Sent my Handi off today

[carp]

Well, I purchased the 45-70 BC last week and shipped it off to H&R today to be fitted with a .357 mag. barrel. How long does it take on average?

[backstrap]

i called them to day to see if they had the barrel i wanted they told me 6 to 8 weeks i dont know how true that is she said they where behind

[quickdtoo]

Time can vary from 2 weeks plus shipping to 8 or 9 weeks if they're busy or out of the barrel when they get to your order. Plus they're gonna be shut down from Christmas thru New Years which will add a week all by itself.

Tim

[carp]

I'm not in a big hurry but I'm excited none the less.

[quickdtoo]

Yes, now the wait begins......it can seem much longer than it really is, waiting for the return of new barrels and your frame, specially if it's the only frame a fella has, I can remember very well what that was like!!

Tim

[Mac11700]

Yup...the wait really gets to ya...I know...I got 1 coming from NEF...and 1 coming from Handi35 up in Alaska...

Mac

[old geezer]

I sent one off on 2 Nov to be fitted for a 357 also.  Last time I checked, the lady said maybe this week. 

[shaner]

hey carp your goin to put a 357 on a buff classic?? how you goin to stock it withthe buff dress? and open sites? or a peep

[carp]

I'll probably put a scope on the .357 barrel. My Daughter's Handi has one and it is a tack driver. She let me use hers a couple of weeks ago and I fell in love with it. That's how I got lured into the Handi world. I came on here asking for advice on what caliber to use in her first rifle. I bought her the .357 and last week I bought myself the Buffalo Classic, 45-70 and ordered my .357 barrel yesterday. This is a real sickness isn't it? I'm really not into target shooting mostly hunting so I'm already thinking about some mods to the B.C.

[old geezer]

I called back again today to check on mine, and the lady said they were currently working on units received in late October.  They received mine on 6 Nov, current predictions now is after the first of the year.  This was supposed to be CHRISTmas present for the grand daughter.  So much for that idea.

[LEO]

Its anybodies guess how long it will take, my longest wait was 6 months and my shortest turnaround was 10 days.  The long one though was because they didn't have the barrel I wanted in stock, they told me it would be several months before they had them, and I just told them to hang onto the reciever until they got it so I went into that one knowing it was going to be a while.

[tmccray45]

I sent off for a 25-06 on September 22nd and got it back on December 11th.  (The two of us go to the range this weekend.)