Woo Hoo! New spoon day.
 

Well, I went with my plan A, and got a Henry .44. Love it. Action is like butter, well matched and formed furniture, checkering is great. I picked up some Hornady 200gr and 240gr JHP. I tried to take it to the range, but as you can see from the second photo, there was a minor problem at the range.

I looked at a Marlin when I was shopping. I couldn't believe how shabby it was. The wood didn't fit worth beans. The pins....lol....holy hell. They looked like they had been mashed into place by a guy with a tire iron. Disgusting to see 'Remingtonization' of the brand.

I'm going to try to get to a range tomorrow morning.

Sorry for the weak photo.

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Range was having minor groundskeeping issues! We've had torrential rains for the past week.


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I have a Henry 22 and it's one one my favorite rifles to shoot. After I got the Henry, I sold my 10/22, because it wasn't as much fun, and I spent too much time loading mags. I'd love to get one in 45lc, and another in 17hmr.

Not to mention Henry has the best slogan of any gun manufacturer, "Made in America, or not made at all."

I don't get it. Looks like they set out targets for you and everything. ;)

I think those may have been single use targets though.

Duck season?

Decoys?

Wabbit season.

I know you guys are joking/know better... but to any of the uneducated in firearm safety NEVER fire out onto the water.


Super nice rife you got there HD... color this city boy jealous.

It may take a little trial and error, but I suspect that will perform as expected. The rifle is cool, but not as cool as how it will facilitate spending time with people you care about. I hope it takes part in stories you enjoy telling to people who look forward to spending time with you.

Nice score HD! Can't tell from the pic if the barrel is round or octogonal, but you're gonna love it. It IS a shame about Marlin....seems the downhill slide has accelerated. Enjoy....

That is one good looking rifle!

Funny you say that, I took the gun to the a range today with my daughter, her first time with a 'real' gun. She has shot a .22 pellet gun quite a bit, so she knew the ropes.

The Henry shot well. I pulled it out of the box, and shot a nice little group....10 inches to the right of the bullseye.:D I had read that you have to cycle them with authority, or they will fail to feed, and that is the case. It doesn't have to be really fast, but it does have to be done as one smooth motion. Once I got the feel of it, all good.

Recoil was bigger than I expected. Gun is short and the weight is moderate. Great little gun in a tight blind. I hate to desecrate the classic lines with a scope, but that is indeed what's going to happen. Next shopping trip: Moderately priced 3x9.

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I think the youth of today might be OK after all...it's SO cool to see these pics of kids (particularly the daughters...you too Kurt) being taught properly....awesome pic! You might have read about my issue with the newer Marlin .357 feeding right out of the box (sounds MUCH worse than yours though). As Jeff commented, those pistol cartridges (not .22lr) just don't feed smoothly like a 30-30. Mine just needed broken in a bit and me to change my technique slightly from my others. Thanks for the re-inspiration with these theads, I think I'll let my boys Henry & Marlin hop in the truck and go for a ride later ;)

Great way to start it off! If you bought the rifle to admire, don't scope it, but if you bought it to use, and a scope makes it more functional, it's yours for your staisfaction, not someone else's approval, don't think you'll need 9x though. Check out the used scope case in your gun shops or at gun shows, deals can be had on quality glass.

Very nice acquisition!

HD, I have a 35 year old (excellent condition, like new) Redfield 4x wideview with peepthrough mounts that I removed from my Marlin 30-30 (for storage purposes) that I'll never use again. PM me if you're interested....