cleaning rod

[Black River Johnny]

Ok, first thing I am uneducated when it comes to henrys so please bear with me. I have seen posts on the fact that there is a chamber in the butt stock that was to hold a cleaning rod. I have a civil war model on order and i assume that it does not come with a rod, but is there anywhere to get one? or do you just leave the hole to be lonely?

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Howdy!

I don't think all versions have the compartment for a cleaning rod.  I think only the models specified as "Military" have it.  Doesn't matter, the repro 3 or 4 piece rods can be gotten.  Dixie is the only place I can think of - off the top of my head, but I'm pretty sure there are others.

Some experts will also know whether the 4 piece rod is more authentic than the 3 piece rod, but it may be that either is OK.  I think the Dixie version is 3 pieces and, to MY mind, was pretty overpriced. ($30-$40 if I 'member rightly)  But I may be totally off on that.  Personally, the way I  am, overpriced or not - I'd get the rods! 


Now that I'm thinkin' of it, Taylors MAY sell the rod set - and probably ANY dealer that sells Uberti accessories.

Have fun with that new shooter, Johnny!
(You ARE planning to shoot BP rounds, aren't ya?  It's NOT a requirement, but it sure is FUN!     AND authentic!)

[Deadeye Don]

Jeff,  I looked the Dixie rod up per your suggestion.  It is less expensive than you recall which is a good thing.

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=5638&osCsid=c21f2a978c1d0288de693b854d110250

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[Black River Johnny]

Thanks guys I had done a search earlier at dixie and nothin came up. And yes Black powder only

[Buck Stinson]

Black River,
You'll want the four piece rod.  The three piece rods are for carbines (20" barrel and shorter) the four piece are for rifles (24"- 26").   Winchester included five piece jointed rods in the butts of all 1873 models with extra length barrels and the five piece was standard on 1876 model rifles.

Adios,
Buck

[Grizzly Adams]

My Henry Has the trap in the butt for the cleaning rod, but it is about 2 inches shorter than the rods, or at least the original 1873 cleaning rods I have.  I also have a Henry repro cleaning rod from DGW, but it is also too long.  Could be just this rifle, I guess!

[Deadeye Don]

It seems to be a wise thing to measure the length of the butt stock storage space before ordering a specific length rod.

[Dusty Morningwood]

I dunno.  Twenty bucks is still alot for an invisible cleaning rod. 

[Steel Horse Bailey]

It seems to be a wise thing to measure the length of the butt stock storage space before ordering a specific length rod.

Well, Don, (and ALL y'all others!) Howdy!

I would have thought that the cleaning rods length were the same.  I  didn't know they were different sizes.  I thought THAT was the reason for 3 or 4 section rods ... 3 section for carbine length, or 4 (or 5) for longer, with each section being of equal length - and that would fit in any and ALL Winchesters supplied with them.

I guess that's just me. 

[Deadeye Don]

I dunno.  Twenty bucks is still alot for an invisible cleaning rod. 

Might be invisible, but I bet you can hear it rattling around a bit.   

[Steel Horse Bailey]

That's why in Military and hunting arms, MOST don't remain in the hole provided!  Too noisy!

[litl rooster]

who cleans 'em?

[Steel Horse Bailey]

who cleans 'em?

You'd better, trooper!    At LEAST a lick an' a swipe! 

[Grizzly Adams]

You'd better, trooper!    At LEAST a lick an' a swipe! 

Yep!  I used to do CW stuff and in the evening we sometimes got into a substance called "Apple Pie" that went down like candy and kicked like a mule!  In any case, I decided that cleaning my Enfield was not a priority so I put it off.  Next day, we formed up for inspection.  This involved the Sgt pulling our ram rods and dropping them down the bore of the rifle.  That's when I learned that clean rifles go "ping" and uncleaned rifles go "thud."  Well, mine went "thud" and the Sgt says, "What's your name, trooper?" and begins to write me up!   I says, "Your kidding! Your going to write me up for not cleaning MY rifle.?  Hell, I was in the REAL military and never got written up!"