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Offline Catshooter45

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Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« on: July 14, 2011, 03:42:18 PM »
This is my first Handi.  I bought it about 12 years ago at a gun show.  It was just your basic .45-70, pallet wood, iron sights.  I worked on it a bit:
 

 
 
Then I had a friend who is a highly skilled stockmaker work his magic:
 

 
Oh my.  I only thought I was in love before, but the clothes do make the girl!
 
 
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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2011, 04:08:44 PM »
Outstanding!! Having a unique firearm is kinda cool, isn't it.
 
Your friend is also an artist.
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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2011, 06:18:20 PM »
Nice, thanks for sharing!!!  ;) You should post it to the Handi pics thread in the FAQs.

Tim

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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2011, 07:13:12 PM »
Hey Catshooter,

This is the first time I saw a Handi rifle set up for the "scout" concept (long eye relief scope).  How does she come up on target? Quick and easy?

Your friend did a real nice job.
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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2011, 07:29:09 PM »
That old Redfield peep looks nice.  I have a similar one on a 94 Win and I'd love to find another to put on a H&R...

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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2011, 09:18:08 PM »
Quote from: OldSchoolRanger on July 14, 2011, 07:13:12 PM
This is the first time I saw a Handi rifle set up for the "scout" concept (long eye relief scope). 

You need to spend some more time in the FAQs, scout mounted Handis have been around for quite a while.  ;D

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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2011, 06:09:14 AM »
Tim,
 I think I spend a little too much time on the FAQ's. ;)   At least that's what my wife says! :o
 And she's always right, at least that what she tells me.  ::)
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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2011, 06:27:14 AM »
Very nice!
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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2011, 07:05:59 AM »
WTG Cat! :)
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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2011, 09:37:42 AM »
Wow, that's nice! What is the forend spacer made out of? Looks like tarnished brass in the pic...
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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #10 on: July 15, 2011, 11:30:59 AM »
Thanks for the kind comments gentlemen.
 
The barrel originally had two small tapped holes for the rear sight.  I opened them up to 8 x 40s, screwed down the scope mount and then added four more 8 x 40 holes.  It doesn't seem to want to move much.  There's room for my hand to grasp the action in front of the Redfield and behind the scope.  Carries very nicely there.
 
Both the scope & the irons come right up to my eye with a perfect cheek weld.  This rifle will do an inch, an inch and a quarter at 100 yards with a variety of cast bullet loads.  Now that I've got it back I'll do some more shooting and new load development.
 
For a medium load I've settled on a 365 grain round-flat bullet over 15 grains of Universal Clays, runs about 1300 fps.  Now I want to find a Cat Sneeze with a round ball mould I have and then a heavy load.  I have a Lyman 462560 that I removed the gas check from and it casts a 512 grain bullet now.  I want to get that up to about 1500 or so for the heavy load.
 
The bronze forearm spacer I bought here.  It was a group buy, wasn't it guys?  I've also got a bronze trigger guard done by the same man but I haven't fitted it yet.
 
What a great rifle.
 
 
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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #11 on: July 15, 2011, 11:42:38 AM »
That's really nice wood!   A custom stock does make a Handi look alot more classy.

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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2011, 01:50:50 PM »
Very nice! I really likr the longer fore arm.
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Re: Skills + wood = Quite a difference!
« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2011, 05:30:35 PM »
He also made a short forearm for it that matches the long one for my shorty .45-70.  I've gotta put sights on it and then I'll post pics of it.
 
 
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