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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by PT7 » Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:24 am

Interesting safety point for me are the thread comments re. loading with "action-open versus action-closed."
I follow the two Henry instruction manuals, which I got with my rifles. Keeps me out of trouble.

~~~H001TLP SGC .22LR: "WARNING: Do not load the rifle with the action open."

~~~H012MAW BB All-Weather .357 Magnum: "IMPORTANT -- when loading the action must be closed with the hammer in the uncocked position (fired down position)."

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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by markiver54 » Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:30 am

PT7 wrote:Interesting safety point for me are the thread comments re. loading with "action-open versus action-closed."
I follow the two Henry instruction manuals, which I got with my rifles. Keeps me out of trouble.

~~~H001TLP SGC .22LR: "WARNING: Do not load the rifle with the action open."

~~~H012MAW BB All-Weather .357 Magnum: "IMPORTANT -- when loading the action must be closed with the hammer in the uncocked position (fired down position)."

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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by Mags » Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:57 am

markiver54 wrote:
PT7 wrote:Interesting safety point for me are the thread comments re. loading with "action-open versus action-closed."
I follow the two Henry instruction manuals, which I got with my rifles. Keeps me out of trouble.

~~~H001TLP SGC .22LR: "WARNING: Do not load the rifle with the action open."

~~~H012MAW BB All-Weather .357 Magnum: "IMPORTANT -- when loading the action must be closed with the hammer in the uncocked position (fired down position)."

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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by markiver54 » Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:01 pm

It just makes sense!!
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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by Mistered » Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:17 pm

Hmmm... all this loading talk got me to wondering so for gits & Shiggles I tried loading my BBB .357 with the lever OPEN - and no problem.
Action closed smoothly.
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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by Ojaileveraction » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:16 pm

Mistered wrote:Hmmm... all this loading talk got me to wondering so for gits & Shiggles I tried loading my BBB .357 with the lever OPEN - and no problem.
Action closed smoothly.
It just makes sense.
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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by markiver54 » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:18 pm

Guess it probably has everything to do with who is loading, how quickly and how safely. Again, if common sense is applied, then either method can probably be achieved safely.JM 2 cents.
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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by RanchRoper » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:36 pm

At my range rifles not in use are in a stand up rack with action open. When loading I have the lever closed.
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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by markiver54 » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:39 pm

Best practice...this much I do know!
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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by Mags » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:41 pm

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So upshot of it all, seems to work for some models yet not for others...
Ojaileveraction wrote:
Mistered wrote:Hmmm... all this loading talk got me to wondering so for gits & Shiggles I tried loading my BBB .357 with the lever OPEN - and no problem.
Action closed smoothly.
It just makes sense.
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