Gun Review – Henry Big Boy Steel in .45 Long Colt

By Dan Zimmerman

By Max Simpson

My first rifle was a .22 Henry lever action and a Marlin in .357 was the first centerfire rifle I shot. Unfortunately, by the time I was searching for a lever gun in a pistol cartridge, the options were limited. Winchester was no longer making rifles in the U.S. and Marlin was suffering teething problems from a factory relocation. An 1873 by Uberti was appealing, but a bit out of my price range. Rossis were inexpensive but disassembly of the 1892 action was daunting. There were just too many little slotted screws. I tend to favor guns made in the U.S., which didn’t work in favor of a Rossi or Uberti . . .

The Henry Big Boy Steel is made in the U.S., readily available in .45 Long Colt (the chambering I was most interested in) and shares the same simple field stripping as a Marlin. The Big Boy has some features I wasn’t a big fan of; the rifle is rather heavy due to its 20-inch octagon barrel and lacked a loading gate. With its brass receiver it’s almost too nice looking to be comfortable with taking to the range time after time. I …read more

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