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Largest caliber in a H&R....
« on: June 14, 2010, 08:09:53 PM »
What is the largest caliber that you guys know of being used in these single shooters?  I just bought a Buffalo Classic and am thinking of adding an additional barrel, what calibers have been rebored to larger calibers with success?  .DT
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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2010, 08:23:20 PM »
The 500S&W is the largest factory offering in a Handi.



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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2010, 08:25:54 PM »
As far as I know the .500 S&W and the .499HE are as big as a factory barrel has been chambered for or re-chambered to I should say in the case of the .499HE.
There are some that are doing wild things with stubs and custom barrels like the 12ga FH.
Read about it in these threads.



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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2010, 08:44:46 PM »
12 bore in rifled and 10 bore in smooth. Wish the 10 was offered rifled and a elephant gun would be in everyones grasp. So I guess you answer would be 73caliber in 12 and 78caliber with the 10
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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2010, 08:50:00 PM »
I think he means rifles.



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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2010, 06:23:46 AM »
Thanks for the info, I've now officially lost interest as I found a thread discussing the prices of rebore rates and I'm too cheap for that  ;D Though I'm soon to add a factory caliber barrel to my rifle, I'm just undeceided at the moment as to which one.    .DT
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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2010, 06:35:26 AM »
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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2010, 07:03:59 AM »
I'd like a long chambered .577 Snider to be able to use full length 24 ga. brass.
As the racer said, " all it takes is cubic dollars".
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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2010, 07:59:22 AM »
12GaFH, 73 cal IS a rifle...a very BIG rifle...20Ga IS a .620 cal... Ed Hubel has a .585 cal that will punify the Snider...  ;D ;)...it is a stub barreled object de'Art.  They are ALL rifles, just not FACTORY available.  Ed also has 10Ga and 8Ga's on the NEF frame.

Those are mind blowing thing's Ed is doing with the NEF frame...SAFELY.

Check out Accurate Arms, Big Bore, 12GaFH thread.

Some require cubic dollars but most...except for the dies and brass costs...are relatively inexpensive to do...the cost of the NEF, a rechamber...a muzzle brake...much less than you'd expect.

I'd much rather have an 8GA if facing a PO'ed bear, buff or T-Rex...one shot and it will roll the beasty over, skin it, cut it into steaks and BBQ it...all you need is a fork, plate and chair....Hahahahahahaha


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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2010, 09:10:01 AM »
Not to hijack this thread, but has anyone shot the ranger rick 610gr LFNGCs in their handi.  Been trying to find rifle load data on it with no luck.
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Re: Largest caliber in a H&R....
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2010, 09:16:01 AM »
Email Richard at Ranger Rick's, he's provided data for me before,  I have KDM's(they're out of business) data for the Encore pistol, they only listed Lil'gun, PM me if you want it, it's listed as a 600gr tho, not 610gr

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