I’ve had this rifle for a few years now and for whatever reason, never shot it past 50 yards. I decided to see how it did to 100 yards this weekend.
The front sight required some file work to zero when I first got the rifle. It is zeroed at 50 yards for the lowest notch using high velocity ammo: Automatch, Aguila Super Extra, MiniMags, Thunderbolt, etc. specifically it was zeroed with Thunderbolt.
Coincidentally it zeros on the second notch with standard velocity ammo at 50 yards.
It’s preferred ammo is either Automatch or Aguila SE HV. I have a good supply of Aguila so used that.
On the second notch it hits about 2” high at 75 yards. I expected it to be further off, but that’s pretty good so I won’t complain.
The real surprise was at 100 yards. It hits about 1” high above the front sight at 100 yards. While it’s not exact, it’s good enough to keep shots on a 3” sighting dot out to 100 yards with just one click up. I’ll have to get some bigger targets to see them but I bet I could hit a 12” target out to 150 yards even if I had to move up ti the third and final notch.
I really just wanted to gush about how much fun it was to stretch this thing out even if it was with iron sights. I like these better than the usual semi-buckhorn sight in most lever actions. The Henry H001 factory sights are basically like pistol sights, just sized so the longer sight radius works. I need to add some orange paint to the front sight but so far it works as it is.
The front sight required some file work to zero when I first got the rifle. It is zeroed at 50 yards for the lowest notch using high velocity ammo: Automatch, Aguila Super Extra, MiniMags, Thunderbolt, etc. specifically it was zeroed with Thunderbolt.
Coincidentally it zeros on the second notch with standard velocity ammo at 50 yards.
It’s preferred ammo is either Automatch or Aguila SE HV. I have a good supply of Aguila so used that.
On the second notch it hits about 2” high at 75 yards. I expected it to be further off, but that’s pretty good so I won’t complain.
The real surprise was at 100 yards. It hits about 1” high above the front sight at 100 yards. While it’s not exact, it’s good enough to keep shots on a 3” sighting dot out to 100 yards with just one click up. I’ll have to get some bigger targets to see them but I bet I could hit a 12” target out to 150 yards even if I had to move up ti the third and final notch.
I really just wanted to gush about how much fun it was to stretch this thing out even if it was with iron sights. I like these better than the usual semi-buckhorn sight in most lever actions. The Henry H001 factory sights are basically like pistol sights, just sized so the longer sight radius works. I need to add some orange paint to the front sight but so far it works as it is.