The Henry Big Boy Color Case Hardened Side Gate is a full-size lever-action rifle chambered for .44 Magnum and .44 Special. Its 20-inch barrel and American walnut furniture combine classic styling with field-ready features for target work and hunting. The design pairs a color case hardened steel receiver with a blued octagon barrel and a tubular magazine accessible via a side loading gate.
Key Specifications
- The action type is Lever Action.
- The rifle is chambered in .44 Magnum / .44 Special.
- The barrel measures 20 inches and features an octagon blued steel profile.
- The magazine capacity is 10 rounds with a side loading gate and removable tube magazine configuration.
- The overall length is 37.5 inches.
- The listed weight is 7.84 lbs.
- The receiver finish is Color Case Hardened Steel.
- The stock material is American Walnut with checkered straight-grip styling.
- Sighting is provided by a fully adjustable semi-buckhorn rear with diamond insert and a brass bead front.
- The rifle features a transfer bar safety and is drilled and tapped for scope mounts (BB-RSM type).
This Big Boy model blends period-correct aesthetics with modern functionality: a robust steel receiver finished in color case hardening, a traditional walnut stock, and a practical side-loading gate for topping the tube magazine. Its features make it suitable for precision casual target work and hunting applications where a handgun-caliber lever rifle is appropriate.
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