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Picked it up the first of this month and have only had a few chances to shoot it... The ammo used so far has been Fiocchi 158 grain CFMJ (picked up 100 rounds locally) still haven't messed with the sights yet but I do have 200 rounds of Herter's 158 grain JSP that I hope to use this deer season.
 

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I have one in 44 magnum and may get one in 357. Nice bluing and beautiful wood. A few of these rifles have had a crack form in the butt stock. There's a hex bolt under the recoil pad in case the stock loosens. Mine loosened at the range and accuracy went to pot. I has stayed tight since I tightened it. I really like the look and simplicity of these rifles.
 
OMG!
You lucky dog!
This gun is at the TOP of my want list!
I hope you continue to share your shooting experience with this 357.
I love the concept and feel like there would no more fun gun to go out back shooting with.
I have a b-day coming up and I can only find the brass model around here. How is the recoil?
 
2ndamd said:
OMG!
You lucky dog!
This gun is at the TOP of my want list!
I hope you continue to share your shooting experience with this 357.
I love the concept and feel like there would no more fun gun to go out back shooting with.
I have a b-day coming up and I can only find the brass model around here. How is the recoil?
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This has to be hands down the prettiest rifle I own and that is no lie. Trust me friend you should get one ASAP. it is heavy but in a good way. it has little to no recoil with full house 158 grain .357 Magnum loads and is fairly easy on the ears with standard pressure .38 Special loads (It seems to like the 158 grain LRN Blazer Aluminum case stuff pretty well)
 
robert4301 said:
I have one in 44 magnum and may get one in 357. Nice bluing and beautiful wood. A few of these rifles have had a crack form in the butt stock. There's a hex bolt under the recoil pad in case the stock loosens. Mine loosened at the range and accuracy went to pot. I has stayed tight since I tightened it. I really like the look and simplicity of these rifles.
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I thought about the Brass framed version but didn't want to risk scratching it up. I looked at the .44 Mag version but due to ammo cost and ammo availability I went with the .357 instead.
 
Me too. All I can find is the brass version. But, going out this weekend to look for one. Already to pull the trigger on getting one if I can find it.

Very excited. This will be one firearm I will never sell. There is so much enjoyment these single shots have to offer. I am very happy Henry is offering these.

I saw a Ruger no. 1 in 357 mag on GB but, it is listed at $2,000. Maybe some day. But, a break action with a rebounding hammer is what I grew up on and enjoyed. So, Henry it is for me.
 
I'm going to try to get into reloading this fall and winter. I've been saving .357 brass to use in developing a hard hitting yet quiet load for it. I'm not chasing highest velocity. I'm looking to make a nice little pest control load that I don't have to worry about having ear protection for. and I don't want to shoot too many .38 Specials through it due to the shorter case lengths causing extraction issues (though when I have shot .38's out of it I made sure to scrub the chamber clean) I think that a powder load just a little less than standard pressure .38 Special should do the trick.
 
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I have wanted one for a long time. I love single shots. Like taking my time and making that one shot count. Never was one for blasting through a lot of ammo. I had ordered one, but was fortunate to be able to cancer the order. Reason for cancellation? Just cannot make up my mind which caliber to get.
Congratulations Sir. You have a mighty fine rifle that can be handed down for years.

Just curious, why did you choose 357?
 
Ernie Bass said:
I have wanted one for a long time. I love single shots. Like taking my time and making that one shot count. Never was one for blasting through a lot of ammo. I had ordered one, but was fortunate to be able to cancer the order. Reason for cancellation? Just cannot make up my mind which caliber to get.
Congratulations Sir. You have a mighty fine rifle that can be handed down for years.

Just curious, why did you choose 357?
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Ammo cost and availability
 
Congratulations. The .357 is at the top of my want list but they are nonexistent in my area.
 
robert4301 said:
I have one in 44 magnum and may get one in 357. Nice bluing and beautiful wood. A few of these rifles have had a crack form in the butt stock. There's a hex bolt under the recoil pad in case the stock loosens. Mine loosened at the range and accuracy went to pot. I has stayed tight since I tightened it. I really like the look and simplicity of these rifles.
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Just out of curiosity, why would you also get the 357? I am going to buy one as well and just trying to get a picture of what caliber owners prefer and why.
 
I will find one in .357 mag eventually. I reload for 357 so it should be relatively simple to find the “right” load for the single shot.
 
Ernie Bass said:
Just out of curiosity, why would you also get the 357? I am going to buy one as well and just trying to get a picture of what caliber owners prefer and why.
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Not the OP, but I'll give you my rationale for getting one in this caliber. My purpose for the rifle was a deer-capable, inexpensive to shoot, mild recoiling and report rifle to introduce youth shooters to centerfire rifles. Also a cheap to shoot camp rifle that can give the long range cast bullet experience at more modest distances. This rifle fills the role in spades. I already load .38/.357, and it's butt cheap and simple to load with cast bullets. Recoil is very mild even with heavy .357s, and near nonexistent with .38s. Even non-gun people have no problem making hits with subsonic cast 158 .38s and find the gun enjoyable and non-threatening. More experienced shooters are able to connect with steel to 200 yards with a very pleasing bang.....clank requiring significant holdover and Kentucky in breezy weather. Makes a challenging shoot offhand on birch log "bowling pins" at distance.

For a strictly hunting arm there are better options, but to fill the role I intended, I could think of no better caliber.
 
I will add, that in my case, the rear sight lacked sufficient adjustment to zero lighter .38 loads. Was able to get the irons to zero with heavier .357 loads. I have since scoped it with a 2.5x "shotgun" scope, and find it to be a very good combination. You will need the hammer spur and scope base accessory. I had intended to keep the rifle iron sighted, but the neighbors kids prefer scopes. A taller front sight would have corrected my issue. Tried to get Henry to send me or comp me for an inexpensive Marbles one, but they wanted me to send in the rifle instead (shipping would have been more expensive than the front sight :thumbdown:)
 
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