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August 26th, 2022, 04:46 PM #11
Re: A New Friend - Henry Big Boy .44Mag and hunting ammo question
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August 26th, 2022, 04:48 PM #12
Re: A New Friend - Henry Big Boy .44Mag and hunting ammo question
Fun to shoot. Man, it really is. I've told a couple buddies, this is the most fun-to-shoot firearm I've owned, and that is actually a pretty high bar. Some stuff I've had, and stuff I have now, is an absolute blast.
I will say the felt recoil is really not that bad, but maybe 1-2 minutes after I set it down, my shoulder and upper arm are like "hey, something just happened here."
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August 26th, 2022, 06:53 PM #13
Re: A New Friend - Henry Big Boy .44Mag and hunting ammo question
I've only ever tried 180 and 240 grain ammo.
240 shoots where it is supposed to. 180 grain spins off into the ether, typically not even registering on paper.
It is reliable out to 60-70 yards. After that, you're throwing spit balls. But, I'm usually inside 40, so not an issue.Sed ego sum homo indomitus
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Re: A New Friend - Henry Big Boy .44Mag and hunting ammo question
If you don't reload, Federal Fusion 240Gr worked great for me back when I had my Marlin 44 Mag. 1.5" @ 100 with a nice compact 2.5x scope. Shot a deer quartering away at 125 yards and found the .8" diameter bullet in the offside shoulder trying to poke through the skin. That deer made it another 25 yards. I shot another one at 50 yards with a high neck shot and it dropped right there no slug recovered.
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