I sure would like to shoot these. But not at that price!
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =399110477
Two Henry Rifles on GB
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Re: Two Henry Rifles on GB
jk,
They move up a few thousand, evry so often:
http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... =1&t=58585
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They move up a few thousand, evry so often:
http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... =1&t=58585
Shawn
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Re: Two Henry Rifles on GB
That original sure would be nice to have. But for such a valuable rifle, they sure have very few and very poor pictures of it.
I'd love to take that one hunting one more time.
I'd love to take that one hunting one more time.
Re: Two Henry Rifles on GB
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As Shawn posted elsewhere here - Those 2 Henry Model 1860's were placed @ auction by henry repeating Arms, for the benefit of the NRA Foundation, othe largest American charity dedicated to the preservation of our American hunting/shooting heritagw.
Better pics of the original Henry M1860, that was disassembled & used to reverse-engineer the tooling for the modern henry M1860 (and the story behind both old/new M1860's), are in the April, 2014 issue of The American Rifleman.
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As Shawn posted elsewhere here - Those 2 Henry Model 1860's were placed @ auction by henry repeating Arms, for the benefit of the NRA Foundation, othe largest American charity dedicated to the preservation of our American hunting/shooting heritagw.
Better pics of the original Henry M1860, that was disassembled & used to reverse-engineer the tooling for the modern henry M1860 (and the story behind both old/new M1860's), are in the April, 2014 issue of The American Rifleman.
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Re: Two Henry Rifles on GB
And to think I could not come up with $4,500 in 1983 for an original military Henry in better condition than that one. I wanted it bad but at the time I believe I was making about 10 g's a year and four mouths to feed.----6
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Re: Two Henry Rifles on GB
It is interesting that a look at the photos shows that Henry did not copy the original 1860 exactly - their clone's stock is bulkier, the receiver is a bit bulkier and shaped a little differently in areas, some the the metal in the receiver looks like it is noticeably thicker.Pete44ru wrote:.
Better pics of the original Henry M1860, that was disassembled & used to reverse-engineer the tooling for the modern henry M1860 (and the story behind both old/new M1860's), are in the April, 2014 issue of The American Rifleman.
I wonder if this is the case with the receivers in Italian clones too, or are they pretty close to the originals? Did Henry feel they needed to beef it up for modern smokeless loads, I wonder?
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Re: Two Henry Rifles on GB
Look at all the bids on 'em
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Re: Two Henry Rifles on GB
7.62 Precision wrote:
It is interesting that a look at the photos shows that Henry did not copy the original 1860 exactly - their clone's stock is bulkier, the receiver is a bit bulkier and shaped a little differently in areas, some the the metal in the receiver looks like it is noticeably thicker.
I wonder if this is the case with the receivers in Italian clones too, or are they pretty close to the originals?
Did Henry feel they needed to beef it up for modern smokeless loads, I wonder ?
I would think so, since the .44-40 is much more powerful than the original's .44RF chambering - and, the .44-40's reloadable, which leaves a wide door open, as to possible heavier loads that might be used. (Better safe, than sorry - right ?)
There's 82 bids so far, cranking those babies up to $77K - a VERY nice donation by Henry to the NRA Foundation, for sure !
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Re: Two Henry Rifles on GB
Henry may (I doubt it), ultimately have more than the winning bid in these puppies, but their corporate taxes will reflect a donation of the greater of whatever those two numbers is! Other than the loss of their "history", so they won't be on the losing end of the deal.Pete44ru wrote:There's 82 bids so far, cranking those babies up to $77K - a VERY nice donation by Henry AND some avid buyer to the NRA Foundation, for sure !
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AND... I'm over it!!
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