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What kind of accuracy should one expect from a 44mag bbs? My shooting buddy has one and i not happy with the accuracy at 50 yds. He is doing good to get 2.5” at 50. We both have 41 mag bbs that will do that at 100. Is it just the caliber? He has changed scopes with no change.
Thanks

How old is his rifle? Older barrels have a fast twist that won’t stabilize bullets heavier than 240 grain, a few years ago Henry went to the industry standard twist rate. Has he tried different ammo? How does the crown look? The rifling? Is the barrel clean?

Need more info please. 5 MOA accuracy is pretty bad…

John Davies
Spokane WA

I have an older BBB in 44 mag, I can get one ragged hole at 40 yds. with one of my handloads.
The mag tube was ripping off and I sent it back to Henry.
When they replaced it they also changed the barrel also.
Sadly, I haven't played with it much since then.

RP

our Henry BBS 44 Mag is capable of firing much tighter groups than I am .... both of the targets shown below were fired back in 2018 using our hand loads .... they were fired in as close to perfect conditions as possible around here from a bench rest .... the first was 50 rounds fired at 50 yards .... the second was 100 rounds at 100 yards .... our rifle has a 3X9 Nikon

Tagging in, wondering what to expect from a new BBS 44. What factory loads and/ or hand load recipes have you found to be the best in your’s?

I've found mine to be very accurate for a lever action rifle.

Mine was manufactured in 2019 with the 1 in 20 twist.

I'm using a Leupold FX-II scout scope fixed magnification on a modified Marlin 1894 XS Lever rail (They didn't make a Henry one at the time I set mine up).
I've zeroed mine in at 100 yards using factory Hornady 9085, 240 gr XTP. (I've found in my experience to be the most consistent factory ammo)

Definitely recommend zeroing using specific ammunition. I think the BBS 44 Magnum 20" is every bit as accurate as my middling skills can muster.

Here is a recent 10 round group at just over 75 yards from resting elbow.....

JEBar wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:09 pm

our Henry BBS 44 Mag is capable of firing much tighter groups than I am .... both of the targets shown below were fired back in 2018 using our hand loads .... they were fired in as close to perfect conditions as possible around here from a bench rest .... the first was 50 rounds fired at 50 yards .... the second was 100 rounds at 100 yards .... our rifle has a 3X9 Nikon

That’s some very nice shooting. Did you do that with open sights, or were optics used?

Duh….scope ….sorry

John E Davies wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:48 am

How old is his rifle? Older barrels have a fast twist that won’t stabilize bullets heavier than 240 grain, a few years ago Henry went to the industry standard twist rate. Has he tried different ammo? How does the crown look? The rifling? Is the barrel clean?

Need more info please. 5 MOA accuracy is pretty bad…

John Davies
Spokane WA

New rifle, couple months old. Shoots same with factory or reloads. Will check the crown.

Rifle sent back to Henry. We will see what happens

Oksrt wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:59 pm

Rifle sent back to Henry. We will see what happens

Any update on this? Have you heard anything from the factory or got your rifle back yet?
Mine (.357 BBS) just went out today and I'm curious what the timelines will be.

rickhem wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 12, 2023 1:44 pm

Oksrt wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:59 pm

Rifle sent back to Henry. We will see what happens

Any update on this? Have you heard anything from the factory or got your rifle back yet?
Mine (.357 BBS) just went out today and I'm curious what the timelines will be.

I had to send my X Model 357 mag back to Henry because it was jamming occasionally when cycling the lever. It was sent by UPS on June 16th and I've received confirmation that it is delivering to me today June26th so very quick turnaround!

Mr Twister wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:02 pm

rickhem wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 12, 2023 1:44 pm

Oksrt wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:59 pm

Rifle sent back to Henry. We will see what happens

Any update on this? Have you heard anything from the factory or got your rifle back yet?
Mine (.357 BBS) just went out today and I'm curious what the timelines will be.

I had to send my X Model 357 mag back to Henry because it was jamming occasionally when cycling the lever. It was sent by UPS on June 16th and I've received confirmation that it is delivering to me today June26th so very quick turnaround!

Thanks for the response.
Interestingly enough, my rifle arrived back to me yesterday.
I'm looking forward to some nicer weather to get it out and see what it does for me now.

Oksrt wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:59 pm

Rifle sent back to Henry. We will see what happens

Any updates? I got an early .44 BBSC last year and thought it shot fine, but put a scope on it, took it to the range yesterday and it is atrocious. Wasted an entire box of hunting loads trying to get it close enough to hunt with, and walked away defeated and disgusted.

What distance is that Red

60 yards. I started another thread on this.

FreeNHim wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:53 pm

That’s some very nice shooting. Did you do that with open sights, or were optics used?

our Henry 44 mag has a 3X9 Nikon scope .... that combo really works well for us

I’m running a 1-4x M223 Nikon on mine. I love that scope! Would have been nice to find a 1-6x but that’s life.

I have a Leupold VX-5HD 3-15x44 scope on mine and at 100 yards it's ~ 1". As somebody said, it shoots better than I do.

John E Davies wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:48 am

How old is his rifle? Older barrels have a fast twist that won’t stabilize bullets heavier than 240 grain, a few years ago Henry went to the industry standard twist rate. Has he tried different ammo? How does the crown look? The rifling? Is the barrel clean?

Need more info please. 5 MOA accuracy is pretty bad…

John Davies
Spokane WA

A slower twist rate wont stabalize heavier bullets, a faster one does. Henry did use to use a 1:38 but did recently switch to the standard 1:20, thank goodness.



30 rounds, 50yds, open sights.