Spring has sprung. Get out and shoot your Henry
For Real?
- daytime dave
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I hope you get good use from your garden gun Mark. They are what they are and not what they are not, and now you know what I mean by that.
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Yes, it is what I expected. No more/no less. I intend to have some fun wit it!daytime dave wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:00 amI hope you get good use from your garden gun Mark. They are what they are and not what they are not, and now you know what I mean by that.
Can almost see taking out some low flying Carpenter Bees.
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Mark, back when primers were relatively cheap and plentiful,markiver54 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:51 amYes, it is what I expected. No more/no less. I intend to have some fun wit it!daytime dave wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:00 amI hope you get good use from your garden gun Mark. They are what they are and not what they are not, and now you know what I mean by that.
Can almost see taking out some low flying Carpenter Bees.
I would load 38 spl cases with about a 1.5 grs of unique, cut thin pieces of cardboard using an empty case.
Put the powder in, a piece of cardboard a little bit of rice, and top it with another piece of cb.
Fun out of a 6" revolver.
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Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
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Ain't No Apologies for My Temperament
Si vis pacem, para bellum
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I took my garden gun out yesterday on a trip up to the barn. This thread had stuck in my head and the blue skies and full sun made me remember to take the Henry. I also had only two lag bolts to find and bring back to the house so it made carrying the shotgun simple up and back.
I found nothing that I needed it for, but I did check in and around the area.
I found nothing that I needed it for, but I did check in and around the area.
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It's always best to be prepared!daytime dave wrote: ↑Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:09 amI took my garden gun out yesterday on a trip up to the barn. This thread had stuck in my head and the blue skies and full sun made me remember to take the Henry. I also had only two lag bolts to find and bring back to the house so it made carrying the shotgun simple up and back.
I found nothing that I needed it for, but I did check in and around the area.
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Mark and anyone else interested, I patterned the garden gun from five yards. Here is my target. Disregard the .177 caliber pellet holes.
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Thanks Dave...yup, it looks perfect for its purpose! Thanks for posting.
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That's a beautiful gun. How does it cycle?
I've got an old Ithaca Model 66 .410 that my grandfather bought for me around 1971. I never thought about shooting rifled slugs through it. I have some that have small disks and other crazy stuff but slugs would be cool.
I've never seen them but I think they would be cool.
I've got an old Ithaca Model 66 .410 that my grandfather bought for me around 1971. I never thought about shooting rifled slugs through it. I have some that have small disks and other crazy stuff but slugs would be cool.
I've never seen them but I think they would be cool.
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Kram, the gun cycles wonderfully. I've fed it the crimped Winchester shells and the plastic domed CCI brand. Neither had a single issue.
As for .410 slugs, they are pretty tough to find. I ordered some on the internet many years ago. I've only shot two as far as I remember. They were accurate at the 35 yard range I shot them at out of a single shot H&R shotgun. I think the choke was modified, but I can't say 100%.
As for .410 slugs, they are pretty tough to find. I ordered some on the internet many years ago. I've only shot two as far as I remember. They were accurate at the 35 yard range I shot them at out of a single shot H&R shotgun. I think the choke was modified, but I can't say 100%.
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