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Helping Tom with pic posting, of his favorite Henry! I'll let him chime in on the details. Excellent display of the ammo, too, to say the least!

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Looking at other's lever rifles never gets old. Got a good looking sharp one there Tom!

ESquared wrote:Helping Tom with pic posting, of his favorite Henry! I'll let him chime in on the details. Excellent display of the ammo, too, to say the least!

Thanks Evan! Yep, this has become my absolute favorite rifle to shoot. Henry .45 Colt. 250gr RNFP Missouri bullet, 8.0gr Unique, Starline brass and away I go! Heck, I might get one with the 16.5" barrel. Two is better than one!
Pink towel for effect. Handloads demanded such.

It's a beauty, Tom! The towel looks good, too!

That towel rules the kitchen. Had to put it back before my wife got home. Little does she know that the twin to that one resides safely in the garage! Gotta have a back up. And to you're loading up some .45's today; I'll be doing that tomorrow.
Same load we've discussed. If it ain't broke.......

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I was under the impression that pink kitchen and bath towels went out of vogue a long time ago and those once in service now relegated/retired to the rag bag.

Rifletom wrote:That towel rules the kitchen. Had to put it back before my wife got home. Little does she know that the twin to that one resides safely in the garage! Gotta have a back up. And to you're loading up some .45's today; I'll be doing that tomorrow.
Same load we've discussed. If it ain't broke.......

looks good Tom I was gettin tired of lookin at all the Ubertis

Ok I will give it a rest just couldnt help myself

BigAl, Henry’s all the way ! And the pink towel? I forgot how that even happened! Liking my.45 tho! Using my phone right now; stinking computer is updating AHAIN!!!

Oh, AGAIN! Opps

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Now remember there is a new adhoc rule that says ya gotta have a revolver in a caliber matching your Henry. I'm thinking a Uberti .45 Colt would pair up real nice with that Henry .45. I'm sure all the other Henry/Uberti folks here agree ........ Yes?

Rifletom wrote:BigAl, Henry’s all the way ! And the pink towel? I forgot how that even happened! Liking my.45 tho! Using my phone right now; stinking computer is updating AHAIN!!!

BigAl52 wrote:looks good Tom I was gettin tired of lookin at all the Ubertis

Mags wrote:.
Now remember there is a new adhoc rule that says ya gotta have a revolver in a caliber matching your Henry. I'm thinking a Uberti .45 Colt would pair up real nice with that Henry .45. I'm sure all the other Henry/Uberti folks here agree ........ Yes?

Rifletom wrote:BigAl, Henry’s all the way ! And the pink towel? I forgot how that even happened! Liking my.45 tho! Using my phone right now; stinking computer is updating AHAIN!!!

BigAl52 wrote:looks good Tom I was gettin tired of lookin at all the Ubertis

Hmm, why yes, a revolver! Must look into this. Splendid thinking. Wed.'s homework.

Mags wrote:.
I was under the impression that pink kitchen and bath towels went out of vogue a long time ago and those once in service now relegated/retired to the rag bag.

Nope. Pink is "in" again, whether new or in a "recycling phase." There is no right or wrong.

BigAl52 wrote:Ok I will give it a rest just couldnt help myself

You could just REALLY give in and maybe go buy yourself a Uberti revolver and see how much fun it is and how well it pairs with your Henry 357(s).

What do you folks have against Rugers?

wingnut wrote:What do you folks have against Rugers?

Absolutely nothing! I shoot the bejabber's out of my Blackhawk .357/.38
Ruger's are tops.

Rifletom wrote:

wingnut wrote:What do you folks have against Rugers?

Absolutely nothing! I shoot the bejabber's out of my Blackhawk .357/.38
Ruger's are tops.

Definitely. I guess the closest Ruger comes to what Uberti does is the Vaquero line? Might still be apples/oranges, as I'm not that familiar with the SAA Rugers.
To my eye, the Ubertis are a bit more true to the "replica" idea, but to some that might be a negative.
They're all good!

As far as single action revolvers, you can't beat Ruger for strength and reliability. I've had a 45C Ruger Blackhawk (4 5/8") with the 45ACP cyl since the mid 70's. I used to shoot Handgun Silhouette with a Ruger Super Blackhawk (44Mag) 7 1/2" bbl in 80's. Still have both of them...if you are looking for a 45C revolver, go with the Ruger vice Uberti. You won't be sorry. BobG in VA

I guess the closest Ruger comes to what Uberti does is the Vaquero line?

IIRC, the early Ruger Vaquero 45C was rated for Ruger 45 Colt +p (30K psi) loads. The newer examples are not (but they have more origional Vaquero style points ). So 14K psi is the limit. If the cylinder is not as big/thick as the BlackHawk, keep the pressure on the low side.

I have one Uberti 12 shot 22 and the rest of my matching pairs are with Rugers. 3 of those pairs are the convertibles 357/9mm 45colt/45acp 22/22mag. I have a 44 mag Ruger that has no mate. But Ive just never had a desire for the 44 mag in a levergun. I do like the Ubertis because they do a great job with the CCH. Might need one someday in a 357 to go with my recently acquired 357 CCH carbine.