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Offline guns-o-fun

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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #60 on: April 04, 2010, 02:19:41 PM »
That's great.  I got the impression that the Handi 22-250 was a hit or miss proposition - some a do and some a don't get good marks for accuracy.
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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #61 on: April 05, 2010, 07:19:01 AM »
Quote from: tykempster on March 17, 2010, 08:19:36 AM
"Well...200-400 yards isn't a real long shot in my area..so for pure fun...hmmm..a nice bull barrel 243 comes to mind..With the right load for it..getting in the .2's isn't difficult"

THE .2's?!  With a handi-rifle barrel?  That's a bit of a stretch.

with the right amount of trigger time all things are possible .


i haven't seen the pic in a long time i need to find that target and frame it.
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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #62 on: April 05, 2010, 08:53:12 AM »
Quote from: mitchell on April 05, 2010, 07:19:01 AM
Quote from: tykempster on March 17, 2010, 08:19:36 AM
"Well...200-400 yards isn't a real long shot in my area..so for pure fun...hmmm..a nice bull barrel 243 comes to mind..With the right load for it..getting in the .2's isn't difficult"

THE .2's?!  With a handi-rifle barrel?  That's a bit of a stretch.

with the right amount of trigger time all things are possible .


i haven't seen the pic in a long time i need to find that target and frame it.

How about this one..



It's not your 5 shot group..but should do well enough..

This is one of mine that was shot as fast as I could reload and shoot..I shot a total of 4  5 shot groups in under 3 minutes this session



The top 3 in this 5 shot group measure .118" ...and in non of 4 groups measured over .6"..

BTW...this is the same barrel..I sold it to mitchell (like a dummy)

Mac

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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #63 on: April 05, 2010, 08:57:02 AM »
Quote from: quball on March 11, 2010, 06:35:42 PM
I like my 22-250 very dead on. Just finely try some 40 gr out of her first reloads was 1 hole that you can cover with the size of the back of the brass. I thalt I was missing ;D Anyway I know the 300 win mag or was it 300 wdy mag can't remember Kick like hell but very dead on at long range.

That rifle was a Rem 700 Sendero 300 WBY Mag, I shot it too. ;) H&R may not be chambering any of theirs rifles for it anytime soon though. Recoil and muzzle blast were very significant. More so the blast!

I vote for the 25-06 or even a .270. Both should shoot a long ways out with good accuracy from a Handi rifle.

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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #64 on: April 05, 2010, 09:43:44 AM »
The smaller and lighter the bullet the more it is affected by wind drift.  The longer the range the more wind drift you get.  That is why I leave the 22-250 at home when I go out.  I never know what the range will be.  It can range from 40 yards to 500, or beyond.  But when the shot presents itself, it is usually fast. 
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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #65 on: April 05, 2010, 12:21:51 PM »
Goodonya, Mac!
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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #66 on: April 05, 2010, 05:10:03 PM »
I would think the 26" bbl handis would be better suited for the long range stuff , be it a 25-06, 270, 280 or a 30-06 (even though the 26" 30-06 is a custom job  (probably the best choice)
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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #67 on: April 05, 2010, 05:30:17 PM »
My 22-250 and 204..............then 270
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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #68 on: April 05, 2010, 05:47:53 PM »
The OP wanted "fun". 45-70 BC is the fun one.

As for whether a Handi can be used long range or not (as one poster said they can't), I've seen 30-06, 25-06, and 270 Handis fired with effective accuracy at 500-1000 yards as well as the 45-70 BC (mine as well as two other locals).
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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #69 on: April 06, 2010, 02:09:57 PM »
Quote from: jeepmann1 on April 05, 2010, 05:10:03 PM
I would think the 26" bbl handis would be better suited for the long range stuff , be it a 25-06, 270, 280 or a 30-06 (even though the 26" 30-06 is a custom job  (probably the best choice)
at the range he's talkin a few inches wont make a diffance i would just get something with low recoil and cheap ammo caz the more trigger time u get the better
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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #70 on: April 06, 2010, 05:21:40 PM »
Quote from: mitchell on April 06, 2010, 02:09:57 PM
Quote from: jeepmann1 on April 05, 2010, 05:10:03 PM
I would think the 26" bbl handis would be better suited for the long range stuff , be it a 25-06, 270, 280 or a 30-06 (even though the 26" 30-06 is a custom job  (probably the best choice)
at the range he's talkin a few inches wont make a diffance i would just get something with low recoil and cheap ammo caz the more trigger time u get the better

Actually..he's already made his choice..

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Well, I decided on the 25-06 barrel.  Got one on the way.  Will probably spiff up the factory crown (which often seem to be a little rought) and go from there.  May well pick up one of the new handi grip stocks when Midway gets them in a later this month (or so they say).  I am sure this thread could go on for a while, but I am satified for now - until the old itch comes back again.....

Not to bad of one..especially with the right bullets..It even can go a might further than 400 yards.. ;) :D :D :D ;D

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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #71 on: April 07, 2010, 05:22:10 AM »
For me its the 25-06
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Re: Best Handi barrel for long range fun
« Reply #72 on: April 07, 2010, 08:24:56 AM »
My bad didn't see that a 25-06 will serve u well
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