Has anyone seen what a big boy looks like all used and abused? i can't find one picture online or a youtube video of a big boy all scratched up and marks in the wood etc. All the henry rifles seem to be safe queens, and i don't blame them. But i think it would be interesting to see a henry with some character, like an older winchester. Anyone have any pictures?
Henry big boy brass - abused
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On brass scratches can be buffed out relatively easy, and most people that own one tend to take care of them even if they hunt with them. Just because you hunt with something doesn't mean you toss it in the bed of the truck. I hunted with a Weatherby for 20 yrs. and it looked pretty much as new
The two big boys I owned the stocks were made out of a brown styrofoam they called "walnut", no way a stock would survive long in a truck box without self destructing.
It's not a gun that will take a lot of knocking around, the magazine tube is made from very flimsy material.
It's not a gun that will take a lot of knocking around, the magazine tube is made from very flimsy material.
Most professional people take good care of their tools, that way they will last for their career. I have some snap on tools that my father passed on to me when I started my apprenticeship. I still use them and I've had them 40 years now, (and he had them for years before me). Don't confuse use with neglect
Lol
I was drinking my last cup of coffee as it is now all over the floor ,Damn that was funny lol I treat my guns just as you do and I use them a lot but never marked up
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Exactly! I loose all respect for a hunter who looks like the rifle he is carrying looks like it spent it's entire life dragged through the bush on a string.
I get what people are saying. Take care or your stuff. But I know one or to people that have carried a lever action in a scabbard under there fender for 20+ years. Believe me they are in top notch working order, but they have a story or two to tell. I challenge anyone to keep a rifle in 95% condition under those conditions. Do you loose respect for a guy like that?
I'm not really a pretty and shiny condition rifle kinda guy.
Used is one thing, abused is another.
I take comfort in knowing my rifle can stand up to any strenuous use and still maintain dependability. I don't want to freak out when it gets dirty, scratched or dinged. I dont want to be that guy. If something does break or fail as a result, it gets fixed/replaced. Just like my truck.
Used is one thing, abused is another.
I take comfort in knowing my rifle can stand up to any strenuous use and still maintain dependability. I don't want to freak out when it gets dirty, scratched or dinged. I dont want to be that guy. If something does break or fail as a result, it gets fixed/replaced. Just like my truck.
My father in law is now 80 years young .He is a TRUE Cowboy spent 70 plus years on many horses ,hell he just broke a team last week. The man looked after the PFRA in Saskatchewan one of the biggest in Canada
I have the rifle Marlin 1893 he carried for years ,its rough but its a rifle used for work and I can tell you that rifle can tell a story or two. When you carry a rifle for work its a different category The rifle works great ,hunting for a few trips things can get rough hairy and nasty. I still try to look after my rifle I open the action and dry it at night and I wipe it down daily .I wish sometimes I could just not CARE AS MUCH but I am just that way and that's ok ,my home is clean too .The OP needs answers to his post and I just bought a Henry Big Boy Steel in 357 Mag that will serve as my home specialist if it gets a few knicks it will be ok ,but it has a job but you will not find rust twigs or pitted bore in my stable
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I didn't mean I was looking for pictures of a big boy that someone brought hunting, forgot there ammo, then used as a club to hunt big game with. Just rifles that were used more as tools rather then porcelain dolls. Maybe some Knicks in wood, scratched brass etc. A rifle with a story to tell, like 80% of model 94's. I have my safe princesses , but I also have my rifles that are used as tools. Doesn't mean I don't clean or repair them as needed. It just doesn't matter too much if it gets scratched or dinged.
So you are looking for the firearms equivalent of a 50-something divorced woman with a bunch of kids who finally broke free from an abusive marriage?
I find it funny when someone uses a $1000 gun and doesn't treat it like gold. You'd be hard pressed to find a scratch or ding on any of my guns, and I hunt somewhat hard. I often walk backwards through the woods so the gun doesn't get a scratch 
The only gun I let "any kind of hardship" happen with is my Mossberg maverick pump gun. It cost me $250 and frankly , I just don't care about it enough to worry. Even though I don't care about it per-se, I still think it shows good at 85% to 90%. It mainly boils down to how rough you are in life. Some people have dented cars, falling apart sneakers, clothes with holes in them, scratched and dented guns, while others take care of everything in their life. I am of the second group. I have a drumset I bought new in 1979, that has travelled around smoky nightclubs for 35 years, and other than some unavoidable fading of the finish (U.V. is a killer to 1970's colors) they still show like new. Same as my vehicles. I even have my first pellet gun from the age of 8 (I'm now 43) and it still works.
The only gun I let "any kind of hardship" happen with is my Mossberg maverick pump gun. It cost me $250 and frankly , I just don't care about it enough to worry. Even though I don't care about it per-se, I still think it shows good at 85% to 90%. It mainly boils down to how rough you are in life. Some people have dented cars, falling apart sneakers, clothes with holes in them, scratched and dented guns, while others take care of everything in their life. I am of the second group. I have a drumset I bought new in 1979, that has travelled around smoky nightclubs for 35 years, and other than some unavoidable fading of the finish (U.V. is a killer to 1970's colors) they still show like new. Same as my vehicles. I even have my first pellet gun from the age of 8 (I'm now 43) and it still works.
The Henry Rifle Company has only been in business for a bit over 20 years so it would be unlikely there are many Henry rifles around that were actually used hard or long enough to gain any character. A 100 yr old Winchester M94 will have more character because it's been used by men with character in conditions that make character, for 100 years longer than the Henry Rifle Company has existed.
I'm well aware the revived Henry brand hasn't been around for a long time, that's why I can't find pictures of one that isn't pristine.. clearly it was a mistake asking everyone seems to be taking it way to personally. I wasn't trying to offend just looking for a picture...
