1873 vs the henry is a matter of opinion. I can load the henry really fast laying down in prone vs the 73 loading gate takes forever to load 10 one at a time. When i go shoot'n i take the henry but for out in the woods the 73 all the way. the closed mag and dust cover is nice out in the dirt!
cool vid. I just love my henry, never had any big heat problems even after two mag loads and shoot'n fast blckpowder got the barrel warm but that is it. heavy beast it is though. one thing is I perfer the henry to my 73, can load a henry pretty fast compared to the 73 plus the sights are better and lever saftey is gone on the henry
Hello Sir, it seems you know QUITE a bit about the west, i am currently writing a western and i find most information online really hard to find, maybe you could help?
@duelist1954 it is about a man named Jacob Morrison who has to do a favor for an ex-outlaw and bring his daughter from Calico, California, to New York, New York. It takes place roughly from 1880-1920 it also talks about Jacob's life after he settles down in New York
Spencer and henry, the first guns to actually be more efficent then bow and arrow, as the statistics from those battles he mentioned showed, only reason why musket replaced bow and arrow in Europe was that it was easyer to use then bow but (apart from armour piercing qualitys) it was complete crap compared to bow, used by a professional. No wonder the major expansion of Colonial Powers didn´t start before cartridges. Have to give credit to those who had the guts to stand against these guns.
@MsDjessa Another battle he could have mentioned was Battle of Franklin, Confederates suffered heavy casualtes because of Henry rifles. Also it is said that Lakotas and their allies would have had Henrys at the Battle of Little Bighorn, mind you an illustration I saw, made by a Lakota warrior, who actually fought there, showed that they carried just as many traditional weapons.
Thanks for the responses, back on topic, when you say the Henry is quirky to load and shoot, are you reffering to the loading procedure or is the actual toggle link action inferior to the 1873?
@bigbuckeye76 The action is the same, but it has a heavy, integral magazine that not only has to be loaded from the top, but you have to dodge the follower as it travels down the mag, shot by shot. And, without a wood forearm, it can really heat up on a hot summer day shooting black powder...to the extent that I wear a glove when I use one in a CAS match.
@duelist1954 But, I'm not trying to disuade you if you are hooked on their style or history. They are fun guns, but if I only had one, it would be a '73.
@bigbuckeye76 Love my Webleyss...The pricer for Italian guns have gone nuts in the last few years. First, the Italians took a bath when they went from the Lira to the Euro. Things cost more in Italy now than they do in many other EU countries. Second, since our government went nuts printing money, our exchange rate relative to the Euro is very bad. Caused a 20% hike in Italian gun prices.
I am looking at getting my first Lever Action and I have always wanted a Henry, I am also looking at the 1873 Winchester (also by Uberti), just curious...which one would you buy first? Also, I like your videos, well done. Thanks to one of your other videos, I had to purchase a 1917 Colt..
@bigbuckeye76 I'd get the '73 Winchester. It is a much more practical rifle. Henry's are cool, and if you want to recreate the 1860s period, they're great. But they are a quirky gun to load and to shoot, and they are very barrel-heavy...also pretty pricey.
@ZuneHD2010 The Henry Repeating Arms Company doesn't make replicas of the original Henry Rifle. The rifle they make is more like the Marlin 336, but with a brass plated receiver. Uberti in Italy makes the Henry Rifle replicas, and companies like Taylor and Cimarron import them from Uberti.
@stoptheemotions Part two is finished. Look for a video titled "Shooting the 1873 Winchester Rifle". Part 3 was going to be filmed this week, but the weather is refusing to cooperate.
@1278dave There is a whole library of great books I could recommend, but, if you get nothing else, you should read "Firearms of the American West" by Garavaglia and Worman. There are two volumes. #1 covers from 1803 to 1865, and volume #2 covers from 1866 to 1894. These are the best books on the subject, bar none.
Another great video Mike. I have seen reproduction Henrys with browned and white barrels. Did they really produce barrels in those finishes? I love the looks of a 66 yellowboy, but I think the brass receiver paired with a browned barrel is just gorgeous!
@snoozer987 It looks like brass, but it is actually a bronze alloy called gun metal. They used it because it was easier to machine than wrought iron...not as hard on the cutting bits. And it was more than strong enough for the .44 Henry rimfire cartridge.
I always thought that the Henry was a cool rifle. Silverado I think that was the movie that I saw it in,before that I saw it in a firearms magazine,my brother and I used to get old ones from the Goodwill and read them til they fell apart.
To the amazed muzzleloader-armed Confederates who had to face this deadly "sixteen shooter", it was "that damned Yankee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week!"
1873 vs the henry is a matter of opinion. I can load the henry really fast laying down in prone vs the 73 loading gate takes forever to load 10 one at a time. When i go shoot'n i take the henry but for out in the woods the 73 all the way. the closed mag and dust cover is nice out in the dirt!
41maglover 1 week ago
cool vid. I just love my henry, never had any big heat problems even after two mag loads and shoot'n fast blckpowder got the barrel warm but that is it. heavy beast it is though. one thing is I perfer the henry to my 73, can load a henry pretty fast compared to the 73 plus the sights are better and lever saftey is gone on the henry
41maglover 1 week ago
lool red dead redemption
Antiinequity 1 week ago
Loved this video, I purchased a Henry from Uberti thru a local gun shop back in Nov 2011. Liking forward to shooting it whenever it arrives..
lopezjhn1946 1 week ago
thanks great vid i will pass it around
bullsnutsoz 1 week ago
Hello Sir, it seems you know QUITE a bit about the west, i am currently writing a western and i find most information online really hard to find, maybe you could help?
venom66656 3 weeks ago
@venom66656 I wrote one myself 20 years ago...sold hundreds...*LOL* It is a tough racket. What is yours about?
duelist1954 3 weeks ago
@duelist1954 it is about a man named Jacob Morrison who has to do a favor for an ex-outlaw and bring his daughter from Calico, California, to New York, New York. It takes place roughly from 1880-1920 it also talks about Jacob's life after he settles down in New York
venom66656 3 weeks ago
i love the Henry
junksmasher777 4 weeks ago
Spencer and henry, the first guns to actually be more efficent then bow and arrow, as the statistics from those battles he mentioned showed, only reason why musket replaced bow and arrow in Europe was that it was easyer to use then bow but (apart from armour piercing qualitys) it was complete crap compared to bow, used by a professional. No wonder the major expansion of Colonial Powers didn´t start before cartridges. Have to give credit to those who had the guts to stand against these guns.
MsDjessa 1 month ago
@MsDjessa Another battle he could have mentioned was Battle of Franklin, Confederates suffered heavy casualtes because of Henry rifles. Also it is said that Lakotas and their allies would have had Henrys at the Battle of Little Bighorn, mind you an illustration I saw, made by a Lakota warrior, who actually fought there, showed that they carried just as many traditional weapons.
MsDjessa 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
Thanks for the responses, back on topic, when you say the Henry is quirky to load and shoot, are you reffering to the loading procedure or is the actual toggle link action inferior to the 1873?
bigbuckeye76 1 month ago
@bigbuckeye76 The action is the same, but it has a heavy, integral magazine that not only has to be loaded from the top, but you have to dodge the follower as it travels down the mag, shot by shot. And, without a wood forearm, it can really heat up on a hot summer day shooting black powder...to the extent that I wear a glove when I use one in a CAS match.
duelist1954 1 month ago
@duelist1954 But, I'm not trying to disuade you if you are hooked on their style or history. They are fun guns, but if I only had one, it would be a '73.
duelist1954 1 month ago
Now you have me chasing down Webleys... Thanks for your response, although the prices of the 73's seem pretty comparable..
bigbuckeye76 1 month ago
@bigbuckeye76 Love my Webleyss...The pricer for Italian guns have gone nuts in the last few years. First, the Italians took a bath when they went from the Lira to the Euro. Things cost more in Italy now than they do in many other EU countries. Second, since our government went nuts printing money, our exchange rate relative to the Euro is very bad. Caused a 20% hike in Italian gun prices.
duelist1954 1 month ago
I am looking at getting my first Lever Action and I have always wanted a Henry, I am also looking at the 1873 Winchester (also by Uberti), just curious...which one would you buy first? Also, I like your videos, well done. Thanks to one of your other videos, I had to purchase a 1917 Colt..
bigbuckeye76 1 month ago
@bigbuckeye76 I'd get the '73 Winchester. It is a much more practical rifle. Henry's are cool, and if you want to recreate the 1860s period, they're great. But they are a quirky gun to load and to shoot, and they are very barrel-heavy...also pretty pricey.
duelist1954 1 month ago
@bigbuckeye76 Got to love that big DA Colt!
duelist1954 1 month ago
CAN YOU WORK IT FROM THE SHOULDER..THE GUN GUS USED IN LONESOME DOVE
1IIIIIIIIII1 1 month ago
@1IIIIIIIIII1 sure
duelist1954 1 month ago
Would you recommend getting this rifle from Henry Repeating arms or from another company. By the way this video is great and very informational :D
ZuneHD2010 1 month ago
@ZuneHD2010 The Henry Repeating Arms Company doesn't make replicas of the original Henry Rifle. The rifle they make is more like the Marlin 336, but with a brass plated receiver. Uberti in Italy makes the Henry Rifle replicas, and companies like Taylor and Cimarron import them from Uberti.
duelist1954 1 month ago
exellent and educational . some rimfire pistols would be ineresting ... if the ammunition is still availalble
neonpike 2 months ago
i posted on your wall or whatever you call a youtube page, but i wanted to aske again have you made part two or three of your guns of 1873 series.
stoptheemotions 2 months ago
@stoptheemotions Part two is finished. Look for a video titled "Shooting the 1873 Winchester Rifle". Part 3 was going to be filmed this week, but the weather is refusing to cooperate.
duelist1954 2 months ago
@duelist1954 okay, thank you. i was just wondering if i might have missed it.
stoptheemotions 2 months ago
nice old rifle
maciek374 2 months ago
What a tease with the Spencer! Love the Henry but have an obsession with the Spencer. Can't wait for that video!
bccasu1 2 months ago
I like my Henry but not for CAS. It is a fun rifle to shoot. The Henry was the rifle Gus used on Lonesome Dove. Thanks for posting this Mike.
lisar3006 2 months ago
@lisar3006 Did you get it from Henry Repeating Arms? I want to buy the .44 mag. but I need to know if its worth it.
ZuneHD2010 1 month ago
put up a day before the anniversary of the ratification of the bill of rights nice.
MUSICALGUNNUT45 2 months ago
Really nice wood !
1339LARS 2 months ago
Thanks for the video, your channel is fun and instructive. Can you recommend any reading material on the background and history on these fireaems?
1278dave 2 months ago
@1278dave There is a whole library of great books I could recommend, but, if you get nothing else, you should read "Firearms of the American West" by Garavaglia and Worman. There are two volumes. #1 covers from 1803 to 1865, and volume #2 covers from 1866 to 1894. These are the best books on the subject, bar none.
duelist1954 2 months ago
Another great video Mike. I have seen reproduction Henrys with browned and white barrels. Did they really produce barrels in those finishes? I love the looks of a 66 yellowboy, but I think the brass receiver paired with a browned barrel is just gorgeous!
mnharris10 2 months ago
@mnharris10 According to Flayderman'd Guide, they were all blued.
duelist1954 2 months ago
Great video, I loved hearing the historical background of the rifle. What was the reason that the Henry rifles, were made with brass receivers?
snoozer987 2 months ago
@snoozer987 It looks like brass, but it is actually a bronze alloy called gun metal. They used it because it was easier to machine than wrought iron...not as hard on the cutting bits. And it was more than strong enough for the .44 Henry rimfire cartridge.
duelist1954 2 months ago
@duelist1954 - What is the receiver of the modern replica made of, and how does it compare in strength to "gun metal"?
mmcilwain12347 2 months ago
@mmcilwain12347 The modern replicas are made of bronze alloy. I expect they are comparable in strength to the originals.
duelist1954 2 months ago
@duelist1954 But still had no effect on cost... in fact it was more expensive. So this rifle was undoubtedly high quality.
ryangg49 2 months ago
would love to see a video on the Whitney-Burgess lever guns too
argyle1812 2 months ago
@argyle1812 Me too! But I'd have to rob a museum to get my hands on one...LOL
duelist1954 2 months ago 2
Awesome vid :)
Gungeek 2 months ago
these videos are nice
leskinsolving 2 months ago
I always thought that the Henry was a cool rifle. Silverado I think that was the movie that I saw it in,before that I saw it in a firearms magazine,my brother and I used to get old ones from the Goodwill and read them til they fell apart.
mrtlsimon 2 months ago
To the amazed muzzleloader-armed Confederates who had to face this deadly "sixteen shooter", it was "that damned Yankee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week!"
MrSchpankme 2 months ago