Back to the Barn for my Big Boy

Post by **mnh2obuff** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:50 am

Yesterday after 40+ rounds my .357 Big Boy refused to fire even after recocking the hammer. The imprint on the primer seemed to be shallower than successful rounds. I contacted Henry and will be taking the rifle to UPS for shipping today. It was back there last year for the same problem. Frustrating as I was making one big hole after another until it quit.

Post by **Sir Henry** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:24 am

How cold was it outside?

Post by **CT_Shooter** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:17 pm

mnh2obuff wrote:Yesterday after 40+ rounds my .357 Big Boy refused to fire even after recocking the hammer. The imprint on the primer seemed to be shallower than successful rounds. I contacted Henry and will be taking the rifle to UPS for shipping today. It was back there last year for the same problem. Frustrating as I was making one big hole after another until it quit.

That happened to me once, too. The Henry Big Boys have a two part firing pin and one part was failing. They turned it around inside of a week. HRAC has the best customer service, but it is only one of the many reasons to own a Henry.

Post by **tractortad** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:26 pm

Bummer - guess the only way to solve this kind of problem is to have a big boy carbine as a backup until the rifle comes back from the barn...

Post by **Sir Henry** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:04 pm

Why not just order the parts and do it yourself? I have extra springs and parts for my rimfire Henrys.

Post by **JEBar** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:19 pm

interesting .... we've fired hundreds of rounds through our Henry 357 and all's good .... it will be interesting to hear what they find is wrong with your rifle, looking forward to your report

Post by **DWD445** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 6:39 pm

My BBS 44 was a little stiff for the first few rounds. Wiped off the bolt and put a little light grease on it. 0.00 problems with er since
Good luck, HRA will Handle it !!

Post by **mnh2obuff** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 10:10 am

Sir Henry wrote:How cold was it outside?

Indoor range.

Post by **JCN** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:39 am

Please let us know how it all works out. Sounds frustrating.

Post by **Henry88** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:46 am

Sir Henry wrote:Why not just order the parts and do it yourself? I have extra springs and parts for my rimfire Henrys.

Or maybe at least dismantle it and look to see what's going on ?

Then again, maybe he doesn't want to send it to Henry in parts

I am not the most mechanical person in the world, my BIL puts me to shame. However I always found taking guns apart and putting them back together to be pretty straight forward.

Good Luck mnh20buff. You're lucky. You're gonna have a top notch Henry tech go through your gun.

I should create a problem with mine

JCN wrote:Please let us know how it all works out.

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