Henry Big Boy

[mchom]

I just picked this up for 800 and change on GB. I hope once they start stocking in stores the actual retail will be under 900. Haven't shot it but I find the fit and finish very nice. The bluing is very nice. No unattractive warning labels or other unsightly stuff on revolver.

I think its beautiful!!!

 

[Hair Trigger]

I just bought a Big Boy rifle and was impressed with the fit and finish. The action is also very smooth and it shoots great. Hope your revolver is as nicely made. What caliber is it? I got my rifle in .45 Colt.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I have no words...........

 

[mrchick]

I have no words...........

That’s four words[emoji1]

 

[jeffrefrig]

Looks like a nice gun. Hope it shoots as nice as it looks.

 

[mchom]

Its in 357/38

 

[tmd17]

In so I don't miss the range report.

 

[mk70ss]

That’s the first pic of the gun that I actually think it looks ok. Good luck.

 

[Goony]

Massad Ayoob published a mostly positive shooting review of the Henry Big Boy last month, which you can access via this link: Just a moment...

 

[Hair Trigger]

That’s the first pic of the gun that I actually think it looks ok. Good luck.

Same here. It's a mash-up of modern and retro, looks like something a mid-20th century engineer would have conjured if he'd gone back in time to 1880. I sort of like the mix.

I wonder why Henry didn't decide to get into the reproduction market like Uberti and Rossi and Pietta have? As nicely retro as the Big Boy rifles are, they could do some nice companion piece SAA's or Remington 1850's. Their pricing on this new one would indicate they could be price competitive with the others, and their reputation for quality would sell the gun for them.

 

[Goony]

It's a mash-up of modern and retro, looks like something a mid-20th century engineer would have conjured if he'd gone back in time to 1880. I sort of like the mix.

Which is more or less the definition of "steampunk"....

 

[margethatcher]

Man, do I fail to see the attraction.

 

[Golddollar]

Certainly looks like what would happen if an H&R revolver married a Ruger Security Six.

 

[glenwolde]

Just not feelin' it. Maybe when I see one in the flesh.

 

[sipowicz]

It looks like a Ruger married a High Standard and had a kid.

 

[fishwishin]

It looks akin to what one may have found in gun rags in the ‘70’s in the “not the big three” pages. It’s not a totally bad thing, I would just set my expectations accordingly.

 

[diyj98]

Massad Ayoob published a mostly positive shooting review of the Henry Big Boy last month, which you can access via this link: Just a moment...

It may very well be a great gun, but you’ll seldom see any negative reviews published. It would kill their advertising income.

 

[Goony]

This particular review seems pretty objective. I don't think Mossad Ayoob serves as a shill for anyone.

 

[Hair Trigger]

Certainly looks like what would happen if an H&R revolver married a Ruger Security Six.

I could only imagine what honeymoon night was like.

 

[DWalt]

There is no dispute that the Henry guns are of high quality and well made. But, at least to my eyes, their cosmetic appearance I find to be unappealing.