Rapid fire with a Henry

[clovishound]

Last year I got the bug for CAS, never acted on it. Too expensive, and not enough time at the right time. Anyway, I know the Henrys are not well regarded for CAS because they can't be short stroked. I thought I could use my Henry BB in .357 and just take the small time hit. I tried a couple times at the range to rapid fire it. Never could seem to get it to feed properly when doing this. Something wrong with my technique? Something wrong with the rifle? Just how the Henrys are?

I did see one guy using a Henry at one CAS event. I know it can be done. Don't know if he modified it at all, or if it was stock.

[Rugerfanboy]

Last year I got the bug for CAS, never acted on it. Too expensive, and not enough time at the right time. Anyway, I know the Henrys are not well regarded for CAS because they can't be short stroked. I thought I could use my Henry BB in .357 and just take the small time hit. I tried a couple times at the range to rapid fire it. Never could seem to get it to feed properly when doing this. Something wrong with my technique? Something wrong with the rifle? Just how the Henrys are?

I did see one guy using a Henry at one CAS event. I know it can be done. Don't know if he modified it at all, or if it was stock.

Check out the Big Boy Steel 357 Mag being rapid fired. Maybe, it's your technique that's not allowing you to rapid fire your rifle. Also, it could very well be the ammo that your using. The bullet profile itself plays a major role when cycling ammo in this weapon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4pKqyWDTiA

[tx gunrunner]

The Henry is a super gun . This is the short version......... In straight cases like 357 , 44 or 45 the 1866 or 1873 Winc is king because it is a elevate feed gun . Bottle neck brass work better in a ramp feed gun in 92 and 94 Winc . You can recut the chamber in a Henry to feed better but hunting load will dangerous to shoot in it after that .

[Rugerfanboy]

You can recut the chamber in a Henry to feed better but hunting load will dangerous to shoot in it after that .

I take it you haven't had a Henry centerfire rifle in your hand lately. Henry does address the feed ramp in there chambers. Bullet profile is the key here. Enlarging (key word here) the feed ramp in a Henry centerfire chamber will yield nothing except an unsupported base on the cartridge. The feed ramp is part of the chamber on a Henry centerfire rifle. Enlarging this area is dangerous and will probably effect the warranty. I suggest contacting Henry before doing anything of this kind. I'm surprised you even suggest such a thing.

[tx gunrunner]

Ruger fan boy ...........Being a gunsmith for over 40 yrs and the last 16 yrs working and building tons of SASS/CAS race guns . I had a pretty good idea the do's and don't the thing to do to firearms . There is no place I said I would recut a chamber " You can recut the chamber in a Henry to feed better but hunting load will be dangerous to shoot in it after that ." I didn't say I would recut the chamber . . A trigger job will void a warranty . I'm not going to write a 500 page book on gunsmithing your lever guns .This was my race gun for 16 yrs in 44-40 ....

[Rugerfanboy]

Ruger fan boy ...........Being a gunsmith for over 40 yrs and the last 16 yrs working and building tons of SASS/CAS race guns . I had a pretty good idea the do's and don't the thing to do to firearms . There is no place I said I would recut a chamber " You can recut the chamber in a Henry to feed better but hunting load will be dangerous to shoot in it after that ." I didn't say I would recut the chamber . . A trigger job will void a warranty . I'm not going to write a 500 page book on gunsmithing your lever guns .This was my race gun for 16 yrs in 44-40 ....

tx gun runner........I didn't say you did, I just replied to what "you suggested" the OP to do. You made a suggestion to recut the chamber, which is a NO NO since your a gunsmith with so much experience. But you did warn of the dangers.

And since you are aware of the dangers of cutting a feed ramp in a Henry centerfire chamber and that it would "void the warranty". Why would you even suggest doing such a thing...??? All gunsmiths know you have to be certified by the firearm manufacture before something like this can be done.

If the OP did indeed modify the feed ramp in the chamber and had a warranty issue later down the road. Once the Henry gunsmith see's the modification that had been done to the feed ramp. Henry's gunsmith would look this modification up for his serial # on file and see if a Henry gunsmith had done the work or if a Henry certified gunsmith had done the work. He would then inform customer service that the firearm was no longer under warranty if this modification was not on file with Henry. How do you think the owner of the firearm would feel since a gunsmith suggested him to do this...??? Didn't they cover this in your class when you were training to be a gunsmith...??? They sure did in mine and I remember the legal ramifications. And btw, I'm not a certified Henry gunsmith.

[tx gunrunner]

Your reading too much in the words of a simple post . This why I hate answer question . I will go back to my 1st answer on rapid firing a Henry .

" The Henry is a super gun . This is the short version......... In straight cases like 357 , 44 or 45 the 1866 or 1873 Winc is king because it is a elevate feed gun . Bottle neck brass work better in a ramp feed gun in 92 and 94 Winc . "

My 92 Winc [ Rossi} in 38/357 was tricked out and will not hold a candle against my 73 in 38/357 and the short stroke kit don't improve feed just speed up the levering . My 92 Winc [Rossi} in 44-40 is a bottle neck will work perfect and it is just as fast and smooth as my 73 Winc in straight case .