I took my new Henry .327 out to shoot a couple of weeks ago. It shot well. I also took my Model 94 .30-30. After loading the Henry, the loading gate on the Model 94 was difficult to work with because the magazine spring would push the rounds back out of the rifle if I did not insert them completely, so I had to hold my finger in the way as if I was playing a guitar. If I did insert them completely, well, anyone who has loaded a side-gate rifle knows how it can chew up the thumb. Admittedly, my .44 magnum levers by Winchester and Marlin work well enough by leaving the back of the round outside the receiver to hold the loading gate open, but there is still the unloading issue.