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Offline Country Boy

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H and R accuracy ?
« on: June 28, 2013, 06:29:37 AM »
Just found a used one in .243. are these rifles accurate ? Mige buy this one depends on what you guys tell me about them. Thanks
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Re: H and R accuracy ?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2013, 06:45:38 AM »
As with any gun, it tends to depend on the gun.  That being said, I have three with a total of 10 barrels and they all shoot well and accurately.
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Re: H and R accuracy ?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2013, 06:50:44 AM »
I donno what ta tell ya.  I have no experience with the older ones, but my new Illion made Superlight shoots 2.5 inches at 300 yards.  I would say it's a keeper.  There were some accuracy issues with the older .243s.  That kept me from buying one for years.  Finally, I gave up and took the dunk and got mine.  I couldn't have made a better choice.  It would probably be a good idea to go to the FAQs, look up the manufactured year from the serial prefix and perhaps some of the more experienced guys here can help you from there.

When I have a fox or coyote around the house, barn, or surrounding fields, the .243 and the .22-250 Handis are what I grab.  They're both good for my setup out to 400 plus yards.  The .243 is my Wolf Rifle.....it works. I get to hunt in my area when a control permit is issued.  Both you and the wolf would have to be asleep at the wheel to get a shot inside 2 - 400 yards.  A friend and neighbor hunting on the same control permit shot two on two consecutive evenings with a .243.  Both were between 3 and 400 yards.

Good luck and keep us posted on how it all turns out.

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Re: H and R accuracy ?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2013, 07:45:29 AM »
I have two frames and four barrels...best accuracy is from the .22K Hornet, 1" to 1 1/4" 150 yard groups...minute of groundhog out to 200 when I do my part.  The worst accuracy is my 45-70 2" groups at 100 yards is about the best I can do with it.
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Re: H and R accuracy ?
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2013, 08:09:56 AM »
I have several older H&R 243s, they all shoot good, some of em a lot "gooder" than the others.  ;D

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Re: H and R accuracy ?
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2013, 08:26:10 AM »
Like the others said all guns are different but I started all of my boys off with a243 handi and never had any accuracy problems with the rifle did have acouple of scope faliures but not because of the gun.
 
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Re: H and R accuracy ?
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2013, 11:36:44 AM »
Here is the honest truth! I had a brand new in the box 243 that would ladder step 5 or six shots until I worked on the placement of the rest and the forend(o ring) thing. it got better but was never good. I had a 270 that I bought for long range shooting but sold it because 100 yard groups did not make me think it would do well at three hundred. NOw I have a 223 in a light barrel that is a tach driver no matter what you feed it! Go figger, with some work and advice you may get here you can make one do what you need it to. Some, like everything else just don't measure up!
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Re: H and R accuracy ?
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2013, 04:32:37 PM »
I have known 3  243's in my lifetime bought at distinctly different periods and all were at WORST minute of deer.  Groups were within an inch IIRC.  Two were different friends guns and one I bought for ex-stepson.

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Re: H and R accuracy ?
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2013, 05:03:13 PM »
What length is it? Ejector or extractor? Lock up good, factory fitted? What do you want to shoot with it and what weight bullet do you want to use? What is the serial # prefix? How much $
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