Wow!
As it happens, I'm going to go look at one this afternoon with a private seller. If it looks even half as nice as yours, I'll snap it up in a heartbeat!
Congrats to you!
--Wag--
Wow!
As it happens, I'm going to go look at one this afternoon with a private seller. If it looks even half as nice as yours, I'll snap it up in a heartbeat!
Congrats to you!
--Wag--
"Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.
Henry's weren't about when I bought my Pedersoli 1886 Sporting Rifle. At over 10lbs unloaded I think your Henry would have been a better choice.
Hold Still Varmint; while I plugs Yer!
Moderators, you need to put a warning on this! GUN PORN!!!!!!!!!!
I am drooling on my keyboard, very nice.
I have never been a lover of case hardening but that is a beautiful rifle. I believe one would have to look fare and wide to find a better looking lever gun than those made by Henry, unless one was willing to pay a ransom. I would be very interested to hear how that beauty shoots. Regards Stephen
Picked up mine last night, as planned. VERY nice rifle.
I took pics but they are rather terrible. LOL
--Wag--
"Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.
Absolutely! I can't wait to get out and shoot it. I even found a box of (overpriced) ammo for it at the local big box store so I'm good for the moment.
I'll get some loading dies, too. The aforementioned store didn't have the dies. Oh, and I need a mold, too.
Such fun! And I haven't even loaded it yet!
--Wag--
"Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.
Your rifle is very handsome, especially the case hardening colorations. But I'm a 30-30 fan myself. TR
Very nice!!
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To my eye Bad Ass Wallace’s and Georgerkahn’s rifles are gorgeous but those hard hooked butt plates make my shoulder hurt from afar. M48Scout’s rifle looks to combine modern and classic styling into a nice package that would look great across your lap on a frosty morning in the deer woods.
Out of curiosity is the recoil pad on the Henry better than the ventilated brick Marlin used? My Guide Gun got a sporting clays style Pachmyr Deccelerator a few years ago that really tamed the thump on my end of the gun.
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I have not shot the gun yet, so not sure on effectiveness. I will say it’s not super soft, it feels fairly firm. It may take the brunt of the edge off a hot load (?).
I need to get it out to the range and do a range report. I’ll write up something here soon.
FWIW My wife killed her first deer with her Guide Gun (we have his & hers) using a 400gr commercial cast boolit over Unique. It kicks like a 20ga target load and rolled the button buck over in his tracks. I was over 200 yards away and heard the bullet hit meat. You don’t “have” to use boomers to be successful. Which doesn’t stop me from using a 360gr NOE WFN over enough Varget to hit 1,800fps from my rifle.
I think you picked a grand rifle to go down the .45/70 rabbit hole.
Thank you for the kind words and wisdom! I need all the wisdom I can get
Just got a Long ranger in 308W. Dang rings are high $ and a wait to get them. Nicest rifle I have. Gotta wait to shoot it though.
Whatever!
I have the same gun except in 357....love the case hardening and the octagonal barrel....hope it shoots as good as mine does....waiting on your range report!
When guns are outlawed only criminals and the government will have them and at that time I will see very little difference in either!
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When guns are outlawed only criminals and the government will have them and at that time I will see very little difference in either!
"Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems man faces." President Ronald Reagan
"We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the law breaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is acoutable for his actions." Presdent Ronald Reagan
Now that's COOL! Congrats on you find.
Siamese4570
Took mine out to the range today. Nice shootin' rifle!
--Wag--
"Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.
I have a Marlin 1895 Cowboy.
I put a Pachmayr white line recoil pad on it along with a Marble's tang sight.
If I knew how to post pictures I'd put it on here.
That case hardened Henry is one gorgeous gun!
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |