Post by bobcat2 on Nov 22, 2018 7:37:22 GMT -5
Hello all,
Since I've had a chance to play with the Henry .357 all summer and fall, figured I'd do a little more of an in-depth review.
First off, I love the rifle, I had a bit of buyer's remorse when I first bought it, but it quickly faded. I really don't know how many rounds I've put through it, but I would say between 250-400, I really didn't keep track since every time it comes out, others want to put some through it too.
I've run different loads through it, my plinking load is a 158 gr. Hi-Tek coated lead bullet over IMR 700x. My "kick ass" load is a 140 gr. XTP over Win 296, far less drop than the 158 at farther ranges.
It had some cycling issues at first, but smoothed out after 100 or so rounds, it still won't cycle .38 spcl. reliably, but that's fine, my .357 plinking load is pretty tame.
Recoil is almost non-existent for all loads, it is pretty heavy with the octagon barrel, it's short length let's me handle it pretty fast.
I'm not a fan of the sights, I have a hard time picking them up, I've decided to put a Skinner sight on it, but it's not on the ASAP list.
Upkeep of the appearance isn't as bad as I thought it would be, just have to make sure I wipe it down after handling.
I did a complete tear down, cleaning, polishing, and frog lubing of the whole thing. Though not as complicated as my Rossi 92, there are some important tricks to learn the first time around on how to position the lever and hammer on reassembly, my unknown issue was not making sure the transfer bar slid out a fraction of an inch not letting the lower assembly sit right, but now that I know what to look for, it shouldn't be an issue in the future, I had to watch several YouTube videos to see what was wrong.
Over all, I'm pleased with the rifle, it looks and shoots great, though not a practical rifle to dredge around the woods with, though there is no reason you can't, when it comes to rainy/snowy PA weather, my deer rifle of choice has always been the Mossin Nagant, nice days are reserved for the Rossi in 44-40...all of the "modern" calibers I own, and I'm stuck in the 1800's, lol.
Thanks,
bobcat2
Since I've had a chance to play with the Henry .357 all summer and fall, figured I'd do a little more of an in-depth review.
First off, I love the rifle, I had a bit of buyer's remorse when I first bought it, but it quickly faded. I really don't know how many rounds I've put through it, but I would say between 250-400, I really didn't keep track since every time it comes out, others want to put some through it too.
I've run different loads through it, my plinking load is a 158 gr. Hi-Tek coated lead bullet over IMR 700x. My "kick ass" load is a 140 gr. XTP over Win 296, far less drop than the 158 at farther ranges.
It had some cycling issues at first, but smoothed out after 100 or so rounds, it still won't cycle .38 spcl. reliably, but that's fine, my .357 plinking load is pretty tame.
Recoil is almost non-existent for all loads, it is pretty heavy with the octagon barrel, it's short length let's me handle it pretty fast.
I'm not a fan of the sights, I have a hard time picking them up, I've decided to put a Skinner sight on it, but it's not on the ASAP list.
Upkeep of the appearance isn't as bad as I thought it would be, just have to make sure I wipe it down after handling.
I did a complete tear down, cleaning, polishing, and frog lubing of the whole thing. Though not as complicated as my Rossi 92, there are some important tricks to learn the first time around on how to position the lever and hammer on reassembly, my unknown issue was not making sure the transfer bar slid out a fraction of an inch not letting the lower assembly sit right, but now that I know what to look for, it shouldn't be an issue in the future, I had to watch several YouTube videos to see what was wrong.
Over all, I'm pleased with the rifle, it looks and shoots great, though not a practical rifle to dredge around the woods with, though there is no reason you can't, when it comes to rainy/snowy PA weather, my deer rifle of choice has always been the Mossin Nagant, nice days are reserved for the Rossi in 44-40...all of the "modern" calibers I own, and I'm stuck in the 1800's, lol.
Thanks,
bobcat2