Hello The Camp,
I'd like to join in with a Cimarron brass framed Military version in .44 Special. I acquired it from a gentleman who posted it in the classified section on the forum last year and am now having the time to load and get out to shoot. My preliminary loads have been with black powder (so far 26 grn. Goex 3F) and a .430 215 grain bullet. I've not done any serious target work yet, just some short range testing for function and fun. I plan on working on loading various versions to get close to original Henry RF ballistics and have gleaned a lot from fellow Henry shooters on this forum.
The previous owner claims to have had success shooting .44 Colt as well as the .44 Special and I plan on experimenting with this as well. There are a few marks on the wood and a little wear on the metal here and there, but overall she's in good shape. I don't know if Cimarron had their Military variants done with non-varnished stock, but mine has a nice oil finish on it and I'm quite happy.
Years ago I had an early Uberti .44-40 from Allen Arms in Santa Fe, but as happens to a lot of us, I foolishly sold it. I've regretted this for some years and was determined to get one again. After reading on this forum I noted a number of posts about the .44 Special versions and put this on my "want list". I figured it would be a hard one to get ahold of but kept looking. When this one popped up I couldn't let it get away.
Here are some pics of my prize! I've not posted pics on the forum before so I hope this works. If not I will figure it from advice here.
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Thanks so much for having this forum!
All the best,
Garret