Strenght of a brass framed Henry big boy?

carcajou garou · October 5, 2007, 06:44 PM

Has anyone experience with the durability and strenght of the brass framed Henry Big Boy rifle in .44 Mag or .45LC?
Are they worth buying for extended use, with full commercial loads and some higher handloads?

carcajou garou · October 15, 2007, 06:46 PM

Well I bought one anyway in.45LC, will test it out this fall and winter.

grymster2007 · October 15, 2007, 07:06 PM

Someone on this board turned me on to CAS City. Good crowd over there and they might answer your question.

CAS City

Old Dragoon · October 15, 2007, 07:45 PM

Yeah, but most of us over there at CAS don't think to highly of the Henry Big Boy. Now maybe IF they'd come out with a REAL Henry Rifle, then perhaps we'd think more highly of them. Until they do....fat chance. I'll take my Uberti 1860 (closer to a REAL Henry)which was 45LC, now 44 Henry Flat C.F. over anything the new Henry folks sell. Not really flaming them, just don't care for another Winchester wannabe.

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carcajou garou Junior Member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Posts: 4	Strenght of a brass framed Henry big boy? Has anyone experience with the durability and strenght of the brass framed Henry Big Boy rifle in .44 Mag or .45LC? Are they worth buying for extended use, with full commercial loads and some higher handloads?

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grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	Someone on this board turned me on to CAS City. Good crowd over there and they might answer your question. CAS City __________________ grym

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carcajou garou Junior Member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Posts: 4	Well I bought one anyway in.45LC, will test it out this fall and winter.

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Old Dragoon Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2005 Location: The Republic of Californi Posts: 581	Yeah, but most of us over there at CAS don't think to highly of the Henry Big Boy. Now maybe IF they'd come out with a REAL Henry Rifle, then perhaps we'd think more highly of them. Until they do....fat chance. I'll take my Uberti 1860 (closer to a REAL Henry)which was 45LC, now 44 Henry Flat C.F. over anything the new Henry folks sell. Not really flaming them, just don't care for another Winchester wannabe.