Henry 357 Carbine and Bullets

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aboriqua

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Good Day Everyone
I have been lurking here for years but this is my first post. I have a Henry 357 lever on its way to me and I couldn't be more excited. I have lust4ed after this gun for years and after handling one in LC and seeing it in person I was smitten.

I currently reload for my Smith and Wesson 686 and have been using DG bullets 158 gr SWC.
https://dgbullets.com/product/38-357-158-gr-swc-bb/

I can of course just use these up in my handgun and buy other bullets since they are great for target rounds but ... can I use them in the Henry? I have read of some people using swc fine and other people warn me not to use them in the Henry or I risk a barrel jam. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Alex
 
Good Day Everyone
I have been lurking here for years but this is my first post. I have a Henry 357 lever on its way to me and I couldn't be more excited. I have lust4ed after this gun for years and after handling one in LC and seeing it in person I was smitten.

I currently reload for my Smith and Wesson 686 and have been using DG bullets 158 gr SWC.
https://dgbullets.com/product/38-357-158-gr-swc-bb/

I can of course just use these up in my handgun and buy other bullets since they are great for target rounds but ... can I use them in the Henry? I have read of some people using swc fine and other people warn me not to use them in the Henry or I risk a barrel jam. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Alex
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Good Day Everyone
I have been lurking here for years but this is my first post. I have a Henry 357 lever on its way to me and I couldn't be more excited. I have lust4ed after this gun for years and after handling one in LC and seeing it in person I was smitten.

I currently reload for my Smith and Wesson 686 and have been using DG bullets 158 gr SWC.
https://dgbullets.com/product/38-357-158-gr-swc-bb/

I can of course just use these up in my handgun and buy other bullets since they are great for target rounds but ... can I use them in the Henry? I have read of some people using swc fine and other people warn me not to use them in the Henry or I risk a barrel jam. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Alex

Thanks for coming out of the shadows! ;)

My Henry .357 big boy seems to do fine with them but I normally use regular flat points. I say try cycling a few of them and find out for yourself. When I’ve had jams with any ammo in my Henry I’ve always been able to dump them out quickly. And that very rarely happens.
 
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