After following alot of advice on this forum in the FAQ's and sending the .308 back for repairs once, I finally got it shooting very nice. In the end, I filed the forearm lug hole slightly to relieve pressure, then added the O-ring. The .308 was hitting a 1/2" bullseye pretty consistently at 100 yds, so a huntin' I went!
Sunday morning about 8:00 A.M. a doe streaked across the food plot at about 150-170 yds. I put the binocs on her as she dased into the brush on the far side. Suddenly a decent buck bolted out, obviously hot on her tail. I had just enough time to size him up as he galloped across the 100 yd wide plot from right to left. I dropped the binocs & grabbed the Handi. I aimed & pulled the hammer back, but the sun was right in my scope, causing a "white fog" effect with just a shadow outline of the buck.
He was across the plot by then, & paused long enough to try and locate the doe in the brush. I put my hand over the front of the scope to block the sun and settled the crosshairs just as the buck was turning away to make his jump into the brush. I squeezed the trigger on a very tight quartering away shot, and he was gone.
All of this happened in a matter of about 30 seconds or so. I went to where I last saw him go in and pushed into the brush. I didn't have to go far. He made it about 100 feet into the tall weeds before piling up. When I dressed the deer, I saw that my bullet had entered just behind the ribcage and skipped all the way along the inside edge of the ribs. The left lung was split nearly in two.
Bottom line; the bullet entered right where I was aiming, with a very difficult shot at around 150 yds.
Needless to say, I am very pleased with my .308 Handi!! And all the nay-sayers have shut up. The usual, "What the hell do you want to hunt with a single shot for?", and "You're gonna regret that!". My answer was, "When was the last time I've ever missed a deer??".
