Posted September 29, 2017 1:30 am by Comments

By Kristin Alberts

The new Henry Big Boy Steel rifle chambered in .327 Federal Magnum. (Photo: Kristin Alberts/Guns.com)
Henry Arms Big Boy rifles and carbines are winners. They’re known for smooth actions and straight shooting. No matter the Big Boy, the quality and performance remain steadfast. So, it’s exciting when the gun maker expands the series into new areas like chambering the popular platform for the under-appreciated .327 Federal Magnum cartridge. Henry started shipping Big Boy variants – the Steel and Brass – with the new chambering this week.
For this review, we’re focused on the Henry Big Boy Steel, which is more utilitarian than flashy. It’s the hard-working, wood-splitting counterpart to the eye-catching, brass-alloy Golden Big Boy. But the incentive in buying the Steel is it costs $100 less.
Staying true to tradition – from when Colt set out to match revolvers with “The Gun That Won the West” – Henry included a cartridge meant to appeal to revolver lovers. Federal originally introduced the .327 Fed Mag a decade ago by pitching that it would pack the power of a .357 Magnum but with less recoil than a .38 Special, attributes that make an instant appeal to wheel gun fans.
A standard lever-action and tubular magazine

Source: Guns.com

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