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Offline tsigmon

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SB1 or SB2
« on: August 12, 2011, 05:38:07 PM »
   Can you tell by the serial number on the frame  if it is a SB1 or SB2? I looked at a Handi at Academy  Sports today  in .243 Win.  with a BSA 3x9 40mm scope for $289. Serial nunber  CBA 1124XX  If it is a 2 I will brobably go back and get it. Also had a 7mm-08  with same scope for $279.  Both sound like a good deal to me. Either one would be my first Handi .
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Re: SB1 or SB2
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2011, 05:40:11 PM »
The factory would not have used a SB1 for a 243 or any high pressure round.  It is an SB2.
 
To determine which is which on used guns, check the FAQ's. 
 
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Re: SB1 or SB2
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2011, 05:40:20 PM »
Cba. Is sb2. Cac is sb1
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Re: SB1 or SB2
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2011, 05:45:54 PM »
Wow that was quick!! Thanks !    A friend  of my oldest son has a  .243  with a synthetic stock and is going to loan it to us for the week end so  my 11 yr old  can shoot . If all goes well we will probably go back Sat. afternoon and make a purchase.
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Re: SB1 or SB2
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2011, 06:03:47 PM »
243 is a good round to teach someone just starting to shoot great round for varmints and deer
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Re: SB1 or SB2
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2011, 06:05:29 PM »
I load 95 grain noslers in mine it is very accurate
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Re: SB1 or SB2
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2011, 06:42:58 PM »
You can't go wrong with the .243, that said, I would recommend the 7mm-08 instead.  The 7mm-08 kicks just a little more than the .243, but you will have a larger selection of bullets, if you reload.  Also, the .7mm (.28cal), is a larger and heavier bullet, than the .243, which can help if the shot on the deer is not perfect or marginal.  The larger bullet would cause a lot more damage to the animal than the .243.  thus helping in harvesting the deer, or causing a larger wound channel for any follow up tracking.  An example of this; on .243Win. the usual factory hunting load would use a 100grain bullet, on the 7mm-08, a usual factory hunting load would use a 140grain bullet.
Again both calibers are great, but if your son can handle the 7mm, that's what I would recommend.
Best of luck on whatever caliber you choose, and welcome to Handi's.

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