Here is a link review of Henry Big Boy .357 Enjoy! https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/12/9/henry-big-boy-357-mag-lever-action-rifle/Looking for any reviews on this rifle. I have a hankering for either a Henry or jm Marlin. Leaning towards a Henry and would like to hear a little more from the ingo brotherhood.
I've had both the Big Boy and Big Boy Steel in 357. Both very accurate and completely reliable. As someone else upstream mentioned, the Big Boy with the octagon barrel is absolutely beautiful, but kept getting heavier. I ended up letting go of that, but the Big Boy Steel is in my stash to stay. Same pretty Henry wood but no brass receiver bling. It has a round barrel, is lighter, is a pleasure to shoot, and it cycles 357 and 38 equally well.
Found a good deal on a steel model with 16" barrel and a large loop. Will probably order this week.
Believe me, it was really hard to let go of the Big Boy. It's SUCH a pretty combination of that Henry wood and the brass receiver with the blued octagon barrel. But the Steel option suited me better for everything I wanted to do with it.I'll have to check that out. IF I ever indulged again, it would be an addition, not a replacement. That brass big boy is a beauty that would be hard to give up.
I like having two different S&W revolvers in .357, then a Taurus Thunderbolt pump carbine in .357, and now a Henry in .357.
Two carbines, and two revolvers in .357.