deerslayer303
New member
Hey Guys,
I hope all of you are doing well and enjoy the Holidays. My Dad is a proud new owner of a Henry Big Boy brass Frame 44 Mag! The thing is absolutely GORGEOUS and shoots very good. Although it HATES Hornady Leverevolution ammo and much prefers a 240 grain bullet. We were sighting it in the other day at the range and I got to wondering just how long the frame on this thing will hold up. We all know the brass frames on cap and ball revolvers don't hold up well at all under heavy recoil. And well the 44 mag cartridge is a thumper. He is going to solely use it to put Venison on the table, so it will be no range hound. Although I cringed when he told me he was going to hunt with it. I read that Henry says the brass alloy they use on their rifles is strong. But still I wonder. Thoughts?
I hope all of you are doing well and enjoy the Holidays. My Dad is a proud new owner of a Henry Big Boy brass Frame 44 Mag! The thing is absolutely GORGEOUS and shoots very good. Although it HATES Hornady Leverevolution ammo and much prefers a 240 grain bullet. We were sighting it in the other day at the range and I got to wondering just how long the frame on this thing will hold up. We all know the brass frames on cap and ball revolvers don't hold up well at all under heavy recoil. And well the 44 mag cartridge is a thumper. He is going to solely use it to put Venison on the table, so it will be no range hound. Although I cringed when he told me he was going to hunt with it. I read that Henry says the brass alloy they use on their rifles is strong. But still I wonder. Thoughts?