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Found this video, compares the HRA 1860 to the Uberti somewhat, then the guys strips down the HRA one. Some interesting thoughts, some I agree with some I don't. But it's cool to see both side by side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faEW--5QDpg

I would have liked to watch the rest of the video but after a couple minutes I could no longer handle the boring narrator ! This is not unusual though for You Tube videos.

Yup.

pretty boring

Yeah, I started in on it and this guy's pedantically boring in the worst way.

didn't make it all the way to the end .. .. how about a Reader's Digest statement of what he decided from someone who did get through it

JEBar wrote:didn't make it all the way to the end .. .. how about a Reader's Digest statement of what he decided from someone who did get through it

I didn’t watch it all either.

I watched most of it. He may be boring, but have to say, he knows his stuff about the internals on an 1860. Basically, his conclusion was that the Henry gets high marks for its internal machining and finish and for the superb piece of walnut on the stock. Overall, he seem impressed with the fit of the action.

He was surprised to see so many MIM parts in the action on such an expensive gun (so was I), but he did not criticize the gun for that. He did say the MIM parts appeared to be of high quality. Left it to the viewer to decide if the MIM was an issue.

Did not like the ladder sight on the Henry. Was loose and wobbly, compared to the Uberti. His biggest criticism of the Henry seemed to be that the external finish was over-polished to the point of the edges losing definition, especially the octagonal barrel. In his opinion, that took away from authenticity.

Overall, it looked like he was trying to answer some questions about the Henry for his friends in cowboy action shooting, since very few of the Henry's have shown up on the circuit. The Uberti, of course, is a well known gun in those circles.

assessment appreciated

That is a very good summary. Thanks.