henry big boy...357 ?

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henry big boy...357 ?

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anyone have a henry bigboy ? in .357 ?

im torn, i'ed like to trade a rifle or 2, i have for a henry, or a 92clone, in .357

the clones, [sic] rossi , really sing to me, but sometimes i wishes ruger would have made their little .44 in a .357 too.

is the .357 henry on the same frame ? as the .44.... would it be heavy ?


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I fondled one at Bass Pro a while back, gorgeous gun, smooth and silk, but extremely heavy.
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Warhawk wrote:I fondled one at Bass Pro a while back, gorgeous gun, smooth and silk, but extremely heavy.










i was afraid of that.

so ? wich ''clone'' should i be looking for ? i dont want any safetys.

thanks.

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For me it's the Rossi 92, at least of currently produced guns. If you're willing to pony up the price of a Henry, you should instead track down a Browning B92, it's the finest Win 92 clone ever made.

Barring that, get a Rossi 92 and send it to Steve Young for his magic, which includes getting rid of that silly safety.
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What about Marlin? the Henry is almost an exact copy of it so if you like it I'd think you would like the Marlin and its still made here.
The Rossi's are nice though and I'm keeping mine.
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peabody wrote:anyone have a henry bigboy ? in .357 ?

im torn, i'ed like to trade a rifle or 2, i have for a henry, or a 92clone, in .357

the clones, [sic] rossi , really sing to me, but sometimes i wishes ruger would have made their little .44 in a .357 too.

is the .357 henry on the same frame ? as the .44.... would it be heavy ?


peabody
peabody,

As Warhawk said the Henry Big Boy rifles are extreamly heavy.
I examined one chambered for the .45 Colt a year or so ago and found it not only heavy, but awkward and poorly balanced.

The insides are basically copies of the Marlin 336. This is way too much action for the .357 Mag cartridge. I guess Henry makes it work, but why carry around a 10 pound rifle when it's unnecessary?

Between all the 92 clones all but the new one from, who is it EMF?, has the goofy bolt safety or tang safety with rebounding hammer. Even the Marlin has a cross bolt safety, but theirs is easily done away with and even if it's left alone easily anchored so it don't get switched to the safe position.

So, I've had a Marlin, liked it, and wish I still had it, someday I'll get another one.
That or the new 92 without the safety is my recommendation.

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[is the .357 henry on the same frame ? as the .44.... would it be heavy ?]

How does 8 or 9 pounds, bareback, sound ? :roll:

It sounds like a Fat Boy, ILO a BigBoy, IMHO. :mrgreen:

I have a .357 Rossi 16" carbine that weighs in around 5 pounds, peeped. 'Nuff said. 8)

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Pete44ru wrote:[
:roll:

:mrgreen:

I have a .357 Rossi 16" carbine that weighs in around 5 pounds, peeped. 'Nuff said. 8)

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5 pounds, now thats sweet ! :mrgreen:

ok, as soon as i find a job, im getting one. life is too short.

hummm ? get a job ? buy a gun ?

sound right ?
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Not a clone but the Marlin .357 is a great rifle.
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im really liking the marlin, but ? i picked up a clone.... dont know the brand, ? its brand new, .357 light as a feather.

i'll have to go back, and look at it again, i did look, but my fuddled brain, is pulling up blanks.

it was a 20'' barrel, i do know that, and the action was pretty slick, trigger needed work.

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