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I know, I know. "I've never used thread lock, and I've never had a problem". Well good for you sport.

Took my Henry .44 to the range for the first time with the scope on today. (No pictures....holy hell is it ugly. The rail is longer than the receiver.) I'm banging away, and starting to get some nice groups going. Then I switch over to my .30-06 for jolly and put a box through it. I switch back to my .44, and move on to different ammo. Then I go shoot my pistols for a bit.

Back to the .44, now I'm off. Huh. I get a group, then suddenly I'm 4 inches to the right. I'd been out there for 3 hours in the hot sun, switching guns, chit chatting with people, not thinking straight. I probably ran $50 worth of rounds through the SOB before it dawned on me. I grab the front of the rail, and sure as schnitzel, I can move the damn thing with my fingers. I feel like an idiot. Tore it down tonight, got all the oil off and reassembled with blue. I doubt I'll be mounting too many more scope in my lifetime, but I'm using thread lock from now on.

**BONUS FEATURE**
Henry Big Boy .44 Range Report

When the scope it not flopping around like Hillary's thigh fat (go ahead, no amount of whiskey is going to wipe your mind's eye clean) , this is a surprisingly accurate gun. But I have to say, the ergonomics are not good. All of the furniture is tiny. And it has no cheek rest or a grip. Just a straight piece of (very well formed and finished) American maple. The lack of a grip and the presence of the lever mean either cocking one's wrist forward at an uncomfortable angle, or keeping a couple fingers outside the lever. The recoil is surprisingly stiff. On paper I doubt this is true, but it feels stronger than my .30-06. Sometime recoil speed seems to play quite a bit into its perceived strength. I'm happy with it. But the (quite beautiful) vintage style stocks leave a lot to be desired in the field. But it won't matter. Because I'm going to kill a buck with it.