Along the same lines guys, this is what my .223 barrel does when shimmed and fitted to a new to me but used receiver. It did right from the git go, first time I brought it to the range... I bought 8 rounds of Remingtom ammo off the used ammo table, 3 at 50 in one hole and the next 3 you see pictured next to the old mercury head dime at 100 yards (off an old rolled up blanket!!), I saved the last 2 rounds for coyotes. These are 55 grain Remington HP's...
http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=80601 The below is some of my post I had asked Quick to post for me since I was having probelms posting the picture of the target, I asked him to buff up the verbiage in any way he liked and to post it here also which he did. Being the great statesman he is he left out some of my remarks aimed at some here who feel they must go on and on and on about peoblems with their Handi's instead of realizing what we have and to work with what we have, since I have no desire to be a statesman right now I have included my remarks posted below for all here to read, hope you don't mind Quick...
"Heh heh, thanks MSP!! The pic is posted as well as most of the narrative you included.
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There has been a lot of badmouthing and naysaying of Handi's going
on lately by a couple of members who gripe about these inexpensive guns and keep saying they are getting rid of theirs but still seem to want
to complain about them. I think for the money they are great guns, can they be improved? Yes. Can the factory improve the product we
recieve? Yes. Can we improve the product we recieve? Yes. I am more a hunter than a bench rest shooter and recently recieved a second
hand SB2 action. It really would not fit any of my centerfire barrels well, all were to loose. I shimmed the barrel/action fit and headed to the
range with some odds and ends of .223 ammo. Below is a 100 yard group I shot off a rolled up blanket with some ammo I had never shot
before. Remington 55 gr HP Core Lokt. I bought a partial box for cheap money at a sporting goods store off the used ammo table. I bought 8
rounds in the box, shot 3 rounds at 50 yards in the same small hole, the 3 you see at 100 yards and kept to last 2 for coyotes!!! I will buy
some more and try it again!!! This group was shot with a home fitted barrel action combo and a shimmed barrel. And no failures to eject
either!!!"
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By the way, the Winchester 45 gr HP "white box" ammo, what this barrel previously shot the best (until this Remington ammo), shot appx 1" above and 1" to the right of the bullesye in a little larger group, just over an inch.
edited for spelling...
