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