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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by Ojaileveraction » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:51 pm

RanchRoper wrote:At my range rifles not in use are in a stand up rack with action open. When loading I have the lever closed.
At the two ranges I shoot also, in addition an Empty Chamber Idicator (eci) must be in the chamber.
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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by markiver54 » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:55 pm

However anyone chooses to load...just don't be looking down the muzzle... :lol:
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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by Vaquero » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:59 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.
never tried it with either the 41 BBS or the 44 BBB.
But will say with the H001 it is a definitely a no-no.

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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by Ojaileveraction » Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:55 pm

Vaquero 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.
never tried it with either the 41 BBS or the 44 BBB.
But will say with the H001 it is a definitely a no-no.
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Well it works fine with my H001T.
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Re: Safe loading of your Henry

Post by Mags » Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:05 pm

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see http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 543#p93543
Ojaileveraction wrote:...Well it works fine with my H001T.
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