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is hunting a consideration

In purchasing your Henry, was using it for hunting a consideration ?

yes
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80%
no
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20%
 
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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by clovishound » Sun Jul 02, 2017 1:28 pm

I just realized that I have posted twice in this thread, but not answered the question. I bought my .357 BBS primarily for range work, but with the idea I could use it to hunt with. I carried it two seasons. I will be using the 30-06 bolt action Mauser this season. Not very confident that the .357 will reach out beyond 100 yds effectively.
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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by Ojaileveraction » Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:07 pm

Every rifle I buy is duel purpose. Target and hunting. Here in California that means there must be suitable and available lead alternative ammunition. And with that it's the 22lr that's the biggest issue.
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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by Vaquero » Wed Nov 01, 2017 7:17 pm

I bought both of the big boys with huntin in mind.
The 44 has been but we haven't been able to score yet.
The 41 hasn't been huntin yet but, plan on changin that this season.
Now I bought a H001 just for fun, and for the two youngest to learn with.

I voted Yes.

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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by JEBar » Wed Nov 01, 2017 7:56 pm

three very nice rifles .. 8-) .. have you added all of them to our community total in our How Many ? thread ? .... I'm curious, what differences in performance or anything else have you found between 41 and 44 ?
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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by Cbkirkvt146 » Thu Nov 02, 2017 6:43 pm

Youth weekend for deer in Vermont this weekend! .44 mag is good medicine for deer, and a Henry is a perfect way to dispense it.
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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by JEBar » Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:39 pm

Cbkirkvt146 wrote:Youth weekend for deer in Vermont this weekend! .44 mag is good medicine for deer, and a Henry is a perfect way to dispense it.
good luck on the hunt .... I agree with the good medicine part, I've seen a 44 mag work its magic on several deer, bear and boar .... someday I'd love to see one fall from a 240 gr JHP out of our Henry .... welcome to our forum, happy to have you join us .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add yours to our community's total

http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 024#p49024
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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by Conax » Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:18 pm

Hunting is central to picking out a rifle for me, even though I may not hunt much or at all. I used to hunt deer now and then and varmints regularly and rabbits on opening day. I still choose guns that I could hunt with, though. You never know when a special opportunity or a real need might come up. Years ago I let a few deer go by just because I don't really care for the venison or it would have been a long haul back to the truck. Drove my brother nuts. The BBS .44 would make an excellent (Ohio legal) deer rifle now, but I may not take the shot ;)
I guess hunting was a consideration.
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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by Jsickle » Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:00 pm

I hunt squirrel, rabbit, deer, and do a lot of fishing. Have 7 grand kids the 4 boys love to squirrel hunt, they all like to fish,mushroom hunt and take timber treks, taking the older boys deer youth season this fall, main goal is to teach them good hunting ethics and Saftey
So guess I’m doing what I can to keep the numbers up
Taking them is the best time I ever had in my 62 years of life
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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by inspcalahan » Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:22 pm

Every one of my Henry's were obtained with hunting being their primary purpose. Even the little youth bolt guns for the kids - start them hitting paper and empty cans.....next up, first squirrels and rabbits.
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Re: is hunting a consideration

Post by Henry88 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:16 am

Jsickle wrote:I hunt squirrel, rabbit, deer, and do a lot of fishing. Have 7 grand kids the 4 boys love to squirrel hunt, they all like to fish,mushroom hunt and take timber treks, taking the older boys deer youth season this fall, main goal is to teach them good hunting ethics and Saftey
So guess I’m doing what I can to keep the numbers up
Taking them is the best time I ever had in my 62 years of life
The public hunting down the road is donated land, but still used for cattle, so there are mushrooms galore; kind of strange...........
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