Shot new Henry Big Boy

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Prof Young

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So I shot the new Henry 45 colt. Fifty rounds at 50 yard. Wasn't too crazy about the groups, but then it's a new barrel. Am surprised that you have to bend the site to change the windage on a Henry. I'd think they were a higher quality firearm.

I did enjoy shooting it and the action all worked well. I guess I need to remember that it's hand gun ammo out of a rifle. I'll have to open the reloading manual and see if I can't play with some loads to decrease the group size. It's my first lever action and I'm having fun. That's what counts. Need to find out if it's legal to hunt deer with it in IN.

Live well, be safe.
Prof Young
 
[you have to bend the site to change the windage on a Henry]

:confused: :confused: :confused: *** ? ?

Could you please explain further, since the sights are adjustable for windage ?

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My cousin has one in .44mag, and it has probably the smoothest stock action I've ever felt on a lever gun, I love my 336, but the Henry is honestly more fun to shoot. I don't remember him bending anything to get it sighted in though. Like any most lever guns - or most handguns for that matter - it has dovetailed sights, so you'd have to drift them to adjust for windage I guess, but you shouldn't have to bend anything. if you really don't like the sights, you could put some after market aperture sights on it - there are plenty out there that wouldn't take away from the over all aesthetics of the gun.
Good luck
 
Thats silly, it would be impossible to bend them in such a way that they were accurate because they POI would change depending on where you lined up the front sight with the rear sight.
 
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