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BBS > Side Gate
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I am new to lever guns. I bought the x model because it has a side gate. If I did not want a side gate I would have bought a different model that would have been easier to find.
I do like the x,357.
I do like the x,357.
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Lever guns are like Lay's potato chips. It hard just to have one. A second comes along just as a backup or just because (because I did not have this one ).
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Re: BBS > Side Gate
Myself- I'd love to see the side loading gate. The X's don't appeal to me a whole lot. Love to have a BBS with a side gate on the 357's, 44's & 45 colts
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I really like the side gate. No need to reload the tube. Quick and easy. Smooth
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H024 Side Gate Lever Action Rifle .3030
H012MX Big Boy X Model .357
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H012MX Big Boy X Model .357
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Re: BBS > Side Gate
a side gate has proven to be very popular with many folks .... be sure to follow the link below to where you can add it to our community's total
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 52#p142552
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 52#p142552
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Re: BBS > Side Gate
If all I'm going to do anymore is target shooting, then I have no need for a side gate. Heck, even if I was hunting, if I haven't gotten my quarry after a full tube, then I might as well go home. JMO
I think the side gate is just traditional...again, JMO.
I think the side gate is just traditional...again, JMO.
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I don't think I have ever had more than 5 rounds in any of my center fire levers but I like the idea of a side gate. I think Henry side gates are the best of both worlds.
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Yea, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them. I just don't yearn to own one enough to spend the money.
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Re: BBS > Side Gate
In a practical sense, since we here in Ohio are only allowed three cartridges in our rifles for deer hunting which prove to be more then enough in any given hunting scenario then either the tube fed or the side gate is of no great concern and both are liked at the shooting bench. Pros and cons to each.
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