New member in El Paso

[andrew678122]

Hey all!

I just joined this forum after having bought a Henry .45-70 Big Boy about a week ago. One of my sons and I went to the range at Ft. Bliss and brought everything that we had, two different .45-70s, a 5.56 Tavor, and two 9mm autos — to say we had a ball would be an understatement.

I'm a reloader — for the expensive ammo anyway — so the .45-70s shot my reloads, 30 grains of SR4759 behind Nosler 300grain ballistic silvertips, a nice easy load on my 72 year old shoulder but still pushing at about 1500 fps. The Henry performed almost flawlessly, the lever-action feeling a bit sticky at times, but after 50 rounds it was better, just needing a break-in period. I'll say nothing about the accuracy, since I'm going to replace the sights this coming week, other than it definitely has potential. In my opinion, nothing beats a good peep sight, so I have a Williams FP on order and the appropriate Williams fire sight blade sight.

I have admired the brass Henrys for years and when I saw this one in a local store I couldn't resist — as well as a fine shooting gun it's also a work of art! Me and this rifle have a fun future ahead of us...

[RanchRoper]

Welcome from Alberta Canada. Congrats on the new Henry. Enjoy the forum.

[Deadwood Dutch]

Congratulations and welcome from Pennsylvania!

[CT_Shooter]

Welcome from CT. I'm glad you joined our conversation and I know you're going to love that Henry.

[RetiredSeabee]

Welcome aboard, glad you found us.

[JEBar]

Hey all!

I just joined this forum after having bought a Henry .45-70 Big Boy about a week ago. One of my sons and I went to the range at Ft. Bliss and brought everything that we had, two different .45-70s, a 5.56 Tavor, and two 9mm autos — to say we had a ball would be an understatement.

I'm a reloader — for the expensive ammo anyway — so the .45-70s shot my reloads, 30 grains of SR4759 behind Nosler 300grain ballistic silvertips, a nice easy load on my 72 year old shoulder but still pushing at about 1500 fps. The Henry performed almost flawlessly, the lever-action feeling a bit sticky at times, but after 50 rounds it was better, just needing a break-in period. I'll say nothing about the accuracy, since I'm going to replace the sights this coming week, other than it definitely has potential. In my opinion, nothing beats a good peep sight, so I have a Williams FP on order and the appropriate Williams fire sight blade sight.

I have admired the brass Henrys for years and when I saw this one in a local store I couldn't resist — as well as a fine shooting gun it's also a work of art! Me and this rifle have a fun future ahead of us...

congrats and welcome to our community ..... please consider finding our How Many ? and adding your Henry rifles to the count of the number owned by our members

[BigAl52]

Welcome from Colorado. The 45-70 is a great round and alot of fun to shoot even with the plinkin loads. I as well have one. Al

[Hitman]

Welcome to the forum from Grassy Creek North Carolina.

[Les]

Hi Andrew .... welcome to the Forums from Runcorn, UK!

Congratulations on your new Henry. It sounds like you are going to have a whole lot of fun with it.

[Sir Henry]

Welcome to the forum.

[Bish1309]

Welcome to the forum!!

[DWD445]

Hello from Ohio !!

[ditto1958]

Welcome from Wisconsin.

[ace73]

Welcome from Michigan!

[ditto1958]

And from Florida, too (just here for a cup of coffee).

[MapleHill]

Welcome to the forum from NY

[andrew678122]

Thanks for the welcome folks! I'm really enjoying the Henry .45-70 and am thinking about my next Henry, a .44 mag or .357 mag.

andrew678122

[Cactusjack]

Welcome from Alamogordo N.M.

[Gregorsway]

A hearty hello from North Carolina! Welcome!