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Offline elbow

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New 4570 out of the box accuracy?
« on: May 02, 2013, 04:33:27 PM »
As stated earlier, thinking of buying a new Handi Rifle in 4570 with wood stock and iron sights. How accurate are these out of the box and what loads do you guys find shoot best?
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Re: New 4570 out of the box accuracy?
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2013, 04:57:44 PM »
First two shots with the brand new barrel I put on my frame went 1" at 25 yards standing off hand.  Good enough for me.  ;)  from a rest my BC has done .87" at 100 yards.  Hopefully can play with this new barrel some more and tweak it up slightly.  8)
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Re: New 4570 out of the box accuracy?
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2013, 10:01:03 PM »
out of the box? mine shoots about 2 feet low at 100 yds with the rear sight elevated all the way! at the midpoint its point of impact is about 6 feet low! so out of the box POORLY. Seems the factory put on the wrong front sight blade. have installed a small scope to try next time at the range and then will take a file to that front sight. I'll let you guys know how it comes out.
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Re: New 4570 out of the box accuracy?
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2013, 10:29:57 PM »
This was sort of out the box first 4 shots at 50 yards.


I replaced the rear sight with a Williams peep with target knobs before I ever fired it.  I had planned to install this sight from the moment I decided to buy the rifle.  These were with Teflon patched 230g round nose bullets normally for the .45 auto.  We're talking 100% experimental rounds with a new rifle not even sighted in.  Also these were shot off hand while sitting in a folding chair.  I know I can do a lot better once I dial in the sight and find the load it likes the best.

BTW, the 5th shot blew up a nasty, dirty and corroded old can of beer that I found in my house before I moved in.  I put it out at about 70 yards, compensated a little to the left and hit it dead center.  My grand kids loved that part so I promised to save up some plastic jugs to fill with water to blast next trip out...

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Re: New 4570 out of the box accuracy?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2013, 05:34:18 AM »
Didn't have any problem with mine.  I originally purchased a 45-70 barrel (ejector) from one of the member on this board.  It snapped right into an older SB2 receiver I had laying around.  I found it to be really accurate. 

I was so happy with it that I went out and purchased a complete 45-70. 

I also purchased another 45-70 barrel and had it converted into a smokeless Muzzleloader.  Guess you could say I like the 45-70.

Don't know why, but the 45-70's along with a few other H&R barrels (30-30, 357, 22LR, to name a few), just seem to be inherently accurate.

A word of advice, BUY IT!  Besides, if you don't own a Handi in 45-70, you'll never learn the "super secret squirrel handshake".
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Re: New 4570 out of the box accuracy?
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2013, 05:36:30 AM »
the one that i had that now belongs to my youngest son shot MOA at 75 yards with winchester factory 300 grainers; it shoots MOA at 100 with the hornady leverevolution 325-grainers.
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