Henry rifles

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RIFLE REQUIREMENTSRifles or carbines used in the main and team matches must be original or replicas of lever or slide action rifles manufactured during the period from approximately 1860 until 1899, incorporating a tubular magazine and exposed hammer. Rifles with box magazines may not be used. Certain shooting categories require a specific type of rifle and ammunition to be used. Please see the shooting categories for further information.
 
The competition says this.

#1 1873 Winchester I prefer the pistol grips because of the ergonomics.
#2 1866 Winchester
#3 Marlin

Visit some clubs. Check out the number of Henrys, 92s, and 94s. Check out who runs the fastest reliably.
 
Not everybody is in it for speed
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I'm in it for the love of guns. :)
Well, maybe to meet a few like minded curmudgeons too. :D

It's a treat when others show up with vintage pieces and put them back to work in a fashion others can enjoy also.
 
BrittB said:
Who makes short stroke kits?
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http://www.cowboysandindianstore.com/

http://www.pioneergunworks.com/

Realize that just putting a short stroke kit in won't necessarily make the rifle run faster. It's simple physics that by shortening the lever, you make the work or force required greater. There's no substitute for an action job by a qualified gunsmith. FWIW.


Hawg Haggen said:
Not everybody is in it for speed and the gamers use short stroke kits too.
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I won a rifle at a shoot recently....a used one, but a better one than the one I was using. '66 Sporting Rifle with all the bells and whistles....and a short stroke :eek:.....but I ain't a "gamer." :D It sure is fun to rattle off them 10 shots though....:p

Andy Griffith said:
It's a treat when others show up with vintage pieces and put them back to work in a fashion others can enjoy also.
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I love seeing the vintage....and the different....if everybody showed up shooting Ruger New Model Vaqueros, I'd hate it. :barf: Not that I'm against shooting a NMV, its just that there are soooooo many kewl guns out there from that era to choose from. I shot the TX State Shoot a few weeks back with a fella who shot some beautiful Schoefields....and he knew how to shoot 'em, too! Stuff like that makes it for me. Then, there's a guy who showed up at our local club with an 1890's hammered double with some of the coolest inlay and engraving I've ever seen. Still shootin' black powder.

Yep, I'm with you on that one Andy....vintage pieces put back to work. ;)
 
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Problem shooting a New Jersey 'Henry' Golden Boy

I have a 'Henry' Golden Boy 22mag w/22 mag Simmons scope that I cannot seem to 'shoot straight'. I have been plinking and target shooting numerous times at 100 yards but always seem to shoot high and to the left. I have bore sighted the scope and still seem to shoot the same way. No doubt it is operator error, but he does need help....Frustrating. Need help and advice.
 
If you are gonna shoot for FUN a '94 in .45 Colt is good. If you are gonna shoot for WINNING only then a Rossi downloaded to shoot slow enough to watch the bullet all the way to the target is what you want. Thats the Cowboy Action problem today, some want to shoot real bullets, others want to win at any cost, even by shooting loads and bullets that never were. My experience, I hope yours is better.
 
Most 94's don't really run well with pistol cartridges since it was designed for rifle cartridges' A Rossi 92 can't keep up with a short stroked 73.
 
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