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Newbie here from up north

Post by Top Dog » Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:31 am

Top Dog here

Huge fan of Henry Rifles. Have 6+ and pleased with everyone of them.

My late wife,after heart surgery years ago used a Henry Youth Model Single Shot to help her with physical therapy.

My Survival rifle has had many trips to the cabin in Maine. Took a bunch of thumps,bumps and lumps and is still going 100%.

Big fan of Buck and Randall knives,also air guns.

Retired 11 years ago as an LEO,(40 yrs)before that guarded the President (not secret service) and before that was in 'Nam for three tours.

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Re: Newbie here from up north

Post by JEBar » Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:46 am

welcome indeed, delighted to have you join our forum .... as you will note from doing so, the atmosphere here is that of friends relaxing around a campfire, do hope to read and post often .... feel free to jump into ongoing conversations; as well as, to start others of your own .... please make it a point to take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your Henry rifles to our community's total

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Re: Newbie here from up north

Post by RanchRoper » Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:06 pm

Welcome from Alberta.
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Re: Newbie here from up north

Post by CT_Shooter » Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:23 pm

Welcome to the forum from CT, Top Dog. Glad you joined us.
Top Dog wrote:
Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:31 am
Top Dog here

Huge fan of Henry Rifles. Have 6+ and pleased with everyone of them.
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Re: Newbie here from up north

Post by Cofisher » Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:28 pm

Hey Dog! How far north? You're going to have to go a ways to beat Ranch Roper. Welcome from Nebraska. Looking forward to your stories. Especially involving the AR7.
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Re: Newbie here from up north

Post by Top Dog » Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:54 pm

Thank you all for the nice warm welcome.
Cofisher,
My start with the Henry Survival rifle first started (many) years ago with the original Armalite Model which was fair to good. I sold that off and a number of years later,when they first came out by Charter Arms (huge fan of CA) I obtained one of them. Unfortunately,they managed to incorporate all the bad features of the original and I soon sold that one off.

When Henry Rifle purchased the rights to the design and started to make them,I purchased one right away and had not looked back. They did a number of "tweeks" and got things just right.
I found that it functioned perfectly with a number of rounds but I preferred the CCI Mini-mags. When the survival kit became available I bought one and when the specific case came out,I bought that as well.

Top that off,I have a threaded bbl adapter to put my TAC-65 suppressor on it.

When I take the outfit out in my Hornbeck canoe (weighs only 19 lbs) I attach the case to a life preserver with a carbiner just to be safe.

So,with all the gear in the one bag,three magazines loaded and stowed in the stock plus an MTM ammo wallet with 30 more rounds basically makes me quite prepared for what northern Maine can offer.

With the can in place and using Aquila standard velocity ammo,basically the only noise is the action operating and the thump of the bullet into the backstop.

Even though the butt cap is quite secure,I put one piece of electrical tape over the back just in case. Murphy's law is alive and well and I plan ahead.

Reminds me of some time back when I was boarding a seaplane to go on an excursion. As I got in the pilot noticed my survival pack and asked;
"Are you expecting to crash?"

My reply was "Been there,done that"

Need I say more??

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Re: Newbie here from up north

Post by Mags » Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:08 pm

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Welcome from the TV Oregon!
Top Dog wrote:
Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:31 am
Top Dog here...
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Re: Newbie here from up north

Post by Cofisher » Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:12 pm

Dog, you do my heart good talking about that. Thanks for the info and your choices. I will pick up an AR7 soon. I believe in it. What about your other Henrys? I shoot the steel carbine in 357. An amazingly simple and competent rifle.

Again, glad you joined us. Lots of good people here. Peace.
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Re: Newbie here from up north

Post by BigAl52 » Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:00 pm

Top Dog first of all thanks for your service. Welcome to the forum glad you joined us. There are a bunch of good people here and lots of good info.
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Re: Newbie here from up north

Post by Shakey Jake » Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:30 pm

Welcome from the Land of Sugar!
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