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Originally Posted by cabmando
Something I've noticed about the .44 whether it's Henry, Marlin, Rossi... is they seem finicky about the ammo they like. I know my friend wasn't happy with his Marlin until he started making custom loads for it. He was upset at the lack of accuracy using factory loads. Now the rifle is dialed in. Another friend of mine shoots a Henry Big Boy and experienced the same problem my friend with the Marlin did. My nephew had a Rossi, same thing. Each wouldn't hold a good group.
My .450 groups well at 100 yards with Hornady Black ammo. My friend's Ruger groups well using Hornady Custom. Neither of us have tried swapping ammo yet.
The 45/70, I thought, kicked harder by far than the 44, a little more than the .450 and at least as much as my 12 gauge shooting 3" Remington Copper Solid rounds.
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If we're gonna talk about finnicky 44s I'll mention my '63 vintage Ruger 44 carbine.... though I'm 90% sure that a good cleaning will take care of a lot of the cycling issues.
Re: the Henry - I don't do lever guns. They just never did anything for me. The one I'm considering is their single shot. I've handled one in 12ga and it seem to be well built, and I've seen reports of the rifle incarnations shooting near MOA. As a bonus every pic I've seen of one has had better than "plain" wood....
