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"Shipping may need to be in two packages and will be determined based upon your ship to location."
"missing gold infill in barrel lettering on one side of barrel"
That's the part I like. No telling what this clown has done to this poor rifle. What a shame he doesn't have a clue.
That is a "special order" Henry Big Boy, from their Custom Shop- made for someone that's hunting by sitting on a tree limb and swinging down backwards, to hang upside-down for the telling shot !
Thanks for the laugh. His seller name is "Swifterthanyou" Me thinks he is about as swift as molasses in winter. The auction id says 45 caliber but the description lists it as 44. So........ what is it, an upside down 45? Does that make it a 44?
You know, instead of a 4473 to own a firearm, how about an IQ test?
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Look at his other auctions. He has a .22 Henry for sale also, and it has the stock on right side up. Most people who are swifter than I am would have noticed the incongruity.
He says he fired the .44/.45 200 times like that. From the hip, I presume, unless his real name is Jim Peckerneck.
I have never taken the gun down all the way for any reason but have been diligent in cleaning immediatly after each use. All of my guns are stored in a safe w/ dehumidifier after protecting all blued steel prior to putting away. Thanx for the heads up and good shooting, Jim
I find it real hard to believe it left the factory like that & that he actually shot the gun that way.
I have never taken the gun down all the way for any reason but have been diligent in cleaning immediatly after each use. All of my guns are stored in a safe w/ dehumidifier after protecting all blued steel prior to putting away. Thanx for the heads up and good shooting, Jim
I find it real hard to believe it left the factory like that & that he actually shot the gun that way.
If he did, that might explain selling it cause I'm sure it whacked the snot out of him.
I cannot believe Henry, of all companies, could possibly let one put together bassackwards out of the factory. If he didn't take it all the way down someone did. How is the world could he not notice it was different than the rest of his collection he mentions he is selling?
I don't believe it would fit in the box from the factory.
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I sent SwifterThanYou an FYI email and this was his reply:
"Again have not idea what the cataloq states however, I purchased it this way new from a dealer on Gunbroker. com about two years ago, and have never taken it down completely for any reason."
Now we know there are at least 2 real "Swifter than you's" on GB.
Pete44ru
I think you have the most plausible explanation, but only because the most logical is too horrible to deal with.
Do you think he really shot it like that?
I think that.........If anyone shot it like that - whether the factory (Monday/Friday gun) or he owner installed the stock - It would slam the shooter's face hard enough, that he would immediately sell the gun !
I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole, thinking "what else"could be screwed around with, inside ?
Unless, of course, that is exactly the plan of the seller - who may not want to sell the gun, but is being pressured to.
What a LOAD OF BULL. I have never seen any shipping box from the factory that looked like a dogleg. I would PAY to see that guy shoot that gun with factory loads. It would kick the snot out of the shooter. Jim.
If the stock mounts to the frame anything like a Marlin, it would have to be badly damaged to get it to fit tightly to the receiver. The relieved sections for the tang are different on the top and bottom!