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Hi,

I had left my Henry BB Carbine loaded for a few weeks and I decided to unload it since I don't know when I'll be able to get to the range.

I unloaded six rounds from the magazine tube. I racked to get the live round out of the chamber. It only racked downward and the lever got stuck. I was able to get the round out of the chamber, but the round in the loading gate is stuck and slightly tilted upward in there and won't come out. What should I do?

I tried removing the takedown screw and its on ridiculously tight. As you can see, I have the Northwood takedown screw. Im able to turn it with a quarter, but it won't come out. It is jammed along with the lever.

Thanks

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Well, I finally was able to get the takedown screw out. I had to use plyers taped with electrical tape to pry it out. The round then came right out. I'm going to make sure I'm more careful next time. Thanks

By chance did you rack the lever with the magazine tube out ? If you did maybe that caused the malfunction with no tension on the round to properly feed it. Never had that happen but was just thinking.

jstanfield103 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:31 am

By chance did you rack the lever with the magazine tube out ? If you did maybe that caused the malfunction with no tension on the round to properly feed it. Never had that happen but was just thinking.

That was my thought also.

jstanfield103 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:31 am

By chance did you rack the lever with the magazine tube out ? If you did maybe that caused the malfunction with no tension on the round to properly feed it. Never had that happen but was just thinking.

You know what, I think I did. I won't ever do that again. Thanks!!

I am unsure of the cause of your jam, but before forcing out the lever screw with pliers, I would have tried using a nylon or hardwood dowel and a hammer to drive the round back into the tube. It would wreck the case but it shouldn’t harm the steel tube or receiver. I had jamming issues (failure to feed the second round) on my BBX .44 Mag and it was due to a badly machined lever, which was interfering with the lifter mechanism; the gun had to go back to Henry.

I think you need to be perfectly sure it was user error and not a gun fault, especially if you are keeping it loaded for a home defense gun! Get some snap caps (dummies) and cycle them through the gun a bunch of times, ten times or more, while holding the gun at different angles, to see if it is truly OK. It should feed nicely “ snick snick snick” with no hangups or drag on the lever. Nor should it require “breaking in” to feel that way. You can expect an occasional hesitation as a live round chambers, such as the lip of a flat point bullet catching, don’t confuse that with a binding lever or lifter. Lehigh Extreme Penetrator bullets do that, while XTPs glide into place.

John Davies
Spokane WA

Thanks John. Yes, I used my snap caps to cycle 14 rounds. No issues!