I almost bought a replica Henry a dozen years ago, but after firing one with follower coming down the barrel and no forearm (because of the moving follower) I opted for a Uberti 1873 Winchester in .44-40 instead. The 44-40 is the original round for it and I fire cartridges loaded with black powder, just like the originals. A blast to shoot (pun intended).
Do you shoot cowboy action?
I bought a repro Henry in 1990 and it shoots great. I really like the old weapons(1860 to turn of the century). There’s so much history to them. Up until this year I always purchased repros, but this year I got an original 1873 Springfield trapdoor carbine, that was manuf. in 1879 and an original 1894 winchester rifle. I’ve never loaded black powder rounds but am getting set up to load BP rounds to fire the trapdoor.