# Henry Rifle -- Caliber opinions wanted

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 21, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-rifle-caliber-opinions-wanted/533245 "2010-03-21T16:33:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-rifle-caliber-opinions-wanted/533245/1 "2010-03-21T16:33:11Z")

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I’ve just been reminded that I’ve been wanting a Henry rifle for a couple of decades, so I’ve started looking. Based on my experiences with several Uberti Colts, I want to get an Uberti. But what caliber?

.44-40 is ‘traditional’. On the other hand, I have a Ruger Blackhawk in .45LC. If I got one in .45LC the ammo would be interchangeable. OTOH, I don’t shoot enough to be bothered by the inconvenience of yet another caliber. I’m leaning toward the ‘traditional’ .44-40 caliber.

What do you think?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-rifle-caliber-opinions-wanted/533245/2 "2010-03-21T20:15:54Z")

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If the .44/40 was the original round used in the thing there wouldn’t be any question about it in my mind. I’m one of those folks that believes if you are getting a traditional rifle you should get the traditional ammo to go with it. However, since the original Henry fired a .44 rimfire which you can’t get in a reproduction, I’m not so bothered by the .45LC. Neither one is really the absolute “right” version.

That said, though, if it were me I’d probably get the .44/40.

I’ve never shot a Uberti but from what I hear they do have a good reputation.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-rifle-caliber-opinions-wanted/533245/3 "2010-03-21T20:31:03Z")

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Yes, the .44 rimfire is a little hard to come by nowadays. 😉

> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#):
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> I’ve never shot a Uberti but from what I hear they do have a good reputation.

I’ve never shot an Uberti that used fixed ammunition, but I’ve shot my Uberti Navies quite a bit. (Haven’t gotten round to shooting the others yet.) I’m impressed by their fit, finish, and accuracy.