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Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by tractortad » Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:49 pm

Well, it happened again - went to our favorite gun shop to pick up a bottle of 2400 powder and saw a 357Mag Henry Single on the rack. Made the mistake of handling it. Was able to walk out the door without buying it this time, but kept thinking about it and talking about it to the wife over the next couple of hours as we did some errands around town. She finally told me to go back and buy it, so another Henry came home with us. I just can't seem to resist these Henry Singles - they are just so nice for the price. The guy at the counter was saying that if the wood on some of these Henrys was on a Browning, it would probably be a grade 5. I know he was just angling for a sale, but he may be right...

Here's a pic - fresh out of the box, unfired, cleaned up, with a Grainger spring installed:
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Re: Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by Mags » Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:57 pm

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Nice add to your collection!

My Henry purchase experience was similar. Resisted the initial impulse, but I was back the next day.
tractortad wrote:Well, it happened again - went to our favorite gun shop to pick up a bottle of 2400 powder and saw a 357Mag Henry Single on the rack. Made the mistake of handling it. Was able to walk out the door without buying it this time, but kept thinking about it and talking about it to the wife over the next couple of hours as we did some errands around town. She finally told me to go back and buy it, so another Henry came home with us. I just can't seem to resist these Henry Singles - they are just so nice for the price. The guy at the counter was saying that if the wood on some of these Henrys was on a Browning, it would probably be a grade 5. I know he was just angling for a sale, but he may be right...

Here's a pic - fresh out of the box, unfired, cleaned up, with a Grainger spring installed:
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Re: Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by ESquared » Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:02 pm

Had a feeling that was coming! Congrats and please let us know how it shoots, what you do for sights, etc.

I keep flip-flopping between the SS 20 ga. and maybe a SS 44 Mag. Who knows?
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Re: Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by PT7 » Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:06 pm

tractortad wrote:Well, it happened again -- saw a 357Mag Henry Single on the rack. -- Made the mistake of handling it. -- wife finally told me to go back and buy it, so another Henry came home with us. -- I just can't seem to resist these Henry Singles -- they are just so nice for the price.
Henry sure has been showing off some fine-looking wood stocks lately. And again, your .357 SS has a really purty one!

Since you said you "made the mistake of handling it," Tractortad, maybe you should have that nice wife help you next time you're out together. Simply ask her to not say "go back and buy it!" :lol:

And wow! If your signature line is up-to-date, I count 13 Henrys listed.....some kind of collection.

Range Report coming, and maybe some more pics?

Congrats and Enjoy. :D
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Re: Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by wolfman » Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:27 pm

I hear ya man... haven't had the .357 a week yet, already thinking that a 20 gauge would look real nice next to it. And maybe a 45/70. And a .223, because, why not? :D
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Re: Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by JEBar » Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:38 pm

congrats indeed ... hope you are going to try another barrel switch experiment .. :?: .. the results would be very interesting .... please be sure to update our How Many ? thread
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Re: Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by tractortad » Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:08 pm

JEBar wrote:congrats indeed ... hope you are going to try another barrel switch experiment .. :?: .. the results would be very interesting .... please be sure to update our How Many ? thread
Already tried it - all three Singles in 357M, 44M, and 45-70 are completely interchangeable with each other. I took NCG's advice and sent Henry Tech Dept an e-mail about this and asked if it's possible to buy a lone single barrel - we'll see what they say - hopefully in the next couple of days...
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Re: Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by tractortad » Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:11 pm

wolfman wrote:I hear ya man... haven't had the .357 a week yet, already thinking that a 20 gauge would look real nice next to it. And maybe a 45/70. And a .223, because, why not? :D
yea - I know what you mean - there was a 12ga single on the rack with some unbelievable wood on the stock - I better not go back there for a couple of months...
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Henry H001TLP,H001TLB,H003T,H004,H006R,H006M,H012R,H012AW,H012MRCC,H010CC,H015-357,H015-44,H015-4570
Winchester 9422,1873,1885,1886,1892
Marlin 39A,AS,CL,D,M,Mountie,TDS,1897CB,Texan,1894CB,1895CBA,1895SBL
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Re: Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by JEBar » Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:49 pm

tractortad wrote:Already tried it - all three Singles in 357M, 44M, and 45-70 are completely interchangeable with each other.
figured you'd of already checked and can't say I'm surprised .... it will be interesting to hear what Henry has to say but my hunch is their lawyers will control their answer
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Re: Another visit to the LGS, another Henry Single

Post by Ojaileveraction » Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:12 pm

I wonder if the 5.56 NATO , .243 Remington and .308 Winchester are the same?
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