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Henry in .327 shoot long?

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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by brettitt41 » Thu May 21, 2020 10:28 pm

Thanks for the video link. Seems to answer my question quite well. Looks like I'll be putting the .327 Henry on my wish list.
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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by Shakey Jake » Fri May 22, 2020 10:41 am

I've got a S&W 31-1 in pristine shape. I take it to the range maybe once a year. It's a fine shooter for sure. Never had the inkling to try them in the Henry though. It shoots really smooth with the mag loads.
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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by Roland the Headless » Sun May 24, 2020 1:02 am

I shot a lot of longs in my rifle today
I found it will cycle fine if you keep the same type of round in the tube
so don't put a long 2 h&r 3 fed mags and 2 longs..... it doesn't like it
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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by JEBar » Sun May 24, 2020 7:39 am

reported personal experience appreciated .... I have no clue why it wouldn't like mixing them and find that to be very interesting
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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by Mgderf » Sun May 24, 2020 8:57 am

Mine has digested .32 S&W longs without even noticing.
I have fired .32S&W shorts as well, but they take a little finesse on the lever to get them to feed properly.
The ammo capability is one of the reasons I bought the Henry .327.
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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by deano5150 » Sun May 24, 2020 6:57 pm

Here’s another great video on the Henry 327 Federal magnum.

https://youtu.be/9qWU0x-YXEI
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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by tomf52 » Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:38 pm

I have both the steel carbine and the brass rifle models. Both shoot/feed the 32 S&W Longs without a hiccup.
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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by Roland the Headless » Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:44 pm

I can now tell ya that not only does it cycle .32 long it is accurate
I enjoy making cans dance a jig between my big boy with .32longs and my youth model .22 shorts
tons of fun
I have thoroughly cleaned the bore and elemated the ring so all ready to fire .327 fed mag
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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by Shakey Jake » Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:04 am

I've never tried HR magnums or SW long in my 327. Heck the recoil is nothing as is. I guess they could be a good plinking load but might just as well be shooting a .22.
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Re: Henry in .327 shoot long?

Post by 220 » Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:47 pm

brettitt41 wrote:
Thu May 21, 2020 7:29 pm
I cast and shoot Lee 90gn Semi wadcutters in my S&W 30's so a carbine would be a fun plinker and small game taker.
Lee 32 SW Long 90 gr Semi-Wadcutter.jpg
I use that pill in my henry loaded in 32S&WL cases for around 1100fps. Fantastic small game load, feeds and function through the rifle without any issues.
Mine will fire and eject 32S&W but they have to be single loaded, being significantly shorter than even the 32S&WL they certainly will not feed through the magazine.
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