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Offline coyotejoe

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Handi 500 S&W, what's up?
« on: February 15, 2009, 04:46:15 AM »
I've had one of those inexplicable urges to own a 50/70 light weight hunting carbine but can't find any replicas I can afford. Then I realized the .500 S&W is a very similar case and in a singleshot rifle it could be loaded to duplicate the 50/70 or loaded on up if my shoulder agrees, which it probably won't! With a bit of wood work, the handi rifle could be remade to resemble a carbine of the blackpowder era. Anyhow, I checked my wholesale suppliers (I hold an FFL) and none of then have a handi rifle in .500 S&W.
  I know there have been a lot of problems with the .500 S&W handi rifles and I'm wondering if H&R just quietly stopped building them? Any thoughts on that? ???
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Re: Handi 500 S&W, what's up?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 05:37:17 AM »
I do not think so as it is cataloged in the 2009 catalog. Possibly its only made occasionally and the current stock is just temporarily deleted.  ??? ???

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Re: Handi 500 S&W, what's up?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 05:51:53 AM »
When Remington closed Gardner and moved to Ilion, their intentions were to limit production to just a few of the more popular chamberings until they got the operation running good and achieved the improvements they wanted to implement, that's why there is a shortage of many offerings and why there were no new offerings for 2009.

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Re: Handi 500 S&W, what's up?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2009, 06:01:21 AM »
Thanks Tim, I guess we all hope the "paring down of offerings" won't be permanent.
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Re: Handi 500 S&W, what's up?
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2009, 06:04:41 AM »
how many different distributors  did  you try
i got one a few months ago[ pm for the number they are  in  Pa]

just forget  it and get a 45-70
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Re: Handi 500 S&W, what's up?
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2009, 06:20:18 AM »
You have a PM CJ!!  ;D
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Re: Handi 500 S&W, what's up?
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2009, 04:46:15 AM »
Thanks Tim! My usual suppliers are Jerry's Sports, Zanders, Chattanooga, Williams Shooter's Supply, Graf & Sons, Midway, Taylor's & Cimarron. Amoung those I can generally find about anything, in fact Jerry's Sport is good for about 90% of my needs, but no .500 S&W's. I already have a 45/70, just have an itch for a 50/70 aka .500 S&W. ;D
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Re: Handi 500 S&W, what's up?
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2009, 03:04:49 AM »
vans sporting goods in cullman alabama has some. you will have to do a transfer but they have it
256-775-4031
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Re: Handi 500 S&W, what's up?
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2009, 03:11:35 AM »
  Just saw one at a shop called "The Police Depot' in Rhode Island.  Don't have their # on hand, but that's the only store of that name in RI, so you can likely google it up easy enough.
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