ammunition without any malfunctions from beginning to end. Once 10 rounds are loaded, press the interior tube back into place, give it a twist to lock it in place and the rifle is ready to have the first round levered into the chamber.Īt the shooting range, the Big Boy proved to be a fun and accurate rifle to work with. Since the rifle has to be held in an upright position to load anyway, it seems easier to hold the tube in the top of the magazine while handling ammunition with the other hand. This can lead to the tube getting dropped, dented or dirty. Some shooters opt to pull the interior tube all the way out and set it aside while they load. Twisting the knurled knob at the top of the brass-colored interior magazine tube, which is held snuggly in place by a rubber gasket, releases it to be pulled out to uncover the loading port cut into the exterior magazine tube. Close the action, and then lower the hammer into the forward position. With the rifle pointed in a safe direction, open the action to visually and manually verify the chamber and action are completely empty. Loading the Big Boy, while not the fastest process, is certainly not as slow as some folks seem to think. Installation of this mount does not require the removal of the rear iron sight. Just in case you want to go ahead and "spoil the lines" of this classic rifle (as some purists see it), the Big Boy's receiver is drilled and tapped at the factory to accept the in-house Model BB-RSM scope mount. The action was light and smooth to cycle.
Overall, the function of the Big Boy was excellent. The weight also works to improve accuracy by steadying the rifle and reducing felt recoil. So even though this rifle is relatively heavy, it balances nicely for off-hand shooting. Although much of that weight is in the heavy barrel, the rifle's balance point is located right about where the wooden fore-end butts up against brass receiver. The Big Boy has an overall-length of 38.50" with an unloaded weight 8 lbs., 7 ozs., according to a digital postal scale. The steel bow trigger exhibited a short crisp break with 3 lbs., 6 ozs. As a result, the hammer only has two positions: fully cocked and fully forward. Although some other Henry rifle models feature a hammer half-cock safety system, the Big Boy is fitted with a transfer bar safety to prevent the rifle from firing unless the trigger is cycled. The exposed hammer's spur is grooved for easier cocking. Directly below the barrel is a round magazine tube with a 10-round capacity. The rifle's sight system consists of a brass-bead front sight blade paired with a fully adjustable marble semi-buckhorn rear sight resting atop a heavy 20" long octagonal barrel. In fact, the only concern I had about the gun's exterior was that I might accidentally scratch it. The wood, brass, and steel components were all expertly fitted without the gaps or tool marks found in some rifles. The rest of the rifle, including the barrel, magazine tube, hammer, trigger, lever, and screws are made from richly finished blued steel. The smooth, satin finished straight-grip shoulder stock and fore-end are carved from American walnut. The solid brass receiver is polished to a mirror shine, as are the brass barrel band and butt plate. When it comes out of a shipping container for the first time, the Big Boy is a beautiful sight to behold.
The Henry Repeating Arms Big Boy is a modern revolver cartridge lever-action rifle that successfully preserves the look and handling qualities of a classic design while taking advantage of modern materials and manufacturing processes. 44 Mag., the good long gun will not only stretch the cartridge's effective range but it will reduce a wrist-wearying level of felt recoil to a tame and enjoyable level. In the case of Mag.-power handgun cartridges, such as the. The ability to dip into just one box of ammunition to feed both a revolver and a lever gun is quite convenient at the shooting range, in the field, and at the reloading bench. The handgun-caliber carbine represents an old idea that's just as relevant to the modern-day shooter as it was to the cowboys of the Old West.
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