Author Topic: Handi in 35 Remington (Update on distributor) (Read 5425 times)

35RMB · « **Reply #30 on:** September 23, 2010, 10:55:48 AM »

Do you know what twist is in this rifle? is it 1:16" ?

Thanks

embalmer883 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 23, 2010, 01:53:41 PM »

I'll have to check and see. I'll get a wooden dowel tomorrow and try it out.

gendoc · « **Reply #32 on:** September 23, 2010, 03:24:42 PM »

Quote from: embalmer883 on September 21, 2010, 03:14:14 PM

It's not Jerry's it's Hwy 90 Pawn and Gun. I know thier a lipsey's dealer and with Davidson's. Alot of dealers order from sports south inc.

By the way Scott said he'd ship.

hey embalmer... where at on hwy 90 ?? gulfport, biloxi or pascagoula....or !!
we thank'n we might go to the casinos this saturday

might be there before they close... then i'll win this trip !!!
and won't get skunked by the ol'lady

she's hell on tha tables

quickdtoo · « **Reply #33 on:** September 23, 2010, 03:28:05 PM »

Here ya go John.

Tim

http://www.highwayninetypawnandgun.com/contact-highway-90-pawn-&-gun-of-gautier-ms.htm

gendoc · « **Reply #34 on:** September 23, 2010, 03:30:40 PM »

go-shey !!! thats even better

thanks

oh-boy

open till 5pm on saturday !!!! ifin there's one left, i'll own it

embalmer883 · « **Reply #35 on:** September 23, 2010, 04:42:10 PM »

John,

Scott doesn't work on Sat. but since your gonna be there in person that shouldn't be a problem. If you take exit 61 off I10 Go back east on hwy 90 You'll go through one redlight, the shop will be about a 1/4 mile on the right.

Everyone else,

They also have 444's, whelens, 357's, 45/70's and a couple of 243's

dpe.ahoy · « **Reply #36 on:** September 23, 2010, 04:44:39 PM »

Get 2 gendoc, I'll be yer long lost brother. It'll make a great "gettin to know ya" gift.

DP

embalmer883 · « **Reply #37 on:** September 28, 2010, 12:58:54 PM »

Someone bought one, Who was it?

One left.

Reece · « **Reply #38 on:** September 28, 2010, 02:18:11 PM »

I bought it last Friday. The other one has a scope and Scott said it was a package, would not take it off. I will make it a rimmed .35 Rem.

embalmer883 · « **Reply #39 on:** September 28, 2010, 04:14:05 PM »

Come to think of it, he never did give me a straight answer when I asked if he'd seperate it. I know it's not a handi combo as it has a Nikon on it. He said he's got 7 more coming.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #40 on:** September 28, 2010, 04:16:41 PM »

Coming from where, which distributor?

thx,

Tim

embalmer883 · « **Reply #41 on:** September 28, 2010, 06:13:19 PM »

Quick,

The one question I forgot to ask. Next time I'm in (it's close enough to the house I can walk) I'll ask that very question.

mmt7714 · « **Reply #42 on:** September 30, 2010, 05:45:46 AM »

I'm with Tim, I would love to know what distributor they are getting them from.

D Humbarger · « **Reply #43 on:** October 01, 2010, 02:37:56 PM »

The 35 remy might have the same headspace issues as the 35 whelen due to the small shoulder.

embalmer883 · « **Reply #44 on:** October 06, 2010, 03:46:32 PM »

Ok guys he got 10 more in today. Just so happens 5 were still in the box and the return addy said "shipping department; Hicks Inc. I belive out of Memphis.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #45 on:** October 06, 2010, 04:08:27 PM »

Never heard of em, but here's a website, not much to look at tho.

Thanks,

Tim

www.billhicksco.com

fredster22 · « **Reply #46 on:** October 06, 2010, 04:46:32 PM »

Theres another Distributor out of Luverne Alabama called Hicks Inc
down in John's backyard.

bowtech302 · « **Reply #47 on:** October 07, 2010, 04:07:15 AM »

Guys,

Just used my Bill Hicks login and there are no 35 Rem Handi's listed there. So it must be this Hicks Inc. out of Alabama. I am not familiar with them.

Reece · « **Reply #48 on:** October 07, 2010, 02:55:36 PM »

I talked to H&R this A.M. about the lack of quality control they have. The .35 Rem. that I ordered has nothing going for it. 22 rounds of factory didn't fire. Checked to see if the barrel would fit another frame. All fired, three and a half inch group at 50yds. Lapped the barrel, then three inches at 50yds. 8x32X scope set on 32X. Frame that the barrel came on has a 6.5 lb. pull, very rough finish and extremely hard to open. Could not find out if this is one out of a shipment to Bill Hicks in Alabama. If they let one like mine go out for sale there has to more the same.

gendoc · « **Reply #49 on:** October 07, 2010, 03:18:53 PM »

Quote from: fredster22 on October 06, 2010, 04:46:32 PM

Theres another Distributor out of Luverne Alabama called Hicks Inc
down in John's backyard.

i thank he's west of troy bamalama....
bout 2 & haf ours drive norf from where i stays.
ain't neva did ana business wif him. but know a few that have, ifin its tha same fella ?
you gimme his ffl# an i'll tell ya all bout'um.

daman..... mite know of'um

carbineman · « **Reply #50 on:** October 09, 2010, 10:09:15 AM »

Quote from: Reece on October 07, 2010, 02:55:36 PM

I talked to H&R this A.M. about the lack of quality control they have. The .35 Rem. that I ordered has nothing going for it. 22 rounds of factory didn't fire. Checked to see if the barrel would fit another frame. All fired, three and a half inch group at 50yds. Lapped the barrel, then three inches at 50yds. 8x32X scope set on 32X. Frame that the barrel came on has a 6.5 lb. pull, very rough finish and extremely hard to open. Could not find out if this is one out of a shipment to Bill Hicks in Alabama. If they let one like mine go out for sale there has to more the same.

Reece wrote, < 22 rounds of factory didn't fire> That is not very encouraging, makes one wonder if the rifle ever fired at the factory

Thanks for sharing that with the forum.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #51 on:** October 09, 2010, 12:26:08 PM »

Quote from: Reece on October 07, 2010, 02:55:36 PM

I talked to H&R this A.M. about the lack of quality control they have. The .35 Rem. that I ordered has nothing going for it. 22 rounds of factory didn't fire. Checked to see if the barrel would fit another frame. All fired, three and a half inch group at 50yds. Lapped the barrel, then three inches at 50yds. 8x32X scope set on 32X. Frame that the barrel came on has a 6.5 lb. pull, very rough finish and extremely hard to open. Could not find out if this is one out of a shipment to Bill Hicks in Alabama. If they let one like mine go out for sale there has to more the same.

Is it one of the models(sku numbers) the service notice covers? There's at least one 35 Rem model listed in the 35 Whelen notice. The sku number will only be on the box it came in, your dealer should be aware of it, they got the notice.

Tim

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,216635.msg1099172152.html#msg1099172152

Daman · « **Reply #52 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:38:51 AM »

Quote from: gendoc on October 07, 2010, 03:18:53 PM

Quote from: fredster22 on October 06, 2010, 04:46:32 PM
Theres another Distributor out of Luverne Alabama called Hicks Inc
down in John's backyard.

i thank he's west of troy bamalama....
bout 2 & haf ours drive norf from where i stays.
ain't neva did ana business wif him. but know a few that have, ifin its tha same fella ?
you gimme his ffl# an i'll tell ya all bout'um.

daman..... mite know of'um

Know some folks who order from him from time to time, but never dealt with him personally.

I would like to have a 35 Rem in a Handi though. Iron sights, straight camo lams and 200 grainers for them hawgs in the swamp! The old Rem 141 does the job though, but it ain't getting no younger!

Daman

Reece · « **Reply #53 on:** October 11, 2010, 05:41:28 PM »

quickdtoo,
The sku# is (72608) for the .35 Rem. that I ordered. I didn't see this number on the Dealer Service Notice. Is this number listed on any other service notice you have seen? I called the Remington ammo plant in Arkansas to see if the ammo I used had any know problems and the first thing they asked was if I was using a H&R. They said there were several other calls about the same problem and to just send the gun back. The lot # for the .35 Rem. 200 gr. I used is ( K29 JDI ). They also suggested returning any ammo suspected of having a problem. Just call for a return label.
This rifle has other quality control issues too. I lapped the barrel with a 5 microns non-embedding compound to smooth it a little. I tried just to smooth the high spots and not take off any measurable amount of metal on the rest of the bore. The bore measured (.3605) before I lapped it. I set my die to give a tight feel on the brass when the gun was closed and reloaded all the empty cases. Still didn't fire. I switched the barrel to another frame and all fired. Still 3" groups. Loaded cast bullets next. Then the barrel gave one half inch groups at 50 yds. for each three shots. This one will be on my table at the Tulsa show!

quickdtoo · « **Reply #54 on:** October 11, 2010, 07:02:58 PM »

That's the only service notice I've seen, I'd get H&R to fix it instead of selling it off to some one else.

Tim

lostarrow · « **Reply #55 on:** October 12, 2010, 07:20:25 AM »

our local gun store ( Van's deer processing ) has the 35 whelen in stock, they had the 35 rem. but it got recalled for firing problems. they said they expected to get in more 35 rem. but no time table.

gcrank1 · « **Reply #56 on:** October 12, 2010, 07:48:19 AM »

As much as I understand the feeling of 'just get rid of it' (and Ive had my share of less than satifactory firearms) we, in the enthusiast community, owe our friends, known and unknown, the real story on anything we 'put on the table'. If, with full disclosure, someone chooses to then buy it, fine. Hey, maybe someone wants to shoot only lead bulets out of it and is willing to take the chance, I know I have in the past.
Good ethics start with each of us........I want all of us to be better than most of the current crop of politicians!

Reece · « **Reply #57 on:** October 12, 2010, 05:45:32 PM »

Good ethics truly should be with everyone. The .35 Rem. barrel will be on my table at the show. I think full disclosure has all ready been made to every person that reads the H&R section here as to it's bore size. It will be on another frame that it fits better than you can get from the factory. Nice smooth two and a half lb. trigger pull and B.C. wood. The label will read (.3605" bore- recommend cast bullets only). It should go fast because of the high number of cast bullet shooters out there. It will not matter to a few what the tag reads. There is a group of people that think they can "make" anything shoot. After they find out that maybe they can't they will be the one to sell with out any true info on the barrel. The rest will say 50 yds. is a long shoot where I hunt and a three inch group is good enough. Why don't I send it back to the factory? I will recover my cost. I don't want anymore news ones, my old guns are just fine. The new frame I will save for when I have time to correct the problems and do a decent trigger job on it. I got on line to let people know that some real quality control problems exists with the .35 Rems. Then it seems ethics became the subject. I am sure if I look in the shipping box I will not find a disclosure from H&R about all the many problems they passed on to their dealers and then to me and all the rest. Ethics, maybe someone needs to tell H&R.

wreckhog · « **Reply #58 on:** October 13, 2010, 03:32:40 AM »

Remington factory ammo and H&R seem to have issues. Not a Whelen or a rifle, but my 12 gauge USH misfires every so often with Remington ammo. There are fixes, mine is I take the shells to the side, shoot them in a Mossberg, bang every time.