I just picked up a used Henry 327 Big Boy Steel. I’m having a few problems and concerns. I’m wondering if anyone else has had these problems and if you were able to fix them?
First, the lever pops out when loading. Dropping rounds down the tube causes the lever to pop open. Is this normal??
Second, the magazine rod catches and won’t slide all the way down into position. I have to slide it up & down several times until it decides to let me close it.
Third, and most frustrating. It jams like crazy. This is with 32 H&R, I don’t have any 327 yet.
Most of the time it won’t lift up the round. It just binds up, it slides a little way then has a kinda dead feeling stop. Jiggling the lever sometimes causes the cartridge to pop up and another to pop up under causing a double feed. Other times it won’t do anything until you work the lever 4-5 times smartly.
It might feed the last 2-3 in the mag smooth. I’ve tried different lengths and different bullet profiles. A length of 1.455 will kinda feed but anything longer is to long for my Ruger single-6 32. The 1.455 is with my 311008 clone crimped in the first/top lube grove, and still has trouble until the last 5-6 in the tube.
Thanks for any help