Why not both ?Decisions decisions, do I jump on the Henry or wait for the Ruglins?
Why not both ?
It will be interesting to see if Ruger makes a Marlin in .327 Fed. Mag.
Marlin made some model 94s in 32 H&R mag back in the 90's. Interestingly those rifles did not have loading gates. They were tube loaded like the Henrys.
Does anyone know why they were tube loaded. Is the 32cartridge head size below the practical size limit for a gate loaded rifle?
Interesting to hear that Henry is converting to side gate loading. I understand their decision.
If I understand correctly, they are not converting to side-gate loading, simply adding a side gate so you have the choice of loading via the gate or the tube.I guess I'll cherish my Henry 327 Magnum with the front load tube magazine.
Link?
A quote and an attribution would have avoided the confusion.
It is interesting that Henry developed Hammer Down 327 Federal ammo with Federal then dropped the 327 from their line-up. https://www.guns.com/news/2020/06/03/work-the-lever-on-federal-premiums-new-hammerdown-hunting-ammo
Upon further review it looks like they may have kept the 327 federal in their brass offerings. So they developed hunting ammo for their shiny brass guns.
no offense, but what does that have to do with what I said? The Henry magazine tube is an abomination in its current configuration. You added a King's gate, great, now finish the job and ditch the tube loading. It's ugly and unnecessary. IMO.
That is good news. Where did you hear it?Well folks, it is now confirmed. Ruger is planning on making a lever 327 Federal.
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That is good news. Where did you hear it?
Well folks, it is now confirmed. Ruger is planning on making a lever 327 Federal.
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Read up the thread and you will see it is a tongue-in-cheek kidding.
I still don't know what the joke was. Yes, the picture was a Henry, but if Ruger was thinking of making one I wouldn't expect to see one yet.
We were talking about the possibility of this becoming a reality, and I was hoping he had the inside scoop.
Why don’t they call them “pole mags” instead of loading tubes and make them a swap-out part.Dear Henry Dealers,
By popular demand, we are excited to announce to you a large transition in our product line to include side loading gates on all steel-framed centerfire lever-action rifles and shotguns that did not already have this feature. Additionally, we are announcing 3 new extensions of our H015 Single Shot lineup with new calibers and configurations.
With this announcement, we are officially discontinuing the "legacy" models that these new upgraded models are replacing. Any open orders that we have for the legacy models from our wholesale distributors are being closed and new orders will need to be placed through your distributor(s) for the upgraded versions.
These new models are shipping now and are available through your preferred Henry distributor.
Sounds like that would basically the same as a tube magazine speedloader ... of which they do make them for .22 lever guns --- why not large caliber I don't know ... but I'm guessing maybe some idiot would try to use them for calibers that have pointy bullets.Why don’t they call them “pole mags” instead of loading tubes and make them a swap-out part....
Here's the way my luck goes. There's something I want. Let's say I want an electric blue Ford truck. I search high and low over a long period of time to no avail. I finally buy my number 2 color choice. As soon as I do, every dealer on the planet gets in a load of electric blue Ford trucks.
In this case, I have been hoping Marlin would make a run of 327 Federals with side gate loading ever since the cartridge was launched. I have held off on buying my second choice Henry ever since they put them out. When Ruger picked up Marlin, my hope, and other's hope, was that Ruger would make one in 327 Federal.
The photo above shows my new Henry that I finally relented and bought. The joke is that now that I have finally given in and bought my second choice, Ruger is guaranteed make a sweet lever gun in 327 Federal.