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Offline zoner

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Handi rifle serial# question
« on: June 13, 2009, 04:54:14 AM »
does anyone own a factory original centerfire Handi gun(357,30-30,22hornet or other) with serial numbers starting with AT.....or know if H+R made any centerfire handis that year.I think it's 1979......

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Re: Handi rifle serial# question
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2009, 07:01:56 AM »

 There is a Ser # list in the FAQs with year of mfg.
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Re: Handi rifle serial# question
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2009, 08:27:09 AM »
i looked there and it shows AT.... serial # as 1979...i'm trying to find out if any centerfires were made that year also...i'm not sure where to look for that info..

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Re: Handi rifle serial# question
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2009, 08:52:22 AM »
I'm sure they made centerfire rifle barrels then, I had a '72 30-30 Topper 158 for a while.  ;)

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Re: Handi rifle serial# question
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2009, 11:59:00 AM »
thanks..

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Re: Handi rifle serial# question
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2009, 12:36:49 PM »
I bought my first Handi, a 45-70  during the winter of 72-73.  hth     Doug
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Re: Handi rifle serial# question
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2009, 01:17:31 PM »
72-73 gosh my mom and dad were still in high school!!!!!! hangin out with yall makes me want to retire . and i've only been workin 7 years
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Re: Handi rifle serial# question
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2009, 02:16:02 PM »
Richard, come tell this young pup to respect his elders. :P  mitchell, I'll have you know I have celebrated my 29th birthday, ;) and am looking forward to celebrating it again for the 28th time this Nov. so there! ::)  Keep hangin out here mitchell, these old boys gots lots a learnin' ta teach ya boy. ;)  Just funnin back at ya.  DP
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Re: Handi rifle serial# question
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2009, 07:07:18 AM »
Richard, come tell this young pup to respect his elders. :P

You done fine there DP!   ;D

I kinda liked Mitchell makin a joke...  :-\  the boy's usually way to serious for his age...  ;) :D 
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