earlier in the year i tried to order another 357 handi, i like that caliber in the handi and wanted a spare in case anything happened to the one i have. no luck, my normal dealer was out of stock and couldn't get one, that's when i found out it was discontinued.
a few weeks go i posted a "want to buy" ad here in the classified forum and in a few days got an email from a dude at
www.reedsammo.com. he has one in stock so i gave him the visa #, had my local dealer do the FFL thing and the handi arrived at the local dealer friday.
so on the way up to camp tomorrow, i'm stopping at central ny sporting goods to pick up my brand-new handi !!!!! i can't decide if i should pump it full of cosmoline or clean it and shoot it !!!
last month, i posted a question asking what caliber should i get for the slick new receiver i bought from bigborefan. the response was good with 25-06, 7mm-08 and 280 being the winners. BUT ! i ended ordering a 223 barrel with rifle sites, receiver refinished with case colors and ordered up a new pistol grip synthetic stock and forearm. why the 223
besides the fact that i have about 1.5 zillion rounds of 223, i wanted a light quick gun to dispatch varmints and coyotes at close range up at camp. no scope, just point - click, and varmint-dioxide ! my wife collects dachshunds, 5 so far, i have my dog too, with that many dogs we are borderline white trash. however, at camp, we have coyotes, and those fishers, and other predators that will stalk my wifes dogs. now i know a .410 would probably do the job just fine, but i wanted to have a centerfire metallic that would take out anything small with no questions at all yet i didn't want a scope to impede fast target acquisition at short ranges and low light levels.
sg
