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May 3, 2023
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Hi you all!
I might be able to purchase a so-called new original 1860 Henry in .45 Colt made by Henry Repeating Arms. The real original Henry is way out of my financial league and the Uberti replicas I am done with. So that leaves the gun mentioned above.
I hope any one of you have some real experience with the American built replica of the Henry rifle and can give me your honest thoughts on the build quality and functionality. The gun looks great on what I can see in pics and videos, but opinions seems to vary – especially regarding the innards of this rifle.
Looking forward to hearing from you guys regarding the new 1860 Henry, thank you all for your time!
Fred,
Norway
April 30, 2023
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I have the iron frame variant of the “new” Henry 1860 replica in .44-40 made by the modern Henry company, It is as solid and hefty a gun as you might expect and I feel its build quality far exceeds other modern Henrys (although I so like other Henrys for what they are).
I don’t have or have I ever handled the Uberti-made Henry replica but their other replicas are also solid and I feel are of good build quality.
EDIT: I should’ve also mentioned I Have not shot mine so I can’t speak to it’s function, but it is pretty!
March 23, 2007
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I too have the new 1860 Henry in 44-40. Using Starline brass, I experienced some case head separations. I sent the gun back to Henry. I’m not sure what they did to it if anything. Still had a case head separation on occasion afterwards. It seems like the rifle has a generous chamber compared to my RCBS die dimensions. I’ve reloaded many rounds with the same die set for a Winchester model 53 in 44WCF with nary a problem. I started to just partially resize the cases for the Henry and afterwards the case head separations have ceased. Just sharing my experience.
In my opinion, I like the look of the Italian reproductions better. The American Henry is over buffed (the edges of the octagon barrel are rounded off) and the receiver and bluing are too shiny. But if you want an American made one then you need to accept these shortcomings. My rifle shot high. However, Henry arms sent me a new taller front sight unit (for the 45 Colt model) which solved that problem.
I do enjoy shooting the firearm. It’s accurate and feeds well. I can satisfy my Henry fix in this manner without having to purchase an expensive wall hanger for which there is no ammunition available and very challenging to make any type of reload to fire the weapon.
if I was in charge of the company, I would improve the esthetics of the rifle to make it more closely match that of the original, even if it raised the cost significantly. I think there would still be a strong market for it and increase pride of ownership.
June 10, 2024
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MorganKane said
Hi you all!
I might be able to purchase a so-called new original 1860 Henry in .45 Colt made by Henry Repeating Arms. The real original Henry is way out of my financial league and the Uberti replicas I am done with. So that leaves the gun mentioned above.
I hope any one of you have some real experience with the American built replica of the Henry rifle and can give me your honest thoughts on the build quality and functionality. The gun looks great on what I can see in pics and videos, but opinions seems to vary – especially regarding the innards of this rifle.
Looking forward to hearing from you guys regarding the new 1860 Henry, thank you all for your time!
Fred,
Norway
Hi Fred, I love mine in 44 – 40. A fine shooting rifle, and just beautiful to look at.
May 3, 2023
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Hi all and thank you for taking your time to give me your input.
From what I can tell and see from other sources on the internet (including YouTube videos) the new original 1860 Henry seems to be a well-made but expensive weapon. But obviously not perfect as dimrod just told us all about.
Regarding Uberti: I once had a Winchester 1873 carbine replica made by those Italians, the gun was a train wreck from the start with a loading gate getting loose after modest use, the toggle links jamming up and the rear sight falling off after said moderate use. I got rid of that one and bought a Miroku Winchester short rifle in .38/357 – what a gun that is! Top notch finish and very accurate to boot – right out of the box. I am so pleased with that gun I am never going to sell it:)
If I buy the American replica I would go for .45 Colt since I already have guns and reloading equipment in that caliber.
I will include a couple of links to videos I found educational in case any other members here will stumble over this post in the future, you guys who answered my call for input have probably seen them though.
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December 13, 2006
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I bought the Uberti Henry . . . .engraved version . . . offered by Taylor’s . . . .
It is in 45 Colt.
It has MUCH better wood (with the trapdoor butt plate) and metal polish than the standard, non-engraved model.
Barrel flats do NOT have rounded edges!
I’ve shot it many times with my handloads . . . .and found that it prefers bullets of .454”, rather than the common .452”.
(I feed it the Keith-style SWC . . .one-at-a-time, ‘cause they hang up when magazine fed)
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