Mare's leg: Rossi or Henry?

[Jestersage]

Now that I settle on a calibur, I need to figure out which brand to get.

Rossi: cheaper to buy, okay quality, have loading gate, center ejector
Henry: expensive, have side ejector (a plus for me) but no loading gate.

I kinda want the side ejector; otherwise would have picked Rossi easily. So is the side ejector design worth it, or should I stick with Rossi?

 

[paul792]

I would go with the Rossi just for the loading gate. I have a many tube fed .22's which don't bother me at all and a Marlin .357 1894. I don't think I would like a center fire with a tube. Its nice to be able to load on the fly.

 

[Claven2]

Work the lever like a man and the centre ejector is a non-issue. The Rossi handiness and value beats the extreme weight and price of the Henry by a mile.

 

[LakeHuron]

Anyone know of a decent company in Ontario to get a Rossi with?

 

[Trinimon]

Dunno who in Ont has 'em but Prophet River has a Ranch Hand for $659. no tax and free shipping during Boxing week.

 

[Scott_N]

Anyone know of a decent company in Ontario to get a Rossi with?

My brother bought a Rossi a few months ago from Epps, he was happy with the service.

 

[deckerhead]

Dunno who in Ont has 'em but Prophet River has a Ranch Hand for $659. no tax and free shipping during Boxing week.

Only in 45LC

 

[deckerhead]

Cabellas Barrie has a Henry in 357

 

[Safeside]

I ordered mine from Wanstalls, came quickly with good service and competitive rates.
I also ordered a leather holster for it from them. That took a little longer, but when it arrived, I was extremely pleased. This little gun on your hip or on a shoulder rig, is very comfortable. Bought mine in .45 LC, and am quite excited to start reloading for it with the big 250-300 gn bullets.

 

[Bartledan]

Remember, with Rossi if something is wrong with it or goes wrong with it, you're screwed. No warranty, no service, no parts.

 

[RobertMcC]

Remember, with Rossi if something is wrong with it or goes wrong with it, you're screwed. No warranty, no service, no parts.

Well there is but its Location Snap Shot... So Pretty much no service.

Id take a Henry no question asked.

 

[elimsprint]

I have had no problems with my Rossi, so far, so my vote would be Rossi. Mines in .45 Colt and I run some fairly hot loads in it, 250grn@ 1350.
Why do you need the side eject? There's rail mounts available for the Rossi if you want to put a red-dot or scout scope on it. The only problem I had with the Rossi was the totally crappy stock sights and that is not all that hard or expensive to fix.