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JonB

Halcyon member
Your LGS and my LGS owners are best buddies. Jim has a piece of ground about four miles from me here. John was a character also. I bought a Ruger LCR .38 +p from Jim when the two of them were set up at a gunshow/trappers convention a couple years ago. Good inventory in Little Crow.
I've known Jim and John (may he RIP), since around 1993 and probably a few years earlier, as I can't recall the first time I actually came across their shop?

John always gave me the best deals...
-One time I needed a mag for a Mossberg 22. They had a used one for $25, but they also had a Rifle with one mag...I haggled with John a bit and got the Rifle and Mag for $45.
-Another time, I had been looking at a pistol, John gave me a great price, I chose to wait a day, and think about it. The Next day, I go in to buy it, and John was out for the Day, I told Jim about the price John gave me for that gun...Jim, says you gotta come back and buy it from him, if you want it at that price...and then Jim says, "you should start calling him 'Grandpa', if he is giving you deals like that". (I don't remember what the gun was or the price...I wish I did, as it'd make the story even better)

Lastly,,,to get this back on topic: Katie called and said the Henry Big Boy (41 Mag) came in. I went over there today and picked it up.
It's real nice, I like the cut checkering...actually I wasn't expecting it to have checkering?
I couldn't find the Ser. number on the gun, is it under the stock?
After I got it home, I cycled a few rounds of my pet load/OAL of the 255gr Ranch Dog, which are seated out a bit far to touch the lands on my Marlin, and found that this Henry is a touch shorter in the Throat. I could still close the bolt/lever, but it required more force that I like. I also had a dummy round made from a SWC Keith type and that didn't like to go into the chamber nicely.

I'll report back when I get this out to the range.

So, what is my Member # (ASBC Henry Rifle Owners Association)
 

Ian

Notorious member
My SN is stamped on the tang behind the hammer, on the outside.

Looks like Brother_Love is #3 and Allen is #4, so you're #5?
 

fiver

Well-Known Member
hold up on the five thing there buster..:p
now you can have 005 or V or even VX or IIIII but I got dib's on the Five thing.
 

JonB

Halcyon member
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Missionary

Well-Known Member
Greetings
I'm a-gonna hold out to be member #7... Have had a Henry 41 mag since July. Now looking at that short barrel (16.5 inch) model thinking it would make a nice kayak shooter.
Mike in Peru
 

Missionary

Well-Known Member
41 Big ? Them plastic boats are tough and the holes near self seal. If-en ya carry some of that "100 MPH tape" with ya you can fix-em while ya paddle one handed. So's ya gotta put losts a holes to make em a sub mariner. So's da store is the best place to knock em out early.
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
Late to the party - but in the Marlin safety issue, after losing a nice impala to the loudest click you will
ever hear (and so did the impala, and bolted) I added a small O-ring to the safety groove. Works great,
highly recommended.

Bill
 

Missionary

Well-Known Member
Good morning Bill
That is a super and simple solution ! Have to do some O-ringing when we get north next time.
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
The depth of the groove is perfect, the O-ring will not pop out if you try to push the
crossbolt, but a pointed object will get behind it and allow removal, and of course, no
chance of scratching anything.

Are you in Peru now?

Bill