44 Mag First Henry

shatfield56 · Post by **shatfield56** » Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:25 pm

Well, she arrived. Looks amazing. Can't shoot it yet, its sleeting outside and will be 18° in the morning. Can't get the pic right side up.

Post by **fortyshooter** » Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:52 pm

Congrats !! That looks like mine. Do you reload ?

Oh and guess what? The barrel on the .44 carbines is really 17.2 inch and not 16.5 as advertised!

Post by **JEBar** » Mon Nov 30, 2020 4:08 pm

congrats indeed .... nice looking carbine .... looking forward to seeing your range reports and use impressions as you two get better acquainted .... be sure to add it to our community's total at the link below

http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 29#p152529

Post by **Ernie** » Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:19 pm

Good looking Henry. Let us know when you get to try it out. I see someone fixed your pic.

Post by **BigAl52** » Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:28 pm

Thats perfect shooting weather for Ranchroper. I bet that Jim fixed that pic Ernie hes been known to do that

Post by **Stray Cat** » Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:29 pm

Nice looking Henry, looking forward to your range report too. I hunted in sleet and freezing rain several years ago. I returned to deer camp like a double dipped glazed donut. I don't blame you for waiting for a better day.

shatfield56 · Post by **shatfield56** » Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:27 pm

fortyshooter I may try my hand at it with the cost and scarcity of ammo.

fortyshooter wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:52 pm
Congrats !! That looks like mine. Do you reload ?

Oh and guess what? The barrel on the .44 carbines is really 17.2 inch and not 16.5 as advertised!

shatfield56 · Post by **shatfield56** » Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:32 pm

Thanks to whoever fixed my pic!

Gonna try the Buckhorn sights first, but these old eyes might need a little help in the near future.

Island Knight · Post by **Island Knight** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:48 am

Congrats. Also ordered my first 44

Post by **jstanfield103** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:31 am

Beautiful rifle, and the 44 Mag will due anything needed. Congratulations. I just go my 44 Cowboy in yesterday. Going to try her out tonight I hope, if work does not let me work overtime.

Post by **Hatchdog** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:01 am

She’s a beauty, love those classic lines.

Great idea to get into reloading but right now just like ammo the availability of components particularly primers is terrible. This will turn around eventually and you will find reloading to be both enjoyable and economical. (Not counting the cost of the equipment but you can start with the basics for a couple of hundred)

Post by **Oldbrass** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:03 pm

Nice rifle, the 44 mag is a legendary thumper. I think you really need to start reloading, it's the other firearm addiction

Post by **Sir Henry** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:10 pm

Nice looking 44 and ditto on wanting range reports.

shatfield56 · Post by **shatfield56** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:41 am

Old Oldbrass I'm really considering it. There are several single stage "kits" that seem affordable.

Oldbrass wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:03 pm
Nice rifle, the 44 mag is a legendary thumper. I think you really need to start reloading, it's the other firearm addiction

Post by **Slugnut** » Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:50 am

She's a beauty, good luck and be safe !

Post by **Steve51** » Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:09 pm

Nice looking carbine. First, but probably not the last Henry.

Post by **Conax** » Thu Dec 03, 2020 4:18 pm

I have the same model. It just looks mean don't it?
Handy, too. I don't think the shortened barrel costs all that much velocity because most .44 mag (factory loads) are handgun loadings. You might like to try some peep sights. They made mine a lot easier to shoot with my aging eyes.
Nice gun!

shatfield56 · Post by **shatfield56** » Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:52 pm

Roger on the peep sights. Gotta look at the options.

Conax wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 03, 2020 4:18 pm
I have the same model. It just looks mean don't it?
Handy, too. I don't think the shortened barrel costs all that much velocity because most .44 mag (factory loads) are handgun loadings. You might like to try some peep sights. They made mine a lot easier to shoot with my aging eyes.
Nice gun!

shatfield56 · Post by **shatfield56** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:29 pm

Stopped in a local gun shop looking for a front sight for my Canik. While there started talking about my Henry 44. After looking at a scope and a red dot I decided to get this ...

UTG 6" ITA Red/Green CQB T-dot Sight with Offset QD Mount

The folks there recommended it and I liked the optics. I realize it's not very expensive. Got it home and put the Henry sight mount on no problem. Went to out the red dot and discovered it won't fit properly. Gonna head back tomorrow and take it back. Loved the looks of it. Loved the visual t dot.

Post by **JEBar** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:41 pm

looking forward to following your reports and hopefully pictures as you get it working on your rifle

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