- Location
- YEG Alberta
Over the years, I have owned many different firearms. From a .22 Cooey as a boy to 1911's and AR's. But something always seemed missing. As a boy, I had a toy lever action gun that shot plastic bullets. I loved that toy gun. Somewhere over the years of growing up, that toy disappeared to the place that cherished childhood things are lost. I have alway had a fondness for lever action rifles, but never owned one, other than my cherished plastic toy. Well, feeling nostalgic the other day, I finally broke down. I went to Cabelas and asked to see that shiny lever action with the big deep blued octagonal barrel and polished brass receiver nestled between two Marlins. I promised myself that I wouldn't buy it - just look. Just look. Well, that promise lasted only until I held the Henry Big Boy. As soon as I held it, felt the polished finish of the barrel and receiver, held it to my shoulder, I knew it was coming home with me. I'm sure I had a stupid grin on my face the entire drive home. I got the Big Boy home and polished all the shipping grease away then spent the next hour just fondling and admiring it.
Well, today I took my new Henry to the range. Let me tell you, that stupid grin only got bigger as I started shooting. It was zeroed in perfectly out of the box. I tried some .38 special first. The recoil was that of a .22 short - virtually none. From standing I was hitting dead on from 25 yards. Next up, I tried some .357 magnum rounds. The accuracy only improved with the .357. The recoil was only moderately more than a .22 WMR. This rifle is an absolute joy to shoot. It may not get a tight group at 100 yards, but it is just so damn fun! I have no regrets in buying this rifle. It has found a permanent home in my safe, but it will be taken out on many, many outings.
The only problem that I have now is that I am thinking I should get an old west pistol, like a Uberti 1873 Cattleman in .357 to match and share ammo.
(if you happen to have one you don't want any more, PM me...)
Well, today I took my new Henry to the range. Let me tell you, that stupid grin only got bigger as I started shooting. It was zeroed in perfectly out of the box. I tried some .38 special first. The recoil was that of a .22 short - virtually none. From standing I was hitting dead on from 25 yards. Next up, I tried some .357 magnum rounds. The accuracy only improved with the .357. The recoil was only moderately more than a .22 WMR. This rifle is an absolute joy to shoot. It may not get a tight group at 100 yards, but it is just so damn fun! I have no regrets in buying this rifle. It has found a permanent home in my safe, but it will be taken out on many, many outings.
The only problem that I have now is that I am thinking I should get an old west pistol, like a Uberti 1873 Cattleman in .357 to match and share ammo.
(if you happen to have one you don't want any more, PM me...)
