I made a mistake. I went to the LGS. They have lots of Handi's. More than I remembered. I actually went looking for a .17HMR Sportster. They didn't have one of those on the shelf.
They do have the following: .17HM2, 45-70(syn),45-70 BC, 500S&W, .35 Whelen, and a whole bunch of others. On the used rack, they had a Model 158 (AL) 12ga. I say "had" for a reason
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And the .17HMR? Well they "had" two in the back. Unfortunately, my math skills don't seem to work while under the influence, as $169 didn't seem like too bad of a deal, since I couldn't find it elsewhere (WM price is $139, but SS shows none in stock). Now that I am out of the store, I remember that used .22mag for $100 in the other big local shop, and another $100 for the barrel program, so for an extra $30, I could have both.
It's a sickness, isn't it. These are cool.
Don