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Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« on: November 28, 2007, 11:03:58 AM »
Well anyone? I am taking my golden boy as soon as deer seasons out and fill my limit on rabbit and squirrel.
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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2007, 12:37:10 PM »
Yup, thats why I bought it. I have alot of 22s but none dedicated to squirrel hunting. A few antiques, some pistols and a couple match guns but my scoped H001 is my hunting rig.

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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2007, 04:47:06 PM »
Mine got dry fired and now it has problems ejecting spent shells. There is a burr on it and i am going to polish it out. Then i get to hunt with it. I have decided against a scope on it and I am getting a metal site
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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2007, 07:06:20 AM »
I put a scope on mine because I dont have the best eyesight in the world. I wanted to see how accurate them little rifles are too. Its easier for me to shoot a squirrel in the eye with a scope than iron sights.

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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2007, 07:14:44 AM »
true. Whats the group size its shooting?
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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2007, 02:38:34 PM »
not too great with rem golden bullets lol. good enough for hunting. will try bulk federals soon...

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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2007, 02:45:28 PM »
Look into CCI.
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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2007, 04:31:11 AM »
Didnt know Hornady made 22lr ammo.

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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2007, 06:22:44 AM »
Oops I was thinking of .22 WMR. I would try CCI out and American Eagle also.
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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2007, 06:59:14 AM »
Ohhh. Im gonna try the bulk Federal hallow points since theyve been good in my guns in the past. I trust Federal a little more then Remingotn ammo. You can make some pretty nasty looking bullets out of the remingtons using a Paco Kelly Accuriser tool

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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2007, 07:46:15 AM »
Huh. I have used Federals and I never did like how they shot. In my single shot the brass would get stuck and the rem never did. I have tried many thing in that Rem Model 6 Improved and it likes rem ammo so that's all I use in it. My auto loaders like CCI.
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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2007, 02:44:19 PM »
I took mine out for a little bit today and got 5 rabbits.
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Re: Anyone planning to hunt with their Henry Rifle?
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2007, 03:41:41 PM »
howd you cook em?

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« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2007, 04:59:32 PM »
Stewed em and mixed in some rice after draining them also a can of cream of chicken its kinda like chicken and rice
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« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2007, 08:55:22 AM »
Took 11 squirrels today. And 2 rabbits. I cleaned em and put them in the freezer until I can get about another 11 so I can make a big thing is stew. Might go again tomorrow. I got my front site into today also and I am putting it on tonight and shooting it tomorrow. ;D
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