Magazine Tube Failure

[JEBar]

metal fatigue makes sense to me and having it take place at weak spot in the outer tube seems like a logical probability .... as to the design, I can see where a solid tube or one welded at strategic spots would be stronger .... I remember when they had to completely redesign the outer tube for the 45-70's .... in thinking back, I believe it was for much the same type of failures .... I suspect that if/when it should be warranted, they would reengineer as needed .... given, ours has most probably fired as many or more than most and I fully intend to keep up the pace .... having a lifetime warranty sure ain't a bad thing

[Mags]

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it's the best!

.... having a lifetime warranty sure ain't a bad thing

[mrguvna]

Hey I will bet they will get this done and you will be happy. I sent mine back a few weeks ago for a problem with the mag tueb and within 7 days back good as new, maybe better, with a thank you note, and a follow up to see if I was satisfied.

good luck and let us know how it works out

[JEBar]

Hey I will bet they will get this done and you will be happy. I sent mine back a few weeks ago for a problem with the mag tueb and within 7 days back good as new, maybe better, with a thank you note, and a follow up to see if I was satisfied.

good luck and let us know how it works out

of that there I have absolutely no doubt .... this is the second time I've had to send it back .... coverage of doing so is being posted in the following link :

http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 1&start=50

I most certainly plat to keep that thread updated .... in answer to how I feel about a rifle that has had to be sent back twice, I'm perfectly content with it .... its a machine and like any machine, if used hard enough and often enough it will eventually need some work .... our rifle has literally been fired tens of thousands of rounds .... there has to be some but I'd bet that there aren't many privately owned big bore rifles that have have fired more full power loads .... this weekend we plan to load another 1,000 or more rounds for it .... when it gets back, she'll quickly be back on the range again

[JEBar]

UPDATE :

earlier today I took our Henry 44 back to the same range shown in the picture in Post 1.... since Dec when this thread was started, I've had to remove and reinstall the scope twice .... after bore sighting it with our Wheeler Laser Magnetic Bore Sighter ===> http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... ter#p93149 my goal for today was to fine tune the sights to where the impact point is 1.6" high at 25 yds ,,,, realistically having the center of the 44 caliber hole be exactly 1.6" high ain't likely so further refinements are anticipated when I get a chance to fire it at a 100 yards I should need to make a few small adjustments .... per our ballistics calculator that will give us a trajectory dead sighted at 125 yards and 3" low at 150 yards .... mission accomplished for today .... 150 rounds down range later, is it clear that if I do my part, she will now consistently take out dime to nickle size pieces of broken skeet

[ESquared]

Nice work! Sounds like you have it tuned up just fine. Would love to shoot that one in KC later this summer.

[JEBar]

Nice work! Sounds like you have it tuned up just fine. Would love to shoot that one in KC later this summer.

it and several hundred rounds will be there ..

[Firefly]

My BBB in .44 mag has just done the same thing, split in exactly the same place as the photo, problem for me is I am in UK so returning the gun is impossible, have to try a local gunsmith and see what he can do

[Firefly]

Update

I contacted Henry who replied in minutes with the UK importers details, contacted them and was given the part number for my gunship to order, so information given very quickly. Don't know what the part and work is going to cost but at least I can get it fixed.

[JEBar]

no surprise but always really good to hear