Missed_shot, I hope this is just a temporary vent, there have been several Handi owners lately that have been more than disappointed in the recent quality of the NEF/H&R products, but there are many, many more very happy owners, it's just the few that are unhappy that are heard from the most, which is normal. NEF/H&R has addressed many of the issues that we have complained about in the past, trigger pull weight and stuck case problems, and added some asked for calibers. Change takes time, hopefully they will continue to listen and fix the few quality control issues that seem to be prevelent lately.
I agree, the BC/Target butt plates are very sharp edged, I found out the same way. One of mine didn't fit very well, the contour was a little off and left a gap in the middle, so I heated it and rebent it to fit better. Screw holes on one was stripped, too, but that's an easy fix with a wood toothpick in the hole.
Tim
Not being disagreeable, just another side of this. I was quite the fan of the NEf Handi Rifle. I've had 4 complete guns and a barrel fited by the factory in the last three years. I actually encouraged many to keep up working on and with their handi's through this site and the old Marlin supported site. But over time, all the faults and failures that I would read of others having began to happen on my guns. One on frame alone I had a transfer bar failure, broken firing pin, weakened hammer spring and barrel to loosen. That compounded by all the other faults I was seeing was the last straw for me. My 38-55 is gone. Once my 357 Max dies the inevitable NEF poor craftsmanship and second rate parts breakages it will be gone too, and I won't have another. Today, rather than being the supportive and enthuesiastic NEF owner I once was, at every opportunity, I tell my story to everyone who asks me about the NEF Handi.
This board ain't the whole world, and there are many out there who have had these guns, only to find out that they are not the quality a firearm needs to be. Like myself, they are not returning anything to the factory, they are simply beginning to tell people the truth about the Handi, it is a rifle with several design flaws that lead to the rifles inaccuracy and mechanical failure. It's a fine gun if you don't shoot it. If you shoot it, it will break. No questions, and the factory ain't helping itself by returning shoddy work to customers who paid good money for a servicable product.
So what can NEF do to keep it's customers? Won't matter what they do so far as I'm concerned, I'll never have another Handi. I'm done with them. That they won't do something as simple as drop the metal butt plates into a deburr machine to smooth the sharp edge tells me that they are not going to resolve the real problems that plague these guns, and it is going to cost them the very customers that keep them alive.
Think of it, Why should I put my money into a Handi when the same money will buy a Stevens 200, or a Savage at the gunshow or pawn shop, or for the price of 2 Handis I can have a TC Contender, a breakopen known for it's rugged durablility.
I only come here and read and keep up with some folks I made friends with long ago on the old Marlin sponsored site, not to bad mouth the Handi. But this post deserves an honest answer from someone who has walked on both sides of this fence.
