Strenght of a brass framed Henry big boy?

[carcajou garou]

Has anyone experience with the durability and strenght of the brass framed Henry Big Boy rifle in .44 Mag or .45LC?
Are they worth buying for extended use, with full commercial loads and some higher handloads?

 

[carcajou garou]

Well I bought one anyway in.45LC, will test it out this fall and winter.

 

[grymster2007]

Someone on this board turned me on to CAS City. Good crowd over there and they might answer your question.

CAS City

 

[Old Dragoon]

Yeah, but most of us over there at CAS don't think to highly of the Henry Big Boy. Now maybe IF they'd come out with a REAL Henry Rifle, then perhaps we'd think more highly of them. Until they do....fat chance. I'll take my Uberti 1860 (closer to a REAL Henry)which was 45LC, now 44 Henry Flat C.F. over anything the new Henry folks sell. Not really flaming them, just don't care for another Winchester wannabe.