Henry Big Boy rifles?

skinnygun · Post by **skinnygun** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:24 am

Waiting for the new 30-30 Henry I have a Win 94ae 30-30 for 4 yrs thats a bitch to crank the lever (hammer still stiff) not so with my Puma .44mag action smooth easy and without the need to have the lever touch the stock and press in the safety to fire for fast shooting.I see the Henrys are like the Puma in this way.
So are the Henry Big Boy rifles as reliable as Marlins/Wins any thing to look for? Thanks for any info..

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:02 am

skinnygun,

Just wanted to welcome you to the forum.

I haven't seen the new Henry 30-30s yet, so I can't comment on them.

Stick around, pull up a stump and join us.

Joe

jsimmons · Post by **jsimmons** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:32 pm

I saw one of their 357's at the range this weekend. The action was just as silky smooth as my Henry .22 Frontier. You can pretty much bet the .30-30 is gonna be the same in terms of the action.

So did you get the brass one, or the blue one?

And since you're getting a Henry, don't forget to check out the Henry Lever Gun Internet Competition. We welcome all Henrys, in all calibers, and with any sights/scope.

http://75.11.0.157/hlgic

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:52 pm

Welcome, skinnygun !

[ have a Win 94ae 30-30 for 4 yrs thats a bitch to crank the lever (hammer still stiff) ]

Have you tried tuning/smoothing that Winchester ?

There' a nice tutorial n the Winchester Resources section of the home page, here.

http://www.time-slice.com/mohave.gamble ... ster94.htm

skinnygun · Post by **skinnygun** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:38 pm

Thanks for the welcome , I had my gunsmith smooth the action but its still not anywere as smooth as the .44 mag Puma.I don't realy need an other 30-30 but I have couple of boxs of 30-30 so I have to get one..

jd45 · Post by **jd45** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:35 pm

These Henrys, however well they're made, & I'll concede that, look like the toys we played cowboys & indians with when we were kids. That's what's offputting to me, I can't help it. Just my 2 cents, jd45

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:46 pm

[I don't realy need an other 30-30 but I have couple of boxs of 30-30 so I have to get one.. ]

Folks have[/b been known, a time or two, to buy .30-30 ammo along with a rifle.

But, then.........You might be suffering from the well-known Hobietitus Effect:
If you have ammo alone, ergo, you must soon need a rifle for it.

Kilroy6644 · Post by **Kilroy6644** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:58 pm

Pete44ru wrote:[I don't realy need an other 30-30 but I have couple of boxs of 30-30 so I have to get one.. ]

Folks have been known, a time or two, to buy .30-30 ammo along with a rifle.

But, then.........You might be suffering from the well-known Hobietitus Effect:
If you have ammo alone, ergo, you must soon need a rifle for it.

That's why I bought my Marlin. The amount of ammo I had wouldn't go evenly into the two rifles I would be shooting, so I had to get another.

kirkwood · Post by **kirkwood** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:22 am

jsimmons wrote:I saw one of their 357's at the range this weekend. The action was just as silky smooth as my Henry .22 Frontier. You can pretty much bet the .30-30 is gonna be the same in terms of the action.

So did you get the brass one, or the blue one?

And since you're getting a Henry, don't forget to check out the Henry Lever Gun Internet Competition. We welcome all Henrys, in all calibers, and with any sights/scope.

http://75.11.0.157/hlgic

The links don't work to take you to the required targets.

Nate Kiowa Jones · Post by **Nate Kiowa Jones** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:47 am

skinnygun wrote:Waiting for the new 30-30 Henry I have a Win 94ae 30-30 for 4 yrs thats a bitch to crank the lever (hammer still stiff) not so with my Puma .44mag action smooth easy and without the need to have the lever touch the stock and press in the safety to fire for fast shooting.I see the Henrys are like the Puma in this way.
So are the Henry Big Boy rifles as reliable as Marlins/Wins any thing to look for? Thanks for any info..

Hi Skinny,
Welcome to the forum. You will find that the Henry big boy is basically a 336 marlin style action. But because itâ€™s some sort of brass alloy the action will smooth up really well brass having a natural lubricity. That said, donâ€™t expect it to be as smooth as the Puma without some work. This is because the Puma works with pistol cal ammo that has primers that are more sensitive than rifle cal primers. What this mean is the hammer springs will generally be stronger in rifle cal gun as compared to pistol cal guns so when you lever the gun to cycle ammo into the chamber you are also cocking the hammer at the same time so you will feel the added hammer spring as resistance.

I have a 357mag version with my action work here on consignment to be sold. It belongs to a CAS shooter that is upgrading to a 73 style action.

jsimmons · Post by **jsimmons** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:33 am

kirkwood wrote:
jsimmons wrote:I saw one of their 357's at the range this weekend. The action was just as silky smooth as my Henry .22 Frontier. You can pretty much bet the .30-30 is gonna be the same in terms of the action.

So did you get the brass one, or the blue one?

And since you're getting a Henry, don't forget to check out the Henry Lever Gun Internet Competition. We welcome all Henrys, in all calibers, and with any sights/scope.

http://75.11.0.157/hlgic
The links don't work to take you to the required targets.

Yeah, I noticed that last night. They appear to have moved them around. I'll fix it before I go to work this morning. Did you find them on the targetz site?

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:03 am

welcome to the forum. lots of smart people here ready to help you spend your money. Be careful!!!

Scott Young · Post by **Scott Young** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:43 am

i went to look at it. i like it. i will have to save my pennies a long time in order to afford it. i have always thought the golden boys and big boys looked good. i am the odd ball, i saw one that was aged and it looked even better than the new shiny one.

Birdman · Post by **Birdman** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:39 pm

My brother has a Big Boy in 44 Mag. Smoooooooother than my Winny 94 AE. Same caliber. The Henry had trouble cycling 250 grain LSWC. It did not seem to like the length. My 94 has no trouble. I have owned a Golden Boy 22 LR for several years. I think that is the best lever action I have ever handled, but the stock has a bit too much drop. I don't think there is a perfect gun for everyone, but ain't it great to be in America where we can buy and try what we want.

I should qualify the part about living in America. I live in Ill Annoy. That's close enough to America that all I have to do is drive a few hundred miles to really be in America. We'll keep the good fight going though.

homefront · Post by **homefront** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:48 pm

Skinnygun,

Welcome aboard!

94's just aren't as smooth as 92's. Let us know if you'd like to relieve yourself of that 94!

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