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I have a new Henry in 45-70 (the newer model with the gate). This is my first lever action rifle. I have read some of the lever action threads here (and on other sites); but I have not found this exact malfunction issue.
When I load the tube via the gate (with snap caps); frequently the first round fails to properly load when I work the lever to chamber the first round. Sometimes it won't get pushed out of the tube at all; other times it will move from the tube to the carrier but then the whole thing will be jammed until I poke the round/move it with my finger. The rifle proceeds to seemingly eject/load fine after that. I have tried this a few times with live rounds; it seemed to jam less but it still jammed now and again. It will also do this same malfunction if I load one round or if I load all four.
If I load via the tube; I have (yet) to experience this malfunction. So this seems to maybe have something to do wither either a) my loading process via the gate (a friend suggested operator error when loading; I admit that this is quite possible) or b) maybe a malfunction with the gate/something related?
I plan to take the rifle apart when I have time to see how things look inside; nothing appears out of the ordinary at this time from what I can tell.
I have also worked the action a little bit to try and start smoothing things out. The lever seems a bit smoother now but still more rough than I was expecting from the Henry. How much "break in" improvement should I expect from the rifle and what, if anything, special should I do to help it along? Just work the lever a million times? Is my feeding issue perhaps simply a matter of breaking in the rifle?
As a side note; anything accessory wise I should consider? So far I am considering: switching the sights out for something a bit more visible (this will be a hunting rifle), will add a sling, maybe a carrier for extra rounds, and I guess maybe wrap the lever itself in leather.
Thanks in advance for the help!
When I load the tube via the gate (with snap caps); frequently the first round fails to properly load when I work the lever to chamber the first round. Sometimes it won't get pushed out of the tube at all; other times it will move from the tube to the carrier but then the whole thing will be jammed until I poke the round/move it with my finger. The rifle proceeds to seemingly eject/load fine after that. I have tried this a few times with live rounds; it seemed to jam less but it still jammed now and again. It will also do this same malfunction if I load one round or if I load all four.
If I load via the tube; I have (yet) to experience this malfunction. So this seems to maybe have something to do wither either a) my loading process via the gate (a friend suggested operator error when loading; I admit that this is quite possible) or b) maybe a malfunction with the gate/something related?
I plan to take the rifle apart when I have time to see how things look inside; nothing appears out of the ordinary at this time from what I can tell.
I have also worked the action a little bit to try and start smoothing things out. The lever seems a bit smoother now but still more rough than I was expecting from the Henry. How much "break in" improvement should I expect from the rifle and what, if anything, special should I do to help it along? Just work the lever a million times? Is my feeding issue perhaps simply a matter of breaking in the rifle?
As a side note; anything accessory wise I should consider? So far I am considering: switching the sights out for something a bit more visible (this will be a hunting rifle), will add a sling, maybe a carrier for extra rounds, and I guess maybe wrap the lever itself in leather.
Thanks in advance for the help!
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