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Thank you for owning a Henry rifle.
The engineers selected the 4-round mag capacity to work with the size and weight of typical .45-70 cartridges, which are quite heavy under recoil. The magazine design was made strong enough for 4 rounds, but the weight of 5 under recoil forces would begin to damage the mag tube and support. redesigning for 5 rounds would add extra weight and bulk to the rifle.
.45-70 cartridges have a very pronounced rim at the base of the shell, which may catch the edge of the inner (brass) magazine tube during insertion into a loaded magazine. .45-70 rounds are also relatively heavy.
If your rifle’s lever pops open and/or has other loading/feeding problems during or after loading, there is a simple technique to prevent this.
When loading the magazine, let the rounds slide down the tube at an angle, instead of dropping them vertically. Then, stand the rifle vertically on its butt while you insert the brass inner magazine tube, and turn or twist it in during insertion into the loaded magazine. This will allow the edge of the brass tube to slip over and past the cartridge rims and relieve the excess pressure on the spring, which can happen if the tube edge catches the rim of a cartridge in the magazine.
You can see this technique described and demonstrated in our H010-series videos, https://www.henryusa.com/henry-instruct ... odel-h010/ (look at the Loading video).
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