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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.
Modern replica Henry rifle. The unrelated Henry Repeating Arms produces a modernized replica of the Henry Model 1860 rifle with brass receiver and American walnut stock, but a modern steel barrel and internal components. [14] Uberti produces an almost exact copy Henry Model 1860 chambered in .44-40 Winchester or .45 Colt, rather than the ...
Henry H001 Classic Lever-Action .22LR Henry Big Boy Steel Carbine .357 Magnum Henry Homesteader Carbine in 9mm Luger Henry Repeating Arms manufactures rifles, shotguns, and revolvers. The company produces a broad range of lever-action rifles in both rimfire and centerfire calibers, in a variety of finishes, including alloy, steel, hardened ...
The first Winchester rifle – the Winchester Model 1866 – was originally chambered for the rimfire.44 Henry. Nicknamed the "Yellow Boy" because of its receiver of a bronze/brass alloy called gunmetal , it was famous for its rugged construction and lever-action "repeating rifle" mechanism that allowed the user to fire a number of shots before ...
.44 Magnum.410 bore.45-70.444 Marlin.450 Marlin.38 Special.357 Magnum.44 Special.44 Magnum.45 Colt United States: 1948 Marlin Model 780: Marlin Firearms.22 Long Rifle United States: 1988 Marlin Model 795: Marlin Firearms.22 Long Rifle United States: 2007 Marlin Model Golden 39A: Marlin Firearms.22 Short.22 Long.22 Long Rifle United States: 1891
The most well-known is the .44 Magnum which uses a 0.429 to 0.430 inch diameter bullet, depending on jacket or cast. Though less common than the smaller .38 caliber family of cartridges, the caliber is popular with many shooters and the .44 Magnum in particular facilitated the rise of handgun hunting .
The 1894 action, designed for smokeless rifle rounds, is much stronger than the action of the Winchesters (Models 1866, 1873, 1876) that were based on Benjamin Henry's toggle-link system, and can easily handle modern high-pressure revolver cartridges such as the .44 Magnum.
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]