What's Your Story, How did you learn of the Henry Rifle Forum's existence?

[Ernie]

That's a great rifle hope you enjoy it. Hope every thing works well for your final treatments.

[Hatchdog]

8 years ago I won a bolt action 243 on a 10 gun raffle I entered, never had much of a want or need for a centerfire so I added a few bucks to the "take the cash" option and bought my first lever, an H001 and fell in love with it.
A few years later, I decided I wanted to get a lever to match my 7½" Blackhawk in 45LC. Typical wants vs needs so I never spent the money.
2 weeks ago, my local little town held the most amazing Cancer benefit for me as I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma mid Spring. At the benefit, my Boss, a close friend for many years presented me with my dream Rifle, a Doug Turnbull H012, case hardened 45LC beauty that my coworkers came together and bought me. What an overwhelming experience!!
I'm thrilled to announce that I just finished my final round of Chemo this past Wednesday, 28 days of radiation coming up and they say I'm gonna be clean!
After receiving the 45, I googled Henry forums and found this wonderful place.

Congratulations on your recovery and having such a great group of friends.

[Mr. Neutron]

Prayers for You, LM Gorton!!!

What a cool story! You're blessed with some really GREAT community members and friends!

New guy here, myself. Bought a barely used H009G back .30-30 in early September, and followed it up almost immediately with a new little brother, an H004 Golden Boy in .22lr. Like a lot of others here, I went looking for info on something about these rifles, and found this great forum from a Google search. And I've benefited a lot from the folks & knowledge base here! Thanks, Y'all!!!

[shortstop]

Hello,

just purchased a Henry H006R, First Henry ever!) might have to go overbite introduction site , just wanted to say hello, learned about the HRF by searching on how to clean the Receiver , what to use and just see what info I could read about on this beautiful firearm., I will post a pic when I learn how, I know that sounds crazy but Im a little older than some though not has old as others

[DeathValleyMike]

Honestly I just googled “Henry Forums” .
Looking forward to some great conversations!

[drschultz]

Hi all, I already own a Henry in 22 Mag and several Marlins so I'm no stranger to leverguns I just purchased a BigBoy in 45 colt from gunbroker. I already have a Ruger Blackhawk in that caliber so it seemed like a natural marriage. I was trying to research +P loads for the BigBoy so I thought I should join up. Now I need some advice. I'd like to keep fps under about 1300 or whatever is safe with a 200-240 grain bullet and IMR 4227 powder. The commies in charge of this joint made it illegal to go out of state to purchase ammunition components so I have to use what I have.

As to how I learned of the Henry Rifle forum, you can learn most anything with a web browser. It just stood to reason. Ruger has a forum, so does Marlin, so does the CMP, etc, etc. It wasn't hard to find. Most are populated with great people who are happy to share ideas, gun talk, politics and the like. I expect to be very happy here.

[markiver54]

Welcome drschultz, from Western North Carolina, USA. Enjoy the forum. I'm sure your questions will be answered here.

[Mags]

Hi all, ...

As to how I learned of the Henry Rifle forum, you can learn most anything with a web browser. It just stood to reason. Ruger has a forum, so does Marlin, so does the CMP, etc, etc. It wasn't hard to find. Most are populated with great people who are happy to share ideas, gun talk, politics and the like. I expect to be very happy here.

Welcome to the forum!

[Rifletom]

Hi all, I already own a Henry in 22 Mag and several Marlins so I'm no stranger to leverguns I just purchased a BigBoy in 45 colt from gunbroker. I already have a Ruger Blackhawk in that caliber so it seemed like a natural marriage. I was trying to research +P loads for the BigBoy so I thought I should join up. Now I need some advice. I'd like to keep fps under about 1300 or whatever is safe with a 200-240 grain bullet and IMR 4227 powder. The commies in charge of this joint made it illegal to go out of state to purchase ammunition components so I have to use what I have.

As to how I learned of the Henry Rifle forum, you can learn most anything with a web browser. It just stood to reason. Ruger has a forum, so does Marlin, so does the CMP, etc, etc. It wasn't hard to find. Most are populated with great people who are happy to share ideas, gun talk, politics and the like. I expect to be very happy here.

Welcome drschultz from So-Cal. To get a +p load for the .45 Colt, maybe look at Verquro's "10.0gr Unique" in the Range Report sub forum.
That may be the ticket. Enjoy that .45 Colt.

[markiver54]

Most are populated with great people who are happy to share ideas, gun talk, politics and the like. I expect to be very happy here.

Very true, Except for the politics please. It's against forum rules.

[North Idaho Shooter]

Having been a member of other forums for years, and having recently purchased a Henry Big Boy in 41 Magnum, it occurred to me that i should maybe see if there was a forum for Henry owners. Did a google search, and here I am.

[markiver54]

Glad you joined us NIS. I too joined after purchasing my first Henry and I'm glad I found this forum. It's the place to be if you're a Henry owner.
Enjoy the forum, and your rifle.

[IanC]

I never had much interest in Henry until this week when I became the owner of a Henry Big boy Mare’s Leg. I did some google searches about adjusting lever spring tension and then just typed Henry forum in the search bar and it took me here!

[Mags]

I never had much interest in Henry until this week when I became the owner of a Henry Big boy Mare’s Leg. I did some google searches about adjusting lever spring tension and then just typed Henry forum in the search bar and it took me here!

Good to have you here. Thanks for sharing!

[DsGrouse]

How did I learn about HRF's existence?


Oh man, that takes me back. It was late summer some years ago. I'd just gotten out of a sticky situation, and no, I'm not telling you whose sister it was. A gentleman has class.

There I was, taking a late evening stroll down a long country dirt road.
You know the type, small washboard ripples. The sides are overgrown with grasses. The fences are in near disrepair, with peeling paint. A hedge row of trees so thick that the branches enclose the space above and beside the road.

I came upon this four-way crossroads; it was an uncanny place. All four corners were hedged in by the trees along the road. The only space open to the wide world beyond was right there in the center of the crossroads.

The sunset above me was mesmerizing, a kaleidoscope of oranges, pinks, and variegated blues. I stood there transfixed and watched as the shapes and colors of God's great world passed me by.

A Woman approached and asked me what I wanted in life; that a deal could be made. She said it with such temptation that I nearly caved. I stayed silent and continued to watch as the last of the day's sunlight faded into the deep purple of a night's sky festooned with the Milky Way galaxy.

I'd not seen it since I was a child. We had moved to the city so early in my life that I'd never had a chance to see it in person. The rarity of seeing the Milky Way again, a sight I'd only seen in my childhood, nearly brought me to tears. I ignored the woman and stared at the wonder of it all.

The lady broached the offer again as a bit of cloud cover obscured the stars. I turned to find a woman lit by what little moonlight there was. Pale, certainly more attractive than a man like me deserves, but she is out of place here on this dusty road. I provided a slight smile as the cloud cover above moved away, more of the moonlight shown upon her.

I turned back to my stars and understood the grandeur of life's small blessings. "I've been so busy of late," I whispered.

"What do you desire? " she whispered in my ear. I'll not lie; her warm breath aroused all kinds of thoughts. But, once again, the stars and God's great plan drew my attention away from her.

I must have remained silent for too long; her presence faded from my side. The wonders of the universe unveiled their secrets to me as I watched the night sky in the center of that crossroads.

Then the truck hit me. I woke up two days later in the hospital. I had three broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken wrist, and a shattered leg. I found you all here at HRF while surfing my phone...

[Hatchdog]

^^^^^^^^^^

Well said DsGrouse, uh I mean well written. I felt like I was there with you but sure am glad I left before the truck arrived. That ending was a great surprise.

[DsGrouse]

LOL thanks

[Guide]

I tend to look for forums which are dedicated to my pursuits. Colored pencil drawing, woodworking, fly tying and fly fishing and shooting. I’m interest in single shot and bolt action firearms. I like the simplicity, ease of use and easier to clean and maintain, less parts less to break. I like this forum because it also encourages members to share other things, I’m a lifelong learner and love teaching others as well.

[Mags]

I tend to look for forums which are dedicated to my pursuits. Colored pencil drawing, woodworking, fly tying and fly fishing and shooting. I’m interest in single shot and bolt action firearms. I like the simplicity, ease of use and easier to clean and maintain, less parts less to break. I like this forum because it also encourages members to share other things, I’m a lifelong learner and love teaching others as well.

Thank you for sharing!

[Loner]

I had been wanting a Henry rifle for a very long time, but, life and finances (I'm stingy when it comes to buying for myself) always got in the way. I happened to find a smokin hot online deal on the Henry caliber & configuration I've been wanting and could not pass it up...6 days later I was doing the FFL paperwork.
First thing I did after drooling all over my new Henry 45 LC carbine, was to check on line for a forum and here I am!