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Offline Holden

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New handiholic
« on: August 15, 2009, 12:09:48 PM »
Hello

I have been reading this fourm for days(on and off) and can't belive how much info you guys have compiled. I just bought my first handi
30 06 in syn stainless and am looking forward to shooting it. Got it on thursday and put a FX II 6X36 mm scope on it with a long range redical.hope its a good combo, going to shoot it on sunday. I will lot you know how it shoots!!


PS. I'm joining you from Alberta


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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2009, 12:40:01 PM »
Welcome to GBO :) We have the most information about Handi rifles in the world here :o Please read the FAQ just for information about Handi rifles - a very interesting read. ;) After you do your sighting in session, please let us know how it shoots - range reports always go over here well. Good Luck and Good Shooting
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2009, 01:06:52 PM »
 
 Welcome Holden To the wonderful world of handi's and GBO forums.
 I see another handi-holic in the making. Marv. in Texas
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2009, 03:58:29 PM »
Welcome!!  ;)

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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2009, 05:07:43 PM »
Welcome from one canadian to another.
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2009, 03:33:43 AM »
that sounds like a nice rig ...
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2009, 03:45:49 AM »
Welcome!
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2009, 03:53:36 AM »
Howdy Holden, Glad you joined us.  Gotta watch out we'll get yer wife mad at ya. ;D
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2009, 04:10:29 AM »
Welcome
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2009, 04:54:04 AM »
Welcome aboard your in the right spot now. Sounds like a fine set up to start with. I've got the same scope on my 30/40Krag RMEF version works very well again welcome to GBO. Kurt
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2009, 08:46:18 AM »
Welcome to GBO, you will now not get near as much done around the house as you used to. ;D  To much goin' on here, have ta stop what I'm doing to read what is on here.  Sure glad I can't see how many hours and days I'm been on here anymore. ::)  DP
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2009, 11:54:42 AM »
Hello all!!

Thanx for the worm welcome. No shooting for today its pouring rain :'( I took my handi apart last night to clean it and noticed the butstock was very hevy, took the recoile pad off and there was a pice of 3/4" bar stock 8" long and it must be 1.5lbs took that out and I must say the rifle feels way better to me and is more balanced. These handis just get better and better.
Hopefully have a rang report on tuesday, I also reload so i will let you know what loads work best ;D
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2009, 09:25:50 AM »
Finally got to shoot my Handi!! Very pleased 1.5" groups and got the barrel broke in. I sited it using a tree for a rest so i'm very confident that i can shrink those groups by half using the bench. I never did any work on the gun (free floating the barrel ect.) shoots great out of the box :) the onaly thing it dosent like is a hot barrel 5" groups after 4 shots.
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2009, 09:34:41 AM »
Congrats!! Some forend work with help, but how many shots do you need with an '06, it's not exactly a varmint round!!  ;D

Tim
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2009, 10:47:34 AM »
Quote from: quickdtoo on August 19, 2009, 09:34:41 AM
Congrats!! Some forend work with help, but how many shots do you need with an '06, it's not exactly a varmint round!! 

Tim

Oh come on Tim, black bears are varmints where Holden and I live.

Holden, welcome to the loony bin.  Hang on to your wallet and your wife.  You'll be buying more Handis.  Just a tip, buy them so they all look the same. Keep movin em around and she'll never know.  I learned that from a lot of veterans here.....it works;D ;D ;D

I've got the same rifle, and it does shoot.  Good luck with it.

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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2009, 10:50:01 AM »
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: New handiholic
« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2009, 07:48:08 AM »

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Holden, welcome to the loony bin.  Hang on to your wallet and your wife.  You'll be buying more Handis.  Just a tip, buy them so they all look the same. Keep movin em around and she'll never know.  I learned that from a lot of veterans here.....it works;D ;D ;D


Thanx for the advice Pete there are definitly more Handis in the future. ;)


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