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Offline MSP Ret

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Re: .45acp barreled Handi
« Reply #30 on: April 03, 2010, 01:39:48 PM »
Thanks Mac, it really is a nice gun to keep around and to spend some time with on the range and while at camp or in the woods....<><....:)  

BradN, if you already have the .410 barrel that's fine to use, however a 20 gauge barrel works great and there is less meat to remove for the stbbing. Also, in Handi's a 30-06 class ejector (30-06, .270, .280, .308) is what you need to replace the shotgun ejector. It works just as it is. However on an ejector gun you have to drill the barrel lug and add a lifter button and spring to accomidate the rimless case of the .45 ACP, a simple operation easily done with just a drill press....<><....:)
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Re: .45acp barreled Handi
« Reply #31 on: April 03, 2010, 03:09:01 PM »
I got a good deal on the gun so no big deal that I will have to bore it out a bit more, I'm used to taking the long way around to do something and I've got a new ejector on the way already too. 

I'll probably sell off the .22 barrel from the Pack to help finance the .45 barrel blank so it makes using the .410 barrel a better deal.

Just need to see what I want to do for a longer stock now too.

Brad