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Offline tgriffin

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7.62x39 Handi?
« on: May 30, 2008, 03:02:29 PM »
I was in a gunshop today and they had a handi in 7.62x39. I put it on layaway. I looked it up and could not find where H&R had ever offered it. Anyone ever see one before.
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Re: 7.62x39 Handi?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2008, 03:28:39 PM »
Yes they used to offer them.  There were some problems with fail to fire the mil surplus ammo because of hard primers, however they are fairly heavily sought after.  Larry
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Re: 7.62x39 Handi?
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2008, 03:29:50 PM »
Yup, the made them for less than a year, lots of complaints from those that tried to shoot milsurp as Larry said, so they discontinued them. They're real popular with those that shoot sporting ammo in them., see the links in the FAQs and Help sticky on them.

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Re: 7.62x39 Handi?
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2008, 03:42:25 PM »
 ;DThanks. I will pick it up in the AM.
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Re: 7.62x39 Handi?
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2008, 03:44:13 PM »
Bought one couple of weeks ago. Hope to get to the range with it tomorrow.
Let us know how yours does.

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Re: 7.62x39 Handi?
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2008, 04:06:03 AM »
Got it! ;D
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Re: 7.62x39 Handi?
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2008, 01:17:39 PM »
You'll love it.  Mine is probably the most accurate handi I own.  No recoil, reasonably flat shooting, and has the ability to be loaded mild or wild.  It is a hoot to shoot with 4 or 5 gr. of Unique and a 115 gr cast bullet.  Not as loud as a good hiccup, and it will mess up a small varmints world.  If you reload, you've got the most fun with a handi you can have without it being a 45-70.
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Re: 7.62x39 Handi?
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2008, 02:03:53 AM »
Quote from: Daniel Laws on May 31, 2008, 01:17:39 PM
You'll love it.  Mine is probably the most accurate handi I own.  No recoil, reasonably flat shooting, and has the ability to be loaded mild or wild.  It is a hoot to shoot with 4 or 5 gr. of Unique and a 115 gr cast bullet.  Not as loud as a good hiccup, and it will mess up a small varmints world.  If you reload, you've got the most fun with a handi you can have without it being a 45-70.

Hate to drift the thread, but do you use any filler with the 4-5 grains of unique?

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