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Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
Is the single-shot rifle capable of "good" accuracy? While doing load development, have you ever gotten an MOA with the single-shot ? ? ?
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- North Country Gal
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Re: Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
While I don't shoot a Henry single shot, I can tell you from shooting a huge variety of other break action single shots, there is nothing in the design that prevents a break action single shoot from shooting sub MOA. Have had plenty of them that have. Assuming a decent barrel on the Henry, should be plenty accurate.
I've seen some great groups with the Henry single shot posted on our forum. I'm sure some of the guys will be sharing, soon.
I've seen some great groups with the Henry single shot posted on our forum. I'm sure some of the guys will be sharing, soon.
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Re: Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
So, in answer to your question, yes they are accurate but I refuse to drive myself nuts trying to make benchrest rifles out of them. What they are is nice looking and well made little rifles that are fun to shoot.
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Re: Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
I agree with NCG though I have only owned a Topper in 30-30 and it would shoot 1" groups with a lot of different loads. The barrel does have to good though. If you hand load you can keep the bullets closer to the lands to sometime get better accuracy.
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- Rifletom
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Re: Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
I don't own a Henry SS, but, do have a Ruger No.1B in 30-06 that is very accurate. It isn't going anywhere.
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Re: Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
I got my recently acquired 357 single shot to the range today. Windy, less than optimal light.Open sights only. steel swinging 3/4 size humanoid target. Two shots, two head shots. Accurate enough.
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Re: Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
Ive got one in 357. There not benchrest guns and neither is ANY Henry. But if I do my part with the red dot sight I have on mine the steel is always moving.
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- Sir Henry
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Re: Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
Maybe I should get a single shot for deer instead of a Long Ranger.
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- Longbow2240
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Re: Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
My 243 is pretty dead on accurate. Shooting 1” groups at 100 yards.
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Re: Is the Henry Single Shot accurate ?
Henry .357. 15 grains 2400 under a Hornady 158 grain XTP.
Both are bad medicine for deer. Every deer I’ve ever pointed either of these rifles at has been, or soon will be eaten.
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