rabid wombat
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Just saw this in passing…Henry offers at least one rifle in 35 Rem and 38-55…cool!
https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/side-gate-lever-action/
https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/side-gate-lever-action/
This thread got me looking at the Henry single shot rifles. They come in a nice variety of calibers, and one in 45-70 is lighter than the lever-action in that caliber. !!! Just under 7#.
I have a .45-70 Marlin that comes in at 7#, and with normal loads she don't kick so bad. Also have a Trapdoor Carbine which might be closer to 7.5# or something, and she's fine with the regular 70 grain rifle load.
I wonder if Henry would consider adding a pound or so to this model 45-70. The lighter cartridge models weigh 7.5 pounds. The 45-70 weighs 7.0 pounds, probably because more steel is removed from the barrel. A modern 45-70 hunting round has some real kick in a light rifle
The Marlin 1895CB weighs in around 6 lbs 8 oz. Non-trapdoor loads really get your attention, especially with no recoil pad.
Would love to see a 357 Maximum version.
Is the action long enough to take and feed 357 Maximum?There is one, but you have to select the "gunsmith" option. Easy-peasy to rechamber a .357Mag to .357Max.