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Side Gate Retrofit

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Re: Side Gate Retrofit

Post by jstanfield103 » Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:50 am

So my question would be if Henry does not make a kings gate model in Brass (as of yet, they do have it in the steel) is the Brass frame for that action not strong enough for the gate ?
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Re: Side Gate Retrofit

Post by JimCunn » Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:26 am

They make one in brass for the 30-30 and 45-70, so apparently the brass is strong enough.
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Re: Side Gate Retrofit

Post by Vaquero » Mon Sep 19, 2022 11:12 am

Speaking altering rifles...πŸ€”
I have been playin around with the idea of buying a Henry single shot 44 mag., and
Having the chamber reamed to 444.πŸ˜²πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‰

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Re: Side Gate Retrofit

Post by North Country Gal » Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:48 pm

Vaquero wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 19, 2022 11:12 am
Speaking altering rifles...πŸ€”
I have been playin around with the idea of buying a Henry single shot 44 mag., and
Having the chamber reamed to 444.πŸ˜²πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‰

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Back in the early days of TC Contenders (before we had Encores), re-chambering 10" and 14" 44 mag barrels to 444 was fairly common, despite the vicious recoil. It was really pushing the limits of what those old Contenders could take, though, and people did stretch Contender frames, even with factory 444 loads. Doubt it would be an issue in the Henry, though. If you're going to do it yourself, just remember the 444 has some taper to it. It's not just an extra long 44 mag.
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Re: Side Gate Retrofit

Post by Vaquero » Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:56 pm

Naw, the reaming is a little above my pay grade... ;) :lol:
I'll have it done professionally, I contacted Henry a while back about their receivers.
They use the same one for pistol and rifle calibers. ;)
So there shouldn't be an issue with it, if it can handle the 308's and 45-70's.
Then it can handle the t-4.
I also called JES about reboring a 30-30 single shot to 38-55. ;) :o :lol:
He said no problem, and that I'd only have to send the barrel.

I figure if I can't get Henry to make what "I" want, I'll just do it myself. :lol:

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Re: Side Gate Retrofit

Post by jstanfield103 » Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:18 am

Yes they make it in the larger frames with a gate but the 357 is not the same frame as the 45/70 or the 30-30. So maybe the frame is not strong enough with the extra material removed for the gate. I can't believe that Henry would not make a gate on the smaller frames if it was possible. So that makes me think that the frame is not strong enough for that material to be removed ?
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Re: Side Gate Retrofit

Post by markiver54 » Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:47 am

They make the BB All Weather, the BB Steel X and the BB CCH with a side gate in 357.
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Re: Side Gate Retrofit

Post by Vaquero » Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:56 am

markiver54 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:47 am
They make the BB All Weather, the BB Steel X and the BB CCH with a side gate in 357.
The only one of those appeal to me is the CCH.
And I do like those.

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