Hi,
I bought my first Henry, a Big Boy H012M41 (41 Mag) in Feb 2017. I love the rifle and it's accurate.
BUT, it has had FTF (fail to feed) and FTE (fail to eject) issues since I bought it. I didn't contact Henry right away, because I wanted to give the rifle a good workout and try different ammo. I have shot about 500 rounds through it so far...and still does the same thing.
The problem I am about to describe only happens about 10% of the time, the other 90% of the time, the rifle functions as it should. Also, when I get a FTF or FTE, it doesn't matter how full or empty the magazine tube is, the issue seems random.
About one round in every magazine full will not feed into the chamber, The jam seems to be NOT be happening with the round that is suppose to go into the chamber, but the next round (from the mag tube) is either pushed back into the tube, or it gets pushed to far backward in the rear of the lower receiver area.
I believe the issue is with something in the action that is suppose to hold the next round (from the mag tube) in place during firing, I am assuming it's suppose to be halfway out of the mag tube, but I guess I'm not 100% sure of that, as this is the only Henry I've ever owned, but when the rifle is in that condition when I cycle the action to chamber a round, then it functions as it should. I'm thinking the recoil moves that next round, because when I cycle dummy rounds, I can't recreate the problem.
Also, I own a Marlin 1894 (also 41 Mag), The action parts, specifically the carrier (or lifter?) does NOT have any 'play'. The Henry action parts, specifically the carrier (or lifter?) does have 'play' and seems loose for my tastes. Is the Henry design suppose to be loose and have some play?
Lastly, I did buy this Rifle New, from a Henry Gold Dealer
Thanks in advance
Jon