"Stove-pipe" problems

[Sonny Heninger]

I have a Navy Arms 92 carbine which has a habit of hanging-up with "stove-pipe" problems when I'm participate in Cowboy shooting matches. I think Navy Arms finally fixed it but I want to upgrade and am not sure what to buy.
Someone told me to look at the Henry rifles because the way they feed they can't get a "bullet standing up" where one must stop and push it back down before firing. Is this true? Being a novice shooter, I don't quite understand why the Henry would feed better. Can someone enlighted me without being too technical?

 

[Dfariswheel]

Are you talking about ejection problems or feed problems?

The Henry, 66, and 73, won't stovepipe on feeding, since the rifle feeds from a brass elevator that encloses the cartrige during the feed cycle. It is difficult to opperate the rifle hard and fast enough to get the cartridge to stand up in a stovepipe position. The 92 uses a cartridge lifter that is open during feed.

The 92 uses a spring loaded ejector. If something isn't right, (weak spring, dirty/rough hole in the bolt, or damaged ejector), the ejector may not eject with enough force to throw the case clear.

The Henry, 66, and 73 rifles use a non spring loaded ejector system. They rely on the force of the lever's operation to eject, so if you opperate the rifle with normal force, it WILL eject.

I would suggest a good look at some of the new 1873 rifles being imported. They are some of the best looking rifles on the market, with case-colored frames and blued barrels.
Expensive, but well worth it. The 73 is the 'perfected' Henry/66.