Kentucky Ballistics on the Henry All Weather .45-70

Is the Henry All Weather .45-70 the hard chrome lever gun that earns the sore shoulder, or does Kentucky Ballistics just remind us that hardcast Plus P still decides the range day before any finish package does? Scott unboxes the All Weather side gate, talks hard chrome plating and coated hardwood for wet weather, then puts Hornady and Underwood loads through first shots with a buddy who has never fired .45-70 either.

What he covers: four round tube plus one in the chamber, iron sights on a barrel just over 18 inches, scope rails if you want them later, Hornady 325 grain FTX next to Underwood 305 grain Extreme Penetrators, Plus P Extreme Penetrators, and 430 grain hardcast Plus P, informal standing groups at 25 yards, steel at 50 yards with hollow points, and water jug demo shots. Recoil notes, ammo picks, and group comments in the video are his, not ours.

Here’s our take. Buy into this All Weather .45-70 class if you want a side gate lever gun built for wet weather hunting or ranch work and you already accept heavy recoiling big bore practice. Skip it if you wanted a light plinker, a rimfire Golden Boy, or a pistol caliber Big Boy, or if you are not ready to pay All Weather money for hard chrome and coated wood. Watch his Plus P hardcast shoulder notes before you treat every glowing lever gun montage as set and forget.

We stock the All Weather .45-70 platform he is shooting. On the shelf: the Henry H10 All Weather .45-70. Related: the All Weather pic rail and the H10 Big Boy brass .45-70. Complete firearm. Indiana FFL transfer through Wulfy’s. Ask us for current fees.