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Originally Posted by GeeRam
They are very marmite guns, you either love them or hate them it seems, and that's all down to the tube loading, rather than the way they shoot or are made.
They certainly sell enough of them that they feel they don't need to have a side gate loading system, so you can't blame them for doing what they do. If sales were being damaged by not having a side loading gate, they would do so.
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So there are some interesting videos about Henry out there. And as I understand it now they are making a few guns with side loading gates, but the original design of lever guns was a tube magazine and the side loading gate was a development a few years in. My wife's first gun was a Henry Golden boy in 22LR. She picked it out and she loves it, I have to say that it has the smoothest action of any gun I've ever used. The Big Boy isn't as smooth but still has great fit and finish and decent action. Haven't had it out to the range yet as we're in the middle of moving but hopefully soon.