Big Boy Trigger Job

[Ojaileveraction]

One thing that does appeal to me over the Marlin is the lack of a crossbolt safety. It allows for greater concentration on the target once the hammer is cocked.

I like the CBS in my Marlins that have them. Feels safer using it when I'm forced to unload them by cycling them through the chamber. Unlike a Henry!

[GFK]

One thing that does appeal to me over the Marlin is the lack of a crossbolt safety. It allows for greater concentration on the target once the hammer is cocked.

I like the CBS in my Marlins that have them. Feels safer using it when I'm forced to unload them by cycling them through the chamber. Unlike a Henry!

I can agree. The tube load does eliminate the cycling to unload though. That is another thing that appeals to me. They both have their pluses and minuses. Marlins are faster to load. I say, Henrys are safer to unload. Plus, I do not like picking up ammo from the ground. I would hate to get dirt in the receiver. Yes, I do check the rounds. But, that reduces the load time which is a plus for a side loader.

[JEBar]

Greetings,

I am new to this site. I recently put a H009 on lay-a-way. I should have it out close to year end.

welcome indeed, delighted to have you join us .... if I was in the market for a 30-30, Henry's H009 would be my first choice .... I really like Henry's rotary locking bolt which seems to be patterned after the one Browning has used since it first introduced its BLR .... I'm really looking forward to following your range and use reports .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your Henry to our community total

http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... &start=310

[GFK]

Greetings,

I am new to this site. I recently put a H009 on lay-a-way. I should have it out close to year end.

welcome indeed, delighted to have you join us .... if I was in the market for a 30-30, Henry's H009 would be my first choice .... I really like Henry's rotary locking bolt which seems to be patterned after the one Browning has used since it first introduced its BLR .... I'm really looking forward to following your range and use reports .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your Henry to our community total

http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... &start=310

Thanks JEBar. Will do.

[Ojaileveraction]

welcome indeed, delighted to have you join us .... if I was in the market for a 30-30, Henry's H009 would be my first choice .... I really like Henry's rotary locking bolt which seems to be patterned after the one Browning has used since it first introduced its BLR

Looking for info on the H009 rotary locking bolt and can't find it?
Found some info saying it's based of the Marlin 336 action.
I'm confused now.

[JEBar]

Looking for info on the H009 rotary locking bolt and can't find it?
Found some info saying it's based of the Marlin 336 action.
I'm confused now.

sorry, I got in a hurry and wasn't clear .... I have a first generation BLR 308 .... its rotary bolt looks very much like the one used by Henry in its Long Ranger (H014S-308) .... I don't know anything about what Marlin uses .... it may also very well be similar to the Browning .... the style of bolt used by Henry in their 30-30 reminds me more of one found in Winchester's Model 94 .... I wish Henry would build a Long Ranger in 30-30, if so I'd be highly motivated to buy one .... with a 30-30 Long Ranger, we could load long range spitzer bullets that can't be used in magazine tubes

[Florida_Cracker]

Sorry I'm late to this post/discussion, but I just added a Brownells Cowboy Action Spring Kit ( part #080-000-192 https://item.brownells.com/brands/brown ... ng-kit.htm ) in my BBS 357. I read on the Marlin forum that the Marlin 336 hammer spring and the Henry center fire springs were the same so I took a chance. The Brownells action spring looks identical to the original Henry sans a coil.
For background, I got the rifle about a year ago and out of the box the trigger was right at 5# (Timney spring gauge). After about 300-350 rounds it had reduced to 4.75 (Timney - average 5 pulls). Today, I disassembled, lightly polished the hammer/sear engagements with a cloth buffing wheel / SS polishing compound on a Dremel. I replaced the hammer spring and the Timney pull weight was on the "heavy" side of 3.25. Since it was under 4.75, I confirmed it with by NRA Bullseye steel trigger weights (max of 4.75) and it broke consistently between 3.25 and 3.50. For $9 and the level of effort, I am a happy Cracker.

[Mistered]

Ditto what everyone else has said - my BBB has one of the best factory triggers I have ever had - possibly THE best. Nothing to do with it!

[tractortad]

Sorry I'm late to this post/discussion, but I just added a Brownells Cowboy Action Spring Kit ( part #080-000-192 https://item.brownells.com/brands/brown ... ng-kit.htm ) in my BBS 357. I read on the Marlin forum that the Marlin 336 hammer spring and the Henry center fire springs were the same so I took a chance. The Brownells action spring looks identical to the original Henry sans a coil.
For background, I got the rifle about a year ago and out of the box the trigger was right at 5# (Timney spring gauge). After about 300-350 rounds it had reduced to 4.75 (Timney - average 5 pulls). Today, I disassembled, lightly polished the hammer/sear engagements with a cloth buffing wheel / SS polishing compound on a Dremel. I replaced the hammer spring and the Timney pull weight was on the "heavy" side of 3.25. Since it was under 4.75, I confirmed it with by NRA Bullseye steel trigger weights (max of 4.75) and it broke consistently between 3.25 and 3.50. For $9 and the level of effort, I am a happy Cracker.

Nice work and great info. Thanks.

[JEBar]

in January we turned our CCH 45-70 and BBS 44 Mag over to a gunsmith for him to work on their trigger pulls .... based on his measurements, the OEM trigger pull on our 44 measured 6.5 lbs and our 45-70 measured 9.8 lbs .... fine adjustments to a Henry trigger pull require precision honing that is really as much art as science .... we set as a target trigger pull 3 lbs .... when I picked them up the 45-70's trigger pull measured 3.1 lbs and the 44 Mag measured 2.9 lbs .... having fired them both, his work has really paid off