Henry side loading lever actions

[Rizzo]

What is the big deal about side loading gates?

Yes, they look cool and resemble the old western style looking rifles but with my Henry Big Boy Steel .357 mag I think that loading...and unloading the rifle is faster and more convenient.

[bergmen]

What would be really cool is if they included a magazine switch (like my Browning auto shotgun) so you can block rounds from the magazine when you shuck a loaded round out of the chamber. Makes it very easy to unload for temporary situations (like coming back to camp after a hunt).

Dan

[Widdle]

[DrewN]

What is the big deal about side loading gates?

Yes, they look cool and resemble the old western style looking rifles but with my Henry Big Boy Steel .357 mag I think that loading...and unloading the rifle is faster and more convenient.

They didn't get rid of the tube, they just added a gate.

[Mr. Meeseeks]

What would be really cool is if they included a magazine switch (like my Browning auto shotgun) so you can block rounds from the magazine when you shuck a loaded round out of the chamber. Makes it very easy to unload for temporary situations (like coming back to camp after a hunt).

Dan

[CWL]

We already know, but I think the interest will increase only after they introduce in .357 & .44.

[Exdc]

We already know, but I think the interest will increase only after they introduce in .357 & .44.

Yep, this. I had a really hard time finding a .357 lever action (ended up getting a pretty decent deal on a lightly used Rossi), but my partner would love if we could shoot at the same time... Needs to be another .357 though.


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[keith1911]

What is the big deal about side loading gates?

Yes, they look cool and resemble the old western style looking rifles but with my Henry Big Boy Steel .357 mag I think that loading...and unloading the rifle is faster and more convenient.

Much easier to top off the magazine.

[golfish]

They didn't get rid of the tube, they just added a gate.

I really hope they keep both. For me, as a range toy, the top loading is much easier. I have enough side loaders.

[hambam105]

What is the big deal about losing the brass tube liner?

What is the big deal about side loading gates?........

What is the big deal about putting your hand forward of the muzzle?

[DrewN]

What is the big deal about putting your hand forward of the muzzle?

You can unscrew them and keep your hand clear if you're careful. Probably safer than cycling a whole tube to unload. I just unload the fun way myself. Seems easier AND pretty much Drew proof.

[hambam105]

[QUOTE=DrewN;23340665]You can unscrew them and keep your hand clear if you're careful.. .....QUOTE]

Yeah. Sure.

[bergmen]

What is the big deal about putting your hand forward of the muzzle?

If the hammer is lowered, as it should be, it is no more lethal than a piece of pipe. Pretty simple, eh?

Dan

[jon94520]

If the hammer is lowered, as it should be, it is no more lethal than a piece of pipe. Pretty simple, eh?

Dan

[hambam105]

Firearms Safety Rule #1. Simple. Well, pretty simple anyhow.

Oh that's right. Silly me. Rule #1 doesn't apply towards rifles with fixed tube magazines.

On a serious note:
Will the Henry Rifle in question feed properly without the brass colored magazine tube liner?