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My name is Nick. Live in the high desert of California. I bought a Henry Big Boy in .45 Colt about a week ago. I love this thing! I took out to the range and my buddies and I have been havin so much fun shooting in the desert with it. We call it "Big Jim." I was going through my tacticool phase for a while, decided to switch things up, and bring this beaut with some vaqueros out, and all the sudden range day had a whole new feel to it. In all honestly, it reminded me of when my brother and I would shoot our daisy and Red Ryder bb guns in the back yard. I gotta say, this was a good life choice!


-Nick

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new Henry!
I made a similar change to my firearms collection, and I'm with you. Got the Big Boy Steel .357 and felt like a kid again. Then jumped on a Small Game Carbine .22 and felt like a bigger kid. They're kind of addictive.
Lots of VERY experienced, knowledgeable people here (not including me), so don't be afraid to ask any questions.
They're very patient and giving of their expertise.
Again, welcome aboard! And, POST a PIC!

Welcome. Yea, ain't it fun to shoot levers.

Welcome to the forum, Nick. I'm glad you joined us.

Welcome from the TV, Oregon.

delighted to have you join our forum .... should you need any assistance, we have steadily growing number of member who fire Henry 45's .... do you plan to load your own ammo or use factory loads .. .. looking forward to your coming range reports and comments as you grow ever more familiar with
"Big Jim" .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your 45 to our community's total

http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 762#p66762

howdy and welcome from oklahoma,

Welcome from Alberta, and yup that is a sweet rifle and caliber....

Welcome to the Forum!!

Welcome! Sounds like you are having a good time with the "Big JIM"

Howdy from the Land of Sugar! May you always shoot straight and never run out of ammo.

Hello Nick .... welcome to the Forum from Runcorn, UK!

JEBar wrote:delighted to have you join our forum .... should you need any assistance, we have steadily growing number of member who fire Henry 45's .... do you plan to load your own ammo or use factory loads .. .. looking forward to your coming range reports and comments as you grow ever more familiar with
"Big Jim" .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your 45 to our community's total

http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 762#p66762

I've used reloads for my vaqueros before, and plan on doing so with the rifle. I'm trying like the Dickens to have some fun before the school year starts (second grade teacher) and it's coming up fast. So I want to crank out some of my reloads and see how the do in comparison to factory stuff. The Henry has only seen the HSM cowboy loads, so I'm really eager to see how some different ammo feels and behaves in the rifle.

I will most definitely add to the total, that is such a cool idea, kudos to that one!

we have exclusively loaded our own since the mid 60's .... thankfully our Redhawk and Henry 44 mags both like the same round .... looking forward to following your results .... as to teaching 2nd grade, I must tip my cap to you .... my first career of 30+ years was teaching in NC's prison system .... you have my sincere respect .... no way I could make it a single day in an elementary school classroom

Welcome from Colorado. Nice to see more shooters on here from California. Enjoy your 45 and the rest of your time off.

Welcome aboard.