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I've used 38/55 for 50 years. My only reservation is the .366 bullet. I have a single shot in in .360 2 1/4 and have about 200 250gr bullets. I don't ever want to have to go back to casting and they are hard to find.

Hawk Bullets are easily available.

I have 50 Hawks, but I like to start out working up a load for a double rifle with cast bullets and my 150 might not be enough.

Is this the .366 diameter that I think it is? There should be plenty of commercial casters that do the 9.3X74R bullets. 286 grns?
For my Chapuis 9.3 I use the Privi Partizan bullets from Graffs. Cheap and accurate.

It was regulated by H&H for 250 gr bullets. I want to start with those and will try some others if I don't have any luck with them.

Nice rifle for sure!

Wouldn't it be great to have the .303 barrels too. I just love the .303 and have a trio of doubles in that caliber. When regulated for the 215 grain bullets (as most were) it's a great deer and elk cartridge. Quite a reputation as a killer.

The .360 is a great round in its own right.

Let us know how you do in the deer woods.

Curl

Steve,

Love your A. Henry also.

I have a nice hammerless Henry in .450BPE. Looks very similar except for the Jones lever.



Curl

Curl,
That is a nice home you have there for your Henry. I am working on getting mine cased. I lucked into a case and accessories for mine last year and currently just need to come up with a powder measure that is correct and then the french fitting can begin.
I love my Henry. I loaded for it this week and will test them today just to verify my load still works. I shoot black in my gun and it regulates great despite what the experts had led me to believe.
The top lever cocks the locks on my gun which explains the long
lever and the fact that it requires more travel than the typical top lever. Some people find that awkward, but I have the hands of an Ape so it is not an issue for me.
I am looking forward to collecting a whitetail with the old gal this year. The last 2 owners before me never even shot the gun, what a shame.

The case my H&H is in is an inexpensive new canvas and leather one made for a 28" 20 ga double. I only had to do some slight modification to create the partitions for th turnscrew (which is an original vintage H&H) and the forend. I have 2 H&H rook rifles in their original cases and this $125 wonder is a great facsimile.

Might also have been converted for an owner posted to India where sporting arms in .303" were prohibited, or at least for that market.