New AW 357. Need sight advice.

[comiskeybum]

Hi everyone. New guy here. I just picked up my Henry all weather 357. I know for sure that I want to change the sights. I am a right-handed shooter but left eye dominant and I am not picking up the bead very well and it has been 20 years since I used a semi-buckhorn anyway.

I was thinking about my options and they include

1. Skinner peep sight and keep the front bead (I don't think this option will help me much)
2. A silver or chrome color scope that is budget-friendly. I saw a used silver trophy 3-9x40 on eBay but is that maybe overkill for 357? What options might you guys suggest for a scope?
3. Hi-viz or similar fiber optic sights. Likely maintain the barrel mount but open to the idea of receiver mount.

I don't regularly hunt and the rifle is mostly for training my kids in the future and my personal enjoyment. However, I did get the rifle as a potential deer rifle inside 150 yards if someone were to invite me out for a hunt. I don't think I want to use my AR-15 for deer hunting.

And on a side note, can anyone suggest a sling?

A little about myself. This is my 2nd rifle, my AR was my first. I have always shot pistols/revolvers growing up but my rifle experience is quite limited, but looking forward to learning at the age of 38. I used to work in a gun store and became familiar with the rising cost of ammo. This is partly why I selected 357 over a rifle round. I actually wanted the 45-70 model but the cost of ammo is crazy for that round.

Thanks and I look forward to talking here on the forum. A few pics attached.

[PT7]

Welcome from the Show-Me-State. The AW .357 magnum is a sharp-looking rifle, and a great caliber. Your reasons and planned use are all quite sound...good choice! I think this rifle is one of Henry's best in its unique design.

Enjoy the Henry, and the time you spend on the HRF.

[JEBar]

welcome indeed, delighted to have you join us .... I hope you will read and post often .... your Henry 357 can serve equally well as a hunter, trainer and plinker .... in the hands of someone who can shoot it is a very capable deer rifle .... its low recoil is great for training youngsters .... as to sights, I do prefer a scope ... our Henry 357 is shown below .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your Henry to our community's total


http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 83#p102383

[BigAl52]

Welcome to the forum glad you joined us. Those all weather rifles are great. Whatever sight you chose Im sure you will like it. Id go with the skinners if it was me and thats just because I dont like to put scopes on leverguns.

[CT_Shooter]

Welcome to the forum from CT. Congratulations on your new Henry.

Hi everyone. New guy here. I just picked up my Henry all weather 357.

[ESquared]

Welcome to the Forums and congrats on your new Henry! 357 is a very versatile, very fun caliber, and you'll find lots of info here on every aspect of what you're considering, from sight options to ammo choices to hunting parameters. Like many things in the firearms world, personal preference comes into play as you make these choices, so take your time and dig into the sub-forums (Sights and Scopes, Hunting/Large Game, etc.).

I put a relatively unobtrusive scope on my 357 BB Steel shortly after I got it, and it improved my shooting and satisfaction a great deal, but Skinner Peep sights (and their competitors) are great, too. Depends on your intended distances.

Hunting deer beyond 75 yds or so with this caliber can be a challenge, but, again, depends on your situation. Here's a great article to start with, but the interweb is full of such info:

https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowle ... agnum.html

Amazon is chock-a-block with slings, and I've picked up a couple from Levy Leathers:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing ... dition=all

Here's a pic of the Leupold VX Freedom 1.5-4X20 I've to on my BBS.

Keep us posted on your progress and don't be afraid to ask!

[Rifletom]

Welcome to the Henry forum! Oh, you'll be liking that AW .357. Fine rifle. As for sights, the Leupold 1.5-4x20 that ESquared shows is perfect for that rifle. I have a Weaver Classic V 1-3x20mm on my Henry .357 and it helps a lot. Looks exactly like the Leupold. And Natchez.com has them on sale for $139.99. Good luck and please keep us informed on your progress.
Edit: Almost forgot. If you scope your Henry, you can purchase from the "Henry Store" the Talley integral mount/ring set-up for $49. This is a superb way to scope your Henry.

[PT7]

Hunting deer beyond 75 yds or so with this caliber can be a challenge....depends on your situation. Here's a great article to start with:
https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowle ... agnum.html

This was a very good article. Covered a wide range of ammo options, and a quite informative analysis of the .357 magnum as can be used to hunt deer. I think this should be included as a "sticky" reference under our "Ammunition" sub-forum. Lots of .357 Henry owners on the HRF already, and I'm sure there will be more joining.

[Mags]

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First, welcome to the forum from the TV, Oregon!

A scope that goes out to 10x or 12x is a good choice for out to 150 yd shooting. A scope is also a good choice when eye sight limitations make other sight options difficult to use. I have a Vortex 1-6x that gives good finesse visibility out to 75yds and a Leupold 3.5-10x that is likewise to about 135yds.

For slings, check out the offerings from Brass Stacker https://brassstacker.com/Henry/
They have a sling section for Henrys, but I bought a sling from another rifle category I liked better. So shop the whole site.

Finally enjoy your new 357 Henry!

Hi everyone. New guy here. I just picked up my Henry all weather 357. I know for sure that I want to change the sights. I am a right-handed shooter but left eye dominant and I am not picking up the bead very well and it has been 20 years since I used a semi-buckhorn anyway.

I was thinking about my options and they include

1. Skinner peep sight and keep the front bead (I don't think this option will help me much)
2. A silver or chrome color scope that is budget-friendly. I saw a used silver trophy 3-9x40 on eBay but is that maybe overkill for 357? What options might you guys suggest for a scope?
3. Hi-viz or similar fiber optic sights. Likely maintain the barrel mount but open to the idea of receiver mount.

I don't regularly hunt and the rifle is mostly for training my kids in the future and my personal enjoyment. However, I did get the rifle as a potential deer rifle inside 150 yards if someone were to invite me out for a hunt. I don't think I want to use my AR-15 for deer hunting.

And on a side note, can anyone suggest a sling?

A little about myself. This is my 2nd rifle, my AR was my first. I have always shot pistols/revolvers growing up but my rifle experience is quite limited, but looking forward to learning at the age of 38. I used to work in a gun store and became familiar with the rising cost of ammo. This is partly why I selected 357 over a rifle round. I actually wanted the 45-70 model but the cost of ammo is crazy for that round.

Thanks and I look forward to talking here on the forum. A few pics attached.

[Cofisher]

I've not seen your left dominant eye issue addressed. How have you been dealing with that? Have you considered shooting left handed? I have no experience with it. My son shoots right or left with good results. Good luck with your efforts.

[comiskeybum]

Thank you for the replies thus far.

I will look into the two scopes mentioned, it sounded like the price was right. I hope there is a stainless or silver finish available for whatever I find as I want to keep the overall "all-weather" look of the rifle.

I have recently experimented, with only 50 rounds, shooting my AR-15 left-handed while using my EoTech. The results were pretty decent, I did notice that I was able to acquire and get that first shot off faster than when shooting with my weak right eye. However, the EoTech also makes shooting right-handed as realistic for me as possible, so I will continue to experiment with that and bring the Henry into that experiment as well.

When I am shooting pistols I simply do what my class instructor showed me a few years ago. I bring the pistol across my chest and then into alignment with my left shoulder before extending my arms to acquire my sight picture. This has proven to work well for me and he has given that same advice to many people in his classes. This is also why I have leaned toward the idea of shooting rifles left-handed. But further experimentation is needed.

Right now I am thinking about barrel mounted Hi-Viz fiber optics in combination with a scope.

For someone with limited rifle experience, how easy would it be for me to mount a new scope after purchase? I have never replaced sights or anything myself so doing anything like that would be new to me. There are one or two gun stores here locally that seem to advertise buying sights from them and they will gladly mount them for you, I wonder if they would do the same for scopes.

Thanks!

[ESquared]

Just about any retailer of scopes will mount them for you, and the big box guys (and others, I'm sure) will even sight them in for you (+/-), so it's worth shopping around.

Amazon, SportOptics.com and a couple other big web retailers are great places to do basic research, see what finishes are available in what models, read reviews, etc.

Stainless type finishes are out there, but it may take some hunting.

[ESquared]

Here's a good starting point:

https://www.amazon.com/Simmons-ProHunte ... 150&sr=8-9

[comiskeybum]

Looks like stainless/nicket scopes are hard to find and more expensive. I could buy a used one on eBay but honestly I would prefer a new piece of glass on my brand new rifle. This picture makes me feel better about putting a black scope on rifle as the one pictured looks great.

I really like the Brass Stacker and the price is reasonable. Looks like they ship with everything you need to mount that, so that'll be easy. The charcoal black leather should go nicely with the black American Walnut on the rifle.

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[Mags]

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Figured you'd find something there to your liking!

... I really like the Brass Stacker and the price is reasonable. Looks like they ship with everything you need to mount that, so that'll be easy. The charcoal black leather should go nicely with the black American Walnut on the rifle.

[TN Mark]

Welcome from Chattanooga, TN. The AW 357 is my latest Hery and, well, I simply love it. I added the large loop to it right away. So far I've only shot Federal 357 Magnum JSP that I buy at WalMart. I too had a very difficult time seeing the oem sights. I bought the Hi Viz sights from my local gun store and they mounted and adjusted them for me. They're a lot better than the oem sights but they aren't my final solution with sights. I too am looking for the right scope option. And yes, the charcoal black Brass Stacker sling would look great on the great looking AW.

[220]

Sounds like a holographic or red dot sight might be the compromise to let you shoot left or right handed and for the kids to use.
Nearly all my levers wear 2-7 or 3-9 rimfire scopes, the shorter parallax setting of rimfire scopes is perfect for a shorter range lever gun. They are usually a bit smaller than a standard scope and have a smaller 32mm objective.

[Mistered]

how easy would it be for me to mount a new scope after purchase?

Very easy.
It is a basic part of rifle ownership one needs to be able to accomplish.
What if you need to make an adjustment while on the range such as reticle level or eye relief?
Iron sights are a little more difficult to R & R but still a basic operation a rifle owner should know how to do.
Kind of like changing your vehicle oil or a flat tire.
If you can use a screw driver or an Allen wrench you can mount or replace a scope.

[comiskeybum]

Thanks everyone. The brass stacker is ordered with a lead time of a couple of weeks. Sounds like I will be going with a vortex 1-4x24 for my scope. Local store stocks them and will bore sight for me. That will be a christmas gift so we're a few monhs away from that.

For now, I will get the sling and practice shooting with the OEM sights.

[Mags]

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I expect you'll be happy with your Brass Stacker sling. I'm very pleased with mine! If you do have an issue, call them. Their customer service is as good as HenryUSA.

Thanks everyone. The brass stacker is ordered with a lead time of a couple of weeks. Sounds like I will be going with a vortex 1-4x24 for my scope. Local store stocks them and will bore sight for me. That will be a christmas gift so we're a few monhs away from that.

For now, I will get the sling and practice shooting with the OEM sights.