ChasMack
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"Guns of the Old West" magazine, Fall of 2009 has an article of the guns used in the movie "Lonesome Dove". Gus's rifle is said to be a 1866 Henry. I looked up in Taylors catalog lever actions and the 1860 had no wood forend just like the one Gus used. I read elsewhere where to wooden forend was added later since the barrel became hot to hold. So was the magazine wrong? Looks to me it was...anyway that gun that Gus uses is on my list of rifles to get. My gunstore owner has one he'd sell me of guns he owns himself, but his has the color case hardened frame, not brass....otherwise the same gun in 44-40. Thanks for any input on this!