Big Boy Steel .357 Has New Outlook!

[ESquared]

Just got this zeroed in this AM (1" high at 50 yds) and thought I'd share a couple of pics. Sorry about the "assorted rags" backdrop, but the gun-bench isn't exactly a photo studio.

It's the BBS one-piece mount that HenryPride had on backorder for quite awhile (made by Talley) and the scope is the highly-recommended (by NCG) Leupold VX Freedom 1.5-4X20.
The great thing about being so new to all of this is that everything is fantastic, because I have nothing to compare it to.
So, my perspective is that, for a rifle with a realistic range of 20 to 85 (maybe 100 or so) yards, this scope gives me just enough reach to compensate for my old(er) eyes, without looking odd on the rifle.
And, in the poorly lit indoor range I've been harping about, the target at 50 yards looks like it's lit up by a spotlight, so there's that!
Anyway, thanks for looking and thanks again to many of you who gave me some good advice along the way on this development!
Happy camper!

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[JEBar]

nice .... very nice indeed .... an inch high at 50 should serve you well .... 158 gr'ers .. .. looking forward to your continued reporting

[ESquared]

Yep, 158 gr Hornady XTP. Next time a get it out, I'll take pics of a target or two, as now I feel I can really begin to discern what the Fiocchi will do vs. the MagTech vs. the Hornady.

[PT7]

Looks very nice, ESquared. The finish on the scope and rifle are very closely matched. It doesn't look at all "odd" on your Henry, and I think you chose well. I know your eyes have already agreed on that.

Mostly I'm looking ahead to see the whitetail deer harvest you'll bring home this fall
PT7

[Lyman]

Looks good! Good choice.

[Mags]

Good to see it all finally come together. The black and black look good together and along side the dark wood.

[ESquared]

Looks very nice, ESquared. The finish on the scope and rifle are very closely matched. It doesn't look at all "odd" on your Henry, and I think you chose well. I know your eyes have already agreed on that.

Mostly I'm looking ahead to see the whitetail deer harvest you'll bring home this fall
PT7

Well, many of us have learned that "Matte Black" is not always "Matte Black" everywhere. But, I agree, can't complain about the color match.

Thanks for your kinds words!

[ESquared]

Looks good! Good choice.

Good to see it all finally come together. The black and black look good together and along side the dark wood.

Thanks, guys. Yeah, "finally," huh? Nice little set-up, and aesthetics matter, don't they (even though the deer don't care!)?

[markiver54]

Looks great to me! I'm about to install a very similar set up on my BBS, ( Weaver 1-3 x 20 ) and the same Talley mount. Thanks for the great pics. It shows me in advance how mine will look.

[shootest]

Same set up as OP, I did add a hammer extension though.

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[BigAl52]

Looks good Evan. And I really like the pink towel in the photo studio

[Mags]

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I thought an abused pink towel was obligatory in every household?

Looks good Evan. And I really like the pink towel in the photo studio

[ESquared]

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I thought an abused pink towel was obligatory in every household?

Looks good Evan. And I really like the pink towel in the photo studio

You are EXACTLY RIGHT! It used to be a white, terrycloth washrag. How it got to be that beautiful shade of the lightest of pinks, I have no idea!

It is, however, a great bench rag, and I will keep it forever, if not use it in future photo shoots, lest sharp-eyed viewers like Al take me to task!

[Mags]

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Ours is original pink. It gets used for a lot of things, but nothing that would cause it to not be put through normal laundry.

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I thought an abused pink towel was obligatory in every household?

Looks good Evan. And I really like the pink towel in the photo studio

You are EXACTLY RIGHT! It used to be a white, terrycloth washrag. How it got to be that beautiful shade of the lightest of pinks, I have no idea!

It is, however, a great bench rag, and I will keep it forever, if not use it in future photo shoots, lest sharp-eyed viewers like Al take me to task!

[North Country Gal]

Love the looks of that Leupold on your Henry and glad you love looking though it, too. That mount keeps the scope nice and low, which is all the better. Good for you, Evan. You do realize, of course, that these low power scopes are going to spoil you. Makes it real hard to go back to iron sights after using one.

[ESquared]

Love the looks of that Leupold on your Henry and glad you love looking though it, too. That mount keeps the scope nice and low, which is all the better. Good for you, Evan. You do realize, of course, that these low power scopes are going to spoil you. Makes it real hard to go back to iron sights after using one.

Thanks for the kind words, NCG! I think the look works for that rifle, and the one-piece rail/ring set up that Talley makes for Henry makes for a simple, clean appearance.

AND, I may be about to find that out the hard way that going back to iron sights will be tough. I'm lusting after a BBB Carbine-length 45Colt right now, and I"ve vowed to put a Skinner Peep/Lyman globe set-up on it, just because.

And it IS a LOW power scope! At 50 yds, I can get a good bead on my aim-point, but I can't really see the holes after the shot. Way better than a peep sight, that's for sure, but I'm committed to some "old school" work in the near future!

[markiver54]

Very similar to my own Evan. Yours looks great!

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Same rail too.

[Bugs]

Looks good Evan. And I really like the pink towel in the photo studio

It's not pink it's salmon.

[ESquared]

Good call. Must be the lighting!

[Mags]

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Closer to blush than salmon...

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Looks good Evan. And I really like the pink towel in the photo studio

It's not pink it's salmon.

Good call. Must be the lighting!