New guy with a new Henry rifle

[Youngguns]

Good evening forum members, I recently bought a Henry 45-70 cch rifle,though I am not a stranger to firearms this is my first Henry from which I admired for some years finally I bought one,I love to hunt were I live in northeast Connecticut,I have a beautiful family that I will protect till the day I leave this earth, I'm a country man with values,I work hard everyday that in hopes to retire someday But for now I am reaching out to you for a little schooling on this rifle,like ammunition,likes ,dislikes,iron sights or scope you tell me I am humble

[JEBar]

welcome to our forum, happy to have you join us .... our CCH 45-70 has proven to be an excellent rifle and has quickly become one of our favorites .... there are several threads dealing with reloading and much else about the 45-70 .... looking forward to exchanging info with you and to your range reports .... please go to our How Many ? thread at the link below and add your Henry to our community total


http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 241#p38241

[CT_Shooter]

Welcome to the forum from the lower CT River, Youngguns. You've found a great place to learn more about your Henry and share stories with like minded folks. I look forward to reading more from you, especially if you have an opportunity to hunt on private property with your Henry.

[ace73]

Welcome from Michigan! Congrats on your new Henry!

[PT7]

Welcome from the Show-Me-State.

Congrats on your first Henry. There are quite a few .45-70 owners on the Forum, and I'm certain you'll enjoy many future chats with them. Enjoy your new rifle.

[RanchRoper]

Welcome and enjoy your new Henry!

[RetiredSeabee]

Welcome aboard, we do have some active big boomer Henry owners. Make yourself at home.

[Ziggidy]

Welcome - enjoy the new shoulder canon!

[BigAl52]

Welcome from Colorado. I as well have a CCH 45-70. I love the big boomers. I also reload for the 45-70 and many others. Enjoy that CCH. Al

[Les]

Hi .... welcome to the Forum from Runcorn, UK!

Congratulations on your new Henry rifle. I'm sure you're going to love it.

[BrokenolMarine]

Welcome to the Henry family...
I have been thinking of that very same rifle myself, to add to the two Henrys I already have... but it's been a while since i've seen a moose, elk, or T-rex here in central VA. LOL. Ah, just kiddin, if I bought one, it would be just because.... and for the Biga Boom.

[Steve51]

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on getting your first Henry.

Since you asked for input on the .45-70, I will give my preferences (I have Henry's steel version .45-70)

1. I prefer iron sights but not crazy about the buckhorn sight. I bought a Skinner barrel mount sight and replaced my front sight with the same type sight but with a smaller brass bead.

2. I have only shot one box of factory ammo through mine. It was Remington 300 grain JHP and was flawless. I reload all my ammo except .22 rimfire.

3. I have loaded some hot rounds but prefer an upper end trapdoor load for everyday shooting. My present preferred load is a 405 grain coated hard cast bullet from MBC over 30.0 grains of H4198 powder.

4. When using a sling, I prefer the 1 1/4" sling from Montana Sling (Sinclair Manufacturing)

There are other .45-70 shooters here and some also reload. I am sure some will share their preferences shortly.

[Hitman]

Welcome to the forum from Grassy Creek North Carolina.