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Best Lever Action Rifle – Henry Octagon .45-70 Gov
Am Shooting Journal ^
| 1/23/2018
| O Volk
Posted on 01/23/2018 8:17:18 AM PST by w1n1
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:17:18 AM PST
by
w1n1
To: w1n1
I have a serious jones on for the Henry in .357, since I already have pistols and reloading gear in that caliber.
Beautiful pieces, all.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:19:37 AM PST
by
RedStateRocker
(Nuke Mecca, deport all illegals, abolish the DEA, IRS and ATF.)
To: w1n1
me like.
i lost all my other firearms in a flood.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:22:32 AM PST
by
teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
To: w1n1
Complete and utter BS!!! the lack of a side loading gate makes this rifle completely useless!! You loose the option of quick reloads keeping the magazine topped off easily, and having to find a place to pull the magazine tube spring out to load it. Marlins, Brownings and Winchesters are way superior to these rifles.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:22:48 AM PST
by
BobinIL
To: w1n1
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:24:19 AM PST
by
Red Badger
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To: w1n1
Not sure it’s “the best”. My Winchester 71 in .348 Winchester is a pretty awesome rifle.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:25:31 AM PST
by
cweese
(Hook 'em Horns!!!)
To: RedStateRocker
I won a Henry 44 at an NRA dinner. It’s so much fun to shoot.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:26:08 AM PST
by
Slicksadick
(We accept the love we think we deserve.)
To: Red Badger
You ain’t doing that with a 45-70 and without having a hip so bruised you can’t walk.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:29:09 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
To: RedStateRocker
I picked up a Rossi carbine chambered for /357 and 38 Special. it’s a little small and light to use the .357 round in - beats one up a bit. But, it feels sweet with the 38 Special rounds.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:30:46 AM PST
by
trebb
(I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives......;-))
To: TalonDJ
Chuck Connors was tough!....................
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:31:26 AM PST
by
Red Badger
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To: TalonDJ
Rifleman Trivia:
The rifle used in the series was custom made with the loop lever.
The model rifle used was not invented until several years after the time period of the show.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:33:14 AM PST
by
Red Badger
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To: RedStateRocker
So do I. I love .357 magnum and having a rifle that uses it would be awesome.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:38:20 AM PST
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
To: TalonDJ
Funny, I never noticed the butt braced on his hip before. That would be a lot of bruising.
To: BobinIL
You make a good point. Henry rifles are very well-made, beautiful, pieces, but they are a pain in the ass to reload.
Do you happen to know whether Marlin, Browning and/or Winchester make a lever action rifle chambered for .357 magnum?
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:41:15 AM PST
by
WayneS
(An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
To: TalonDJ
Thats too close to the onions for comfort.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:44:49 AM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: w1n1
My favorite lever action is this 1895 Winchester .30 Gov. (30-40 Krag).
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:46:10 AM PST
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: BobinIL
“Complete and utter BS!!! the lack of a side loading gate makes this rifle completely useless!! You loose the option of quick reloads keeping the magazine topped off easily, and having to find a place to pull the magazine tube spring out to load it. Marlins, Brownings and Winchesters are way superior to these rifles.”
A tubular loading 45 70? I don’t think so. I have a pre Remington Marlin Guide Gun thats built like a Rolex. And any pre 64 Winchester levers will do just fine.
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:47:28 AM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:48:20 AM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: Red Badger
Lucas McCain fires 14 shots in four seconds, racks the action, then tosses the rifle to his left hand & starts reloading.
That barrel woulda been hotter ‘n a firecracker, IMO.
Hmm....
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:49:06 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: elcid1970
Hollywood...................in the good old days................
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posted on
01/23/2018 8:49:52 AM PST
by
Red Badger
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