New to the forum - but not new to Henry

[zara_puppy]

Got my son a Youth Model .22 lever when he was 10. He’s 26 now and he still shoots that rifle on a regular basis. And it’s more accurate than a 16” .22 should be. Since then I’ve wanted a Henry for myself. Then when they came out with the single shots I REALLY wanted a Henry. Then I received a gift certificate as a gift from out of the blue and I got my chance. Ordered and picked up a .243 single shot. I wanted a light recoil whitetail rifle. Got it home and after a close inspection decided it was nicer than I’d hoped. I had a Nikon shotgun scope (2.5X7) sitting on a .17 HMR - figured I’d borrow that to see what it could do. Headed out to the range with a box of Federal Fusions (95 grain). Took two shots from fifty yards to make sure it was on paper. Then three shots from 100. Walking up to the target after three shots I was expecting around three inches or so for a group - hoping for two. The two high shots were the two quick ones at 50. The lower three shot group was from 100. To say I was happy may be an understatement - giddy may be a better word. Now all I need is a four legged volunteer.

[JEBar]

first, welcome to our forum, happy to have you join us .... you are encouraged to read and post often ... feel free to jump into ongoing threads as well as to start others of your own ..... be sure to take a look at the link below and add both of your Henry rifles to our community's total


http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 04#p113604

[zara_puppy]

Done!

[JEBar]

OUTSTANDING .... do you have any interest in loading your own Ammo .. .. what do you plan to hunt ..

[RanchRoper]

Welcome from Alberta.

[zara_puppy]

OUTSTANDING .... do you have any interest in loading your own Ammo .. .. what do you plan to hunt ..

It’ll be used for whitetail and possibly some yotes. Not really sure i’ll do handloads. I do load for handguns but that’s much simpler than necked cases. If the rifle even comes close to this with a variety of factory fodder, it’ll be more than good enough for 200 yard deer.

[Mags]

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Welcome to the forum from the TV, Oregon!
Federal Fusion is the best shooting ammo I've found so far. Very nice to read you're 'giddy' happy with your Henry!

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[The Wiz]

Welcome!

[CT_Shooter]

Welcome from CT. Glad you joined us.

[JEBar]

It’ll be used for whitetail and possibly some yotes. Not really sure i’ll do handloads. I do load for handguns but that’s much simpler than necked cases. If the rifle even comes close to this with a variety of factory fodder, it’ll be more than good enough for 200 yard deer.

over the years I've deer hunted with a good many folks who used 243's .... they liked its mild recoil and relatively flat trajectory ... as is pretty much standard, shot placement is critical .... the good news is, the 243's I've seen were very accurate .... looking forward to your range reports as you get better acquainted with your Henry and your hunting reports as well

[Vaquero]

Hello and welcome from central W Tn.
Nice shooting, I'd say the two of you are a good pair.
Hope you get that deer.

RP

[Rifletom]

Welcome aboard! For some reason, I see a Henry lever action rifle in your future. Again, welcome.

[zara_puppy]

Welcome aboard! For some reason, I see a Henry lever action rifle in your future. Again, welcome.

I’ve resisted a .44 lever forever. But my resistance is wearing thin.

[Mags]

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Oh those are the magic words forum members gravitate to. Prepare to be enabled, by the Enablers!

I’ve resisted a .44 lever forever. But my resistance is wearing thin.

[Mistered]

I’ve resisted a .44 lever forever. But my resistance is wearing thin.

My almost first Henry (and the first I ever saw and held) was a .44 Mag BBB I saw in a pawn shop around 2004.

Had it been a .357 I would have probably bought it but didn't want to have to deal with new dies, brass etc. to start loading for a new to me caliber.

Ultimately bought a new BBB .357 in 2014.

[BigAl52]

Welcome to the forum and I hope you buy that 44 again real soon so we can add it to our running total. Caution we are big time enablers here.

[zara_puppy]

Well - got blood on the new Henry this evening. Was headed to a stand I wanted to hunt when I saw a deer in the field north. Snuck into the woods and made my way down the west side. Got to the north edge and settled behind a stump. I’d ranged the distance from the stand ten yards behind me to the fence row before so I knew the distance to be 250 - give or take 10 yards. Perfect broadside, settled the crosshairs and squeezed the trigger. It dropped like a stone. I thought it was a doe when I took the shot but it turned out to be a button. Oh well, the venison will be nice and tender.

[JEBar]

sounds like a good hunt .... did you use your 243

[zara_puppy]

sounds like a good hunt .... did you use your 243

Yes sir. It’ll be all I use for firearms season. When muzzle loader season comes in I’ll break out the White .451 - AKA “The Meat Maker”. It shoots 400 grain cast boolits at about the pace of a 22 long rifle. But man does it hit hard.

[Mags]

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Congrats!

... the venison will be nice and tender.