Already have a large loop 357 carbine. Saw an ad for a carbine and the pic showed a standard lever. So I ordered thinking it would be nice to have a carbine with a standard lever. Not. Got the gun from my FFL and it was a large loop carbine. And, didn't know I could order a standard lever from Henry for $36.50. Boy, my face is red. Am I the only only one that likes standard levers?
Henry big boy carbine, lever mix-up, bought two of the same.
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gotboostvr
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Unfortunately you didn't get what you thought you ordered, thankfully the problem can be corrected under forty bucks.
Might be worth it to contact the retailer that sold you the rifle. They might send you what you wanted, they might refund enough to cover the new lever or at worst tell you to kick rocks.
If you swap the part yourself, you can recoup most of the cost by reselling the old large lever on your local swap page.
I'm personally a big fan of the standard loops. I've got big hands and frequently hunted wearing gloves in cold, wet weather. The small loop was never a problem, even in those conditions.
Might be worth it to contact the retailer that sold you the rifle. They might send you what you wanted, they might refund enough to cover the new lever or at worst tell you to kick rocks.
If you swap the part yourself, you can recoup most of the cost by reselling the old large lever on your local swap page.
I'm personally a big fan of the standard loops. I've got big hands and frequently hunted wearing gloves in cold, wet weather. The small loop was never a problem, even in those conditions.
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I didn't like the large loops myself till recently. For me, the large loop seems to work faster as I can drive my hand more forward to cycle it rather than going in an arc like with the standard lever. Small gain to me, but not major.
I like standard levers.
I see good reasons for people preferring large loop levers. Henry lists only large loops for sale on their website so I suppose not many people want standard levers. It took an email to Henry's customer service to find out standard loop levers could be had for the same price. One thing though; after shooting 500 rounds (in a couple hours) through a Rossi .357, I will wrap my levers with leather or paracord. Fingers got sore after that session. I like the cushion of a wrap now.
that's interesting to read. I keep eyeing the same carbine and always figured unless there was a reason I could find to get a large loop, I'd just get standard. I never really thought about it before, but - yea with the large loop, makes sense you could just push your hand forward, find the stop, and then just continue in a circle until you have the action closed. seems like a technique with a circle, would be better than the down/up motion of a standard lever. now I have to try one. only ever used a standard lever.
FFL is a good friend and he returned a Rossi .357 that wouldn't feed and got me another one. Was my fault on the Henry so it'll be a safe queen until one of my two kids asks for it. Only time I hunted in the cold and wet was on Hawaii island (da big island) ; place called skyline. High elevation made me dizzy and short of breath so the cold and wet didn't bother me. Just walking bothered me.
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Never warmed up to the big loops; just look wrong.
Moon
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"Was all my fault so I'd like to order two standard levers" I told the nice Henry CS person. I'll pay for two. Long story short, I'm about to get two without charge. Above and beyond! My next 5 lever rifles will be Henry's.
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Patocazador
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I like the curved levers on the rifles with a pistol-grip stock rather than a straight one. It lines up more naturally when I shoulder it. And, of course, both my Winchester 94 and my Savage 99 have straight ones.
However, my Marlin 22 has the nice pistol grip and the curved lever.
However, my Marlin 22 has the nice pistol grip and the curved lever.
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