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I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:09 am
by runnin n gunnin
Well, what a Christmas. I have been Jonesing for a new Henry Side gate 45-70. The family did an end run and presented me with this yesterday:
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To say the least, I was blown away. As if that was not enough, my wife also conspited with my son and presented me with a new Hornady AP progressive press !

My first quetion: Did the doctor call and am I dying?

I hope everyone had a great Christmas with their families !

Re: I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:52 am
by markiver54
Big CONGRATULATIONS!! You had a great Christmas!

Re: I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:55 am
by Vaquero
That's what I'm talkin about.
Congrats, you musta been really good this year.

RP

Re: I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:00 pm
by Rifletom
Wow! That is doing pretty darn good. Congrats!

Re: I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:21 pm
by RanchRoper
Congrats and enjoy.

Re: I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:34 pm
by BigAl52
Really cool Congrats for sure. I hope we see some range reports soon.

Re: I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:43 pm
by JEBar
nice --- very nice indeed .... that is one beautiful Henry ..... both should serve you well .... looking forward to your range reports and use impressions .... I'd suggest that you try some HSM Cowboy Action loads, they can really be fun to fire .... please be sure to add her to our How Many ? thread (link below)


http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 90#p117490

Re: I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 4:08 pm
by Ernie
Great looking rifle and a progressive press as well....Yes, you must have done something right. Congratulations!

Re: I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 4:52 pm
by runnin n gunnin
Thanks all, I did pick up some Cowboy loads today JEBar. Weather is calling for rain for the next couple of days, once it breaks, I will be putting some rounds down range. Just ordered 45-70 dies and Starline Brass from Midway.

I spent the afternoon cleaning the rifle top to bottom, love the side gate. Load up with the side gate, and still use the magazine tube to download without having to cycle the remaining rounds through the rifle. I also started stripping down my reload bench. I'm going to re-do from the bottom up to accommodate the new press.

I'm still trying to figure it all out, like I said i''m either dying and don't know it, or did something real nice in a past life !

Re: I must have been good in a past life !

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 6:15 pm
by TMB
Wow! Congratulations that's a beautiful rifle and the progressive press is icing on the cake.