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Offline Widewing

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« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2008, 06:09:18 PM »
One of my favorite rifles is my Rossi 92 SRS Trapper style carbine in .357 magnum. It's a direct copy of the Winchester 1892, but with a 16" barrel. About 5.5 lb loaded. Winchester 92s have the slickest lever action design of the lot, lightning quick and solid lock-up. I had a firing pin break, replaced it with one made for the Winchester. It fit without any rework. Add some hot hand loads and you have great ballistics over 50 yards (just over 2,100 fps at the muzzle with 125 gr JHP).

I wouldn't mind one of the those Brass framed Henrys in 44 mag though... Mighty nice looking rifle. Have fun with it Lazs.

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« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2008, 06:31:12 PM »
Doesn't look like a Henry to me...
Looks like a 1866 yellowboy....

Good rifle yes, but not a Henry....

I have a Henry rifle...
and matching Colts...

So I know the diff...

TH
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« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2008, 06:43:54 PM »
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Originally posted by Yeager
They really suck, I'd rather have a cheap 22 pistol or just about anything.
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Apparently Henry has made some design tweaks that have the feed problem fixed.  Of course they aren't very accurate but Im just looking for something to toss in the trunk that has more on the ball than a 2 inch barrel and can be built up quickly.  The thing stows up tight and that appeals to me.  

Im still just thinking about it.

Do you have some experience with one?  thoughts about anything specific?

Oooh...Henry makes a lever action in 17 HMR!  You guys hear anything about that round?  I like the looks of it.  A hyper velocity pellet has applications!


A friend in high school had one.  He told me that it was terribly inaccurate, jambed often and would fire when dropped.  It also didn't look terribly sturdy and it's pretty bulky for a 22.
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« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2008, 06:45:58 PM »
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:huh  ya never heard of brass?
brass was, at one time, a common metal to use in production of some firearms.


Good point.  

I'll wait till I get a few of my teeth capped with gold before I pick one up though...
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Offline AquaShrimp

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« Reply #19 on: January 23, 2008, 07:06:46 PM »
What are these rifles for, hunting?
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Offline DiabloTX

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« Reply #20 on: January 23, 2008, 07:08:19 PM »
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What are these rifles for, hunting?


Among other things.
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Offline Widewing

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« Reply #21 on: January 23, 2008, 07:22:01 PM »
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Originally posted by TomHorn
Doesn't look like a Henry to me...
Looks like a 1866 yellowboy....

Good rifle yes, but not a Henry....

I have a Henry rifle...
and matching Colts...

So I know the diff...

TH


You are confusing the old Henry with the current Henry Repeating Arms Co....

Viist their website.

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Offline Yeager

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« Reply #22 on: January 23, 2008, 07:44:05 PM »
Good info, thanks Eskimo.
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« Reply #23 on: January 23, 2008, 07:51:15 PM »
Thread useless without pictures.
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« Reply #24 on: January 23, 2008, 08:10:16 PM »
Widewing,

Yes I'm familiar with HRAC...
So, I suppose that all their rifles are "Henry's"....

But that (rifle in photo) is not built to the "Henry" pattern....

1866 yellowboy, yes....

Both pattern rifles are available from numerous companies....

Its a minor point I suppose, but true never the less....



TH
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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2008, 08:11:46 PM »
How about getting someone to snap a few of you shooting the new Henry and posting them here lazs? Let's see some of that expert marksmanship.
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« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2008, 08:18:17 PM »
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Originally posted by TomHorn
Doesn't look like a Henry to me...
Looks like a 1866 yellowboy....

Good rifle yes, but not a Henry....

I have a Henry rifle...
and matching Colts...

So I know the diff...

TH

I agree the real henrys had no forward stock
 
but they did have Bling
There is probable some stupid law that dosnt allow it any more
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« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2008, 08:37:33 PM »
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but they did have Bling
There is probable some stupid law that dosnt allow it any more


yes, there is a law that says steel is stronger than brass.
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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #28 on: January 23, 2008, 08:41:11 PM »
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yes, there is a law that says steel is stronger than brass.


"He did not care any more... life and death... the same. Only that the crowd would be there to greet him with howls of lust and fury. He began to realize his sense of worth... he mattered. In time, his victories could not easily be counted... he was taken to the east, a great prize, where the war masters would teach him the deepest secrets. Language and writing were also made available, the poetry of Khitai, the philosophy of Sung; and he also came to know the pleasures of women, when he was bred to the finest stock. But, always, there remained the discipline of steel."
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« Reply #29 on: January 23, 2008, 08:41:35 PM »
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yes, there is a law that says steel is stronger than brass.


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