Well, took it to the range yesterday and am really pleased. As I know the factory always puts some proof and other rounds downrange to test function, the first thing I did upon receiving it was to take some Wipeout to the barrel to clean that out. Got a lot of blue and other grunge on the patches, but eventually got a clean barrel. At the range yesterday, only shot 5 rounds as I'm trying to "break in" the barrel somewhat (take a lot of restraint to not crank 20 rounds down range at once!). Will clean again tonight and get it to the range again this weekend for another 5 rounds, then break-in is done.
As my local indoor range is only 25 yds., the first 2 shots were to get the rear sight close. The next three were shot offhand at around 50' and were within 1" of each other. Recoil with an 8.5 lb rifle was nice. Truly more of a shove to the shoulder than "recoil". Shot 150 gr. JFP Federal's at 2390 fps. Action was smooth as expected, and I didn't really notice the trigger weight, so I guess it is in a good range. So far, a very happy camper with my first Henry!
As my local indoor range is only 25 yds., the first 2 shots were to get the rear sight close. The next three were shot offhand at around 50' and were within 1" of each other. Recoil with an 8.5 lb rifle was nice. Truly more of a shove to the shoulder than "recoil". Shot 150 gr. JFP Federal's at 2390 fps. Action was smooth as expected, and I didn't really notice the trigger weight, so I guess it is in a good range. So far, a very happy camper with my first Henry!
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