Henry Single Shot - 12 GA Rifled

[NiteHawk]

Anyone have any experience with the Henry single shot rifled shotguns? They are similar to the H&R USH. I can't seem to find anything online regarding the accuracy of these firearms. https://www.henryusa.com/shotgun/single-shot-slug-barrel-shotgun/

That said, I took a leap of faith and have one arriving to my FFL next week. This will be my firearm for those firearm restricted areas in WA. I plan to mount a Leupold 3x9 on some high rings to allow some space for that rebounding hammer. Right now I have some Winchester deer season xp copper sabots to try out. I'll be interested to learn if anyone has experience with this firearm. If not, I'll be sure to provide some range reports later on in Jan/Feb.

[NorseNW]

Nitehawk,
Interesting because I just spent several days working thru what to do for a slug gun.  After thinking it thru and getting some feedback on here I decided to keep what I got and do 2 3/4" ammo instead of 3" mags to lighten recoil.  I have an old 12 ga Mossberg 500 pump with a rifled barrel my dad bought me a few decades ago.  I just ordered some ammo this morning to try out and see what it likes the best.  The reviews for the Mossberg I read seemed to show Hornady SST slugs and Lightfield slugs as ones that work best in Mossberg.  Each gun eats ammo different so I'd suggest trying a few different brands / loads to see what prints best for you. 

I've only fired one Henry's rifle before and it was pretty darn nice.  I can't imagine it being a Henry's and single shot would result in anything other than a very accurate setup.  I'll be interested in seeing your results.  If I can remember I'll post mine up as well.

Just make sure to steer clear of "MY" restricted firearms spots in Clark County! 

[NiteHawk]

Norse,

You are correct in that the accuracy is highly dependent on the slug and twist rate combination. I'm excited to see what the thing can do. My expectations are for the gun to produce similar results to that of the H&R which there are plenty of accuracy reports on.

Funny how us hunters finish one season and are already preparing for the next!

[haftard]

Im sure it will shoot nice.

[huntingfool7]

Nitehawk,
Interesting because I just spent several days working thru what to do for a slug gun.  After thinking it thru and getting some feedback on here I decided to keep what I got and do 2 3/4" ammo instead of 3" mags to lighten recoil.  I have an old 12 ga Mossberg 500 pump with a rifled barrel my dad bought me a few decades ago.  I just ordered some ammo this morning to try out and see what it likes the best.  The reviews for the Mossberg I read seemed to show Hornady SST slugs and Lightfield slugs as ones that work best in Mossberg.  Each gun eats ammo different so I'd suggest trying a few different brands / loads to see what prints best for you. 

I've only fired one Henry's rifle before and it was pretty darn nice.  I can't imagine it being a Henry's and single shot would result in anything other than a very accurate setup.  I'll be interested in seeing your results.  If I can remember I'll post mine up as well.

Just make sure to steer clear of "MY" restricted firearms spots in Clark County! 

You'll like those 2-3/4" slugs.  Less recoil and better penetration.  Slugs shot from the shorter hull don't turn into pancaked silver dollars like the 3" rounds. 

[NiteHawk]

I received my Henry Rifled slug shotgun and really like the look and feel. I'm getting the thing set up with a scope and have run into an issue. Here's the setup:

Rail: EGW picatinny rail - https://www.egwguns.com/henry-single-shot-h015-picatinny-rail-0-moa
Rings: Warne Maxima 200M - https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/warne-maxima-fixed-steel-scope-rings
Scope: Leupold VX-1 3x9 - https://www.leupold.com/scopes/compact-scopes/vx-1-3-9x40mm

I also installed a hammer spur and the hammer clears the scope just fine.

Now here's the issue I'm having and could use some help. I'm bore sighting the shotgun and running out of elevation adjustment on my scope. I'm turning the elevation adjustment all the way up and the crosshairs are not moving below the point of aim. Essentially my scope is incapable of aiming low enough. This means I cannot set up my scope to allow for bullet point of impact above point of aim at 50yds. Ideally I would to be shooting 2-3 inches high at 50yd, ~0 at 100, -3in at 150 yards.

Essentially I need to aim my scope down in order to give me more MOA for upward adjustments. I've looked into shimming the rail but don't really like that idea. Anyone have any solutions or suggestions on how I may fix this issue?

Thanks!

[haftard]

Well one of 2 things take it all apart and make sure everything is seated correctly . or 2 shim it up. My dad had to do it with his slug gun.

[NiteHawk]

Well one of 2 things take it all apart and make sure everything is seated correctly . or 2 shim it up. My dad had to do it with his slug gun.

I took it apart yesterday to ensure everything was strapped on correctly and it was. Any ideas on how to shim a rail? Seen some videos using aluminum soda cans but that seems like it would be tough on the metal of the gun.

[haftard]

Ok. So we know it not somthing stupid. Get new rings or give it to a gunmith to shim it. I tryed using a soda can with poor reaults.

[wadu1]

Had the same issue with Styer rifle with high claw mounts the old German scope was cracked. Put a Leupold on it I could not get it to go down low enough. Called Leupold, they said to run the scope all the way up, then all the was down then count how many clicks to the top and run half way down and try zeroing again. It worked for me.