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The Henry rifle used a .44 caliber cartridge with 26 to 28 grains (1.7 to 1.8 g) of black powder. [12] This gave it significantly lower muzzle velocity and energy than other repeaters of the era, such as the Spencer. The lever action, on the down-stroke, ejected the spent cartridge from the chamber and cocked the hammer.
Frustrated by the failures of Volcanic rifles, young Henry designed a revolutionary lever-action rifle with a 16-round magazine, forever changing the landscape of firearms. ... .44 Magnum, and .50 ...
The .44 Henry, also known as the .44 Henry Flat, the .44 Rimfire, the .44 Long Rimfire, and the 11x23mmRF (11x23mm Rimmed) in Europe, [2] is a rimfire rifle and handgun cartridge featuring a .875 in (22.2 mm)-long brass or copper case.
The first model produced was the Henry H001 Lever-Action .22 and the first shipments were made in March 1997. The original corporate motto was "Made in America and Priced Right". Henry Repeating Arms takes its name from Benjamin Tyler Henry, the inventor who patented the first repeating rifle in 1860, known as the Henry rifle.
The large-loop rifle is also associated with John Wayne, who used a .44-40 Winchester '92 version in many films. Winchester, Rossi Firearms, Chiappa Firearms, Henry Repeating Arms and Marlin Firearms all make modern lever-action rifles with oversized loops (although the Henry and Marlin versions are not Winchester copies). [citation needed]
It was designed to fill the gap left when the older .45-70 cartridge was not available in new lever-action rifles; at the time it was the largest lever-action cartridge available. [1] The .444 resembles a lengthened .44 Magnum and provides a significant increase in velocity. It is usually used in the Marlin 444 lever-action rifle.
A .44 Magnum Marlin Model 1894 carbine A Desert Eagle semiautomatic pistol in .44 Magnum. A Spanish-made Astra Model 44 revolver in .44 Magnum. The concept of a dual-purpose handgun/rifle cartridge has been popular since the Old West , with cartridges like the .44-40 Winchester , whose "high-speed" rifle loadings were precursors to magnum loads.
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