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Review: Color Case Hardened .45/70 at Truth About Guns

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Review: Color Case Hardened .45/70 at Truth About Guns

Post by John E Davies » Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:00 am

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2017/0 ... goverment/

It would be nice to have this option in other calibers....

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Re: Review: Color Case Hardened .45/70 at Truth About Guns

Post by JEBar » Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:00 pm

good article .... it pretty well matches what we have found with our CCH 45-70 .... a while back it was reported that Henry was taking a look at adding more calibers in their CCH line but I haven't seen/heard anything lately

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Post by Hidden Mortimer » Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:14 pm

I will be trading my remlin in for one of these!

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Post by BigAl52 » Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:39 pm

I have one and my close friend bought one after seeing mine. I love it and I own Marlins also. But this CCH blows the Marlins in the weeds as far as I am concerned. Even if it tube feeds rather than has a loading gate. Al
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Re: Review: Color Case Hardened .45/70 at Truth About Guns

Post by JEBar » Fri Sep 29, 2017 9:05 am

in rereading the article, on line jumped out that I didn't notice earlier .... "you step up to the heaviest .45-70 loads. Then the thick rubber butt pad is a genuine blessing — although I dream of equipping the Color Case Hardened Edition rifle with a matching steel butt plate." .... that's not a dream, that's a nightmare .. :shock:

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Post by BigAl52 » Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:26 pm

Im dreaming of a CCH in 38-55 Jim
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Re: Review: Color Case Hardened .45/70 at Truth About Guns

Post by JEBar » Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:06 pm

I've strongly considered sending our Henry BBS 44 Mag out to have it color case hardened

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Post by Squatch » Fri Sep 29, 2017 10:07 pm

I'll bet that recoil pad is worth it's weight in gold. My only complaint with my brass 45/70 is the hard buttplate. I now use a wearable pad.

Nice write up!

Some Henry's are hard to get as it is. I don't mind the loading gate naysayers. Each one is one less person between me and a new Henry!

Had to laugh at the North America comment. Teddy was taking Big African game with a 45/70 over 100 years ago! Loaded with black powder. Doesn't mean it's the best choice. But there are worse choices.

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