Some shoot really good but have their quarks. I tried a load in my 243 Ulra (heavy barrel) and came up with a 3 shot group that measured .188 @ 100 yards, thinking this was just luck I loaded up some more and sighted in the scope. When the smoke cleared today I had a 7 shot group that you can cover with a dime @ 100 yards. But the same gun will NOT shoot 100 grain bullets at all, they all tumble (todays bullets were 85 grain).
Now if I can just get my 308 barrel to shoot like that I will a happy camper.
Ken

The 500 S&W is now a standard chambering in the Handi.

I was out playing around on saturday with some guys having fun. we set up playing cards at 200 yards. object to hit the center emblem of the card then shoot the two corner emblems. Time is the winning factor ( hit the card three times ). I "cheated", I shot the two corner emblems first then sent one down the pike in the middle. I was off by an inch to the left.The guy with the cheapest rifle single shot break action .223 wins. I just love watching $1200.00 worth of equipment come in second place. It's rarely the equipment that holds us back. Shooting is as much a mental game as anything else.

handi rifle .223
4-12 swift scope
harris bipod

My only modification was to strip the finish off the wood sand it dowm and refinish with boiled linseed oil.

longwalker

In my mind I think "CHEAP" when I see a H&R rifle/shotgun, I never had a likeing for them but have seen some of them shoot very well....they just arent my thing I guess.

Cheap they may be but they do shoot. My wife just bought be a Ruger #1, which is a great piece of work, both fit and finish, suggested retail $1,000. I am now trying to work up loads so that the Ruger will shoot as good as my H&R Handie Ultra, retail price $357. I must confess that the standard Handie stocks are a little bla, but the laminated Ultra stocks don't look bad.

I have a Ruger#1B in 218 bee, shoots like there aint no tomorrow.

i ordered a NEF hadi rifle in 25-06, should be in next week, im hopeing my daughter can shoot this also(hive me my rifle back
i plan on reloading the 120 gr hornady interlock, any info on this or any other weight bullets be appreciated greatly, the heavier bullets for deer , hogs , as for a varmint typ ,i have no idea yet???

Just remember to full lengh size the brass. Neck sizing results in stuck fired cases that are a pain to get out in the field.
When you get it clean it first especially the chamber. Also clean the grease that is packed in the ejector spring. That causes poor extraction also.
There is some NEF info at this link:

NEF Information

well... i finaly got that 25-06 nef handi rifle.
i`ll say this ,it does not like remington brand bullets in 100 grn or 120 grn. shoot both at 4-5 in groups @ 100 yrds ,
so im going to try some hornady 117 grns in interlocks. 'any info guys ????
ive cleaned it good and checked barrel , all seems to be in the right place

Did you try putting a "O" ring under the forearm? Place the O ring between the forearm and the steel lug that you screw the forearm to. this will float the barrel. You also might have to shoot it a few more times to break in the barrel. My 243 took a couple of boxes before it started behaving. Let us know how it goes.

ok , i got some 117 grn hornady btsp interlocks
will load up some and head to the range this week sometime
any pet loads with IMR 4350 would be welcome, knowing not all rifles shoot the same ,neverless it will give me a starting point to work up to safely...

whoooeeeeeee found my load
49.5 grains of imr 4350 powder with a 117 grn hornady btsp stuffed on top got me 1/2 to 3/4 groups at 100 yrds yeaaahaawwwwwww im ready now

A friend of mine owns one in .223 and its a good shooter. The only problem he has had with it was the ejector fails to remove the spent case if the load is a little to warm. And the only rounds he put through it that did that were some factory Winchester stuff. Go figure.

Sometimes,if you take a bore mop and a patch with some Flitz or JB paste on it and hook it up to a drill, you polish the chamber. If the chamber is not perfectly clean they will hang up. Your friend must have an older Handi, the new ones have extractors that are suppose to correct that problem. I like the older ones with ejectors, makes for a faster second shot, if it ejects.

i am haveing no problem with this rifle , tho i would like the ejector type of extractor better for faster 2nd shots also...