The Goose
NES Member
I bought his a little while ago and just got around to shooting it this last weekend. I love this rifle! The fit and finish is excellent and the functioning impeccable. I installed the big loop lever from Henry. I hesitated to put a scope on it, but these old eyes struggle with irons so I mounted a Leupold 1.25 - 4X that has a center dot that will illuminate (or just regular cross hairs). I bought 2 boxes of Magtech 240 gr. soft points and gave it a whirl. It took a half dozen shots to get it dialed in. I fired 10 shots at 50 yards and they grouped just under 1" into a ragged hole. Moved it out to 100 yards and without any adjustment to the scope it grouped 10 shots in 2" dead center. I was amazed. If I have any criticism it is the front loading tube which takes some getting used to. Like the old .22 I had as a kid. However, given the intended purposes of this rifle and it's 10 round capacity the method of loading is pretty much moot.
I will be reloading and casting for this moving forward. I have a 240 gr. RNFP mold that should work well. I also have a 200 gr. RNFP that I will try.
Henry really makes a great rifle.
I will be reloading and casting for this moving forward. I have a 240 gr. RNFP mold that should work well. I also have a 200 gr. RNFP that I will try.
Henry really makes a great rifle.