. Nice upgrade.

Is there anyway to mount an aperture sight on one of these rifles?

Wonder what caliber the OP decided to go with.....I am thinking of getting one in .357 Mag. Boring but practical.

That is an aperture rear sight, a Skinner peep.

Since it's a break open, a tang or stock mounted vernier peep (as used on BPCR rifles) would have front and rear sights on two different movable planes ... not so good.

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Not sure what Henry did when they chambered my .44 but there is a good 0.20" of leade before the lands begin. This 275 grain boolit is .432" and loaded into an unsized case. The barrel slugged at .431".

[Cosmic_Charlie]

For my .44 a .50" tall front sight would have worked with less filling down with the Skinner rear sight. I'm liking this set up. Got it hitting right on at 50 yards with the rear all the way down. Going to adjust for a 100 yard zero next time I'm out with it and see how it hits at 50 yards. If it's not too high, maybe 3" or so I will probably leave it that way. It shoots both 240 and 275 very well over 12 of HS - 6. Nice simple and rugged rig this way.

[paul edward]

I orient the fire formed brass, never resize, no crimp or any neck tension - single shots are good for that

Easy to reload: replace primer, add powder seat bullet by hand. I once had a single shot, break open, pistol in 44 Russian that was a delight to shoot. No crimp needed, bullet can be seated out. Cast from Lyman 429336 worked very well.