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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by ESquared » Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:18 am

"Officious" is the word that comes to mind. It also seemed like he had a bias against the Henry from the outset. He kept pointing out MIM parts, kept saying "they're fine if they're done correctly," but then never really weighed in on whether he thought that was the case with the Henry. And, in the end, it came down to which of the two examples were the most faithful reproduction. Fair enough, if that were one's only criteria, and still somewhat objective, but I just found his tone to be extremely condescending.
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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by Mistered » Sun Sep 09, 2018 10:45 am

One has to take a LOT of internet content with a grain of salt. Some of the gun reviews are factual, objective and somewhat scripted so the facts are presented clearly, quickly and the presenter speaks clearly and understandably.
Then there are those like the aforementioned where the presenter MAY Have the experience but his/her speaking and vocabulary skills are so poor it's actually difficult to discern what they are saying. He kept dwelling on some of the same issues over and over and it got irritating.
Reality being what it is MIM is a reality today and he is correct on one note - if the MIM is quality and the parts are finished correctly they are entirely satisfactory and quite frankly I did not see any problems (or poor finish) on any I saw in the video.
I definitely saw where improvements could be made and will most likely see the same when I 'finally' get around to disassembling my BBB. Heck I had LOTS on my previous Winchester Trapper I owned.
Conversely I own two Italian guns - and ASM 1851 Colt and a Euroarms .58 cal Springfield Zouave. And while hardly a comparison to a MODERN Italian gun such as the Pedersoli the externals of the 1851 are beautiful but the internals are terrible and I have already hand made several replacements due to very soft parts that simply broke. But like I said - this was an older version (Armi San Marcos) and hardly can be compared to a modern Pedersoli which have a great reputation.
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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by ESquared » Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:08 pm

It looks like this just hit YouTube today. Not a lot of detail, but entertaining, in his Hickok45 kind of way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyt6jrVIsTU
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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by dddrees » Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:14 pm

ESquared wrote:It looks like this just hit YouTube today. Not a lot of detail, but entertaining, in his Hickok45 kind of way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyt6jrVIsTU
I’ll have to take a look at it, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Sep 09, 2018 5:19 pm

Nice looking rifle.
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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by ESquared » Sun Sep 09, 2018 5:24 pm

I didn't watch the whole thing before I posted it here. He seems to be a huge fan. I hadn't seen the engraved version. Very nice.
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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by dddrees » Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:01 pm

ESquared wrote:I didn't watch the whole thing before I posted it here. He seems to be a huge fan. I hadn't seen the engraved version. Very nice.

He is. By the way this is his second video with this same rifle. Pretty sure it’s his rifle.
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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by ESquared » Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:56 pm

I saw that it said "Part 2," so I'll have to search out Part 1. Interesting, too, that he actually bought one, as he's not known for being a Henry fan, at least based on the other reviews I've seen him do. He might just be a convert.
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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by ESquared » Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:13 pm

Maybe you all have uncovered this already, but here's a GunJoker listing on this topic:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/781321874
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Re: Just starting to consider getting one

Post by CT_Shooter » Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:22 pm

ESquared wrote:I saw that it said "Part 2," so I'll have to search out Part 1. Interesting, too, that he actually bought one, as he's not known for being a Henry fan, at least based on the other reviews I've seen him do. He might just be a convert.
I could be wrong, but I think he said he personally selected it for a role he would play in a zombie movie. He implied that he owns it (another perk for being Hickok45, internet star) and admires it as a well made replica of the legendary Henry original. I enjoyed watching the video; I doubt I'll ever see the movie.
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