The recent advancements in manufacturing have allowed for firearms companies to put out, economy grade bolt action rifles that will shoot MOA or close to it out of the box, these types of rifles are all the norm at the big box store, which cater heavily towards hunters and outdoorsman, and wind up marketing them to the entry level types, and they will wind up sufficing for many years to come. If you only had 350 dollars to spend, and were a novice, don't you think you'd opt for a Economy Bolt gun, instead of an old, obsolete looking single shot rifle ? I feel like the one of the driving forces behind the Handi for me is the really nifty, old school, rimmed cartridges, and I'd be more apt to purchase more Handis in the future if they were offered in more of these cartridges, though they dropped the 38-55 BC, as well as the 45LC BC. Those were the Bee's Knee's to me, however to some Deer hunter looking to purchase his first rifle, wouldn't have one. And would instead rather own a plastic Bolt action in a familiar cartridge, like a .270 or 30-06. The Handi is already finding its way into the Niche, that lends itself friendly to hand loading, so why not try and market the Handi towards us by offering some chamberings a bit different from the norm.
