Got my Big Boy Steel 41 Mag Carbine today

[markiver54]

It's All good!.. ( an expression my son taught me. )

[BigAl52]

My thought is those who want a side gate because of a tradition need to take a look at the old original Henry which as we all know was a levergun with a tube feed I might add. I have no preference either I own both. I cant remember drawing blood but I have had one bite my thumb a time or to in the past. Dont remember the gun that did it. I own Winchesters Henrys Marlins and Uberti's.

[Vaquero]

My thought is those who want a side gate because of a tradition need to take a look at the old original Henry which as we all now was a levergun with a tube feed I might add.

This. Exactly.

RP

[Mags]

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Yup, the tube feed on the Original Henry is entirely different. There is no inner mag tube to deal with while loading.

My thought is those who want a side gate because of a tradition need to take a look at the old original Henry which as we all know was a levergun with a tube feed I might add. ....

[BigAl52]

Its still a tube feed whether it has a inner tube or not wasnt the point. Its tubular fed

[Mags]

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No, the point was having to contend with an extended or removed inner mag tube. For comparison the Original Henry rifle tube magazine is fed via an end gate and the sidegate rifle tube magazine is fed through the sidegate. They're all tubular.

Its still a tube feed whether it has a inner tube or not wasnt the point. Its tubular fed

[BigAl52]

Its tubular fed thru a slot at the front of the muzzle, not thru a side gate on the receiver was the point I was making.

[Mags]

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Yup and to get to that slot ones opens a 'gate' at the end of the tube.

Its tubular fed thru a slot at the front of the muzzle, not thru a side gate on the receiver was the point I was making.

[Mags]

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Got a question for you. When you load your .38-55 which way do you load it most often?

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[BigAl52]

To be honest with you I havent used it in a field situation yet. I have only shot it at the range off hand and off the bags. When I have done that I have loaded one at a time. But I have carried the 45-70 CCH hunting and with my left hand I held the gun with the muzzle point up so as when the tube was pulled out past the slot where I could drop in 4 rounds it would not slide back and be in my way. Never had an issue. With that Im going to ask JEBar to start a new thread for any other responses because this we have wandered way off what the original topic was.

[JEBar]

With that Im going to ask JEBar to start a new thread for any other responses because this we have wandered way off what the original topic was.

good point .... many of our threads tend to wander about and usually get back on track on their own .... starting with this post, lets get this one back to a discussion of 41 Mag .... anyone who feels compelled to discuss other topics involving loading gates is more than welcome to revive one of the many that have existed over time or to start a new one .... I'm asking the Deputy Marshals to help me keep an eye out to ensure that is the case

[Mistered]

Moved to 'Why the .41 Mag' thread.

[Ridgerunner665]

I got the right scope this time.

[Mags]

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Good. Now shoot and tell us what you experience, please.

I got the right scope this time.

[Ridgerunner665]

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Good. Now shoot and tell us what you experience, please.

I got the right scope this time.

It'll probably be a few weeks before I get back home.

[Vaquero]

Well then, guess we'll just have to wait...

RP

[Ridgerunner665]

Might get home tomorrow for a day or 2.... maybe, not sure yet.

[Mags]

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Hope so. Then you can tell us how your Henry and scope setup shoots for you.

Might get home tomorrow for a day or 2.... maybe, not sure yet.

[Ridgerunner665]

I Called Swift just now to get some load data to get me started... very nice lady answered the phone and took my info, said she'd have their ballistician call me back when he got back in the office.

I can and will start without them, but I figured I'd see what they have... they seemed very willing to give the data.

[Ridgerunner665]

I made it home...

Got the rail mounted and Loctited, the rings mounted, torqued, lapped, and aligned, the scope mounted, squared, crosshair focused, and ring caps torqued, and the hammer spur installed.

She's range ready...

I didn't really need the hammer spur, but I put it on there anyway... makes decocking a little easier. There was plenty of room for the scope to fit everywhere.

With the zoom set at 1.5 thru about 2.5 I can see the front sight through the scope, but its not bad...its down at the very bottom and out of the way... matter of fact, I think it'll come in handy, it can be used as a reference to make sure I'm lined up and parallax free if I need a precise close up shot.

The scope is awesome... fits nice and isn't too big for the little gun.

I'm gonna start a new thread for the load development.