Thinking about getting one. Do they feed semi wad cutters, and are there any accuracy issues?
Thinking about getting one. Do they feed semi wad cutters, and are there any accuracy issues?
I have a Henry BBS, 45 colt, can't answer about the how it feeds SWC bullets. I use Lee 452-200-RF and the 255-RF cast bullets. As far as accuracy, I can't complain. I've killed woodchucks at 65 yrs with the 200-RF.
I use coated 300 grain truncated cone flat points (and 250 grain JHPs) in .45C Henry. I don't recall ever shooting any semi-wadcutters in it. My general experience with semi-wadcutters in Henry rifles (.357M and .44M) is that they do feed but sometimes with a bit of a "hitch" in the lever throw. YMMV. Mine's very accurate with the 250 grain jacketed and 300 grain hardcast. I tried 200 grain coated RNFPs from Missouri Bullet, but they were not very accurate in this gun, nor any other that I shot them in, so take that for what it's worth (not much). Possibly I just never found the velocity sweet spot for them.
I have a Henry in 357 and 44 and they both feed SWC’s just fine.
I have a BB X in 45 colt, and it feeds the RCBS 45-270-saa just fine.
My Henry in 41 mag feeds a groups SWC’s just fine. No 45 experience though.
I have a Henry BB steel in 45 Colt and have shot cast bollits from 200 gr. to 300 + grains and with a 4 x scope got groups just under 2” at 100 yards. They were mostly SWC designs and feed good. I have shot a few groups with J bullets close to 1” but never really put the effort in load development to do any better. I mainly bought it because it had 1- 16 twist and the 44 mag had 1- 38 so I wanted to play with some heavy boolits but just haven’t taken the time to really get to know the Henry like I should. I have no complaints about it though as it does all things it should well.
Jedman
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |