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Offline m67176

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caliber of choice
« on: October 07, 2008, 07:15:26 AM »
If you could have only one Handi, which caliber would you choose?
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2008, 08:17:36 AM »
45/70
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2008, 08:18:50 AM »
God, what a horrible thought! :o  I really didn't know it was possible, but given where I live, maybe the 444 or the 45-70.  If somewhere big things with claws and teeth didn't live, maybe the 357 mag reamed to 357 max.  Or the whispered about 35 Rem.  DP
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2008, 08:41:55 AM »
.45-70
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2008, 08:43:04 AM »
45-70
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2008, 09:21:28 AM »
Quote from: m67176 on October 07, 2008, 07:15:26 AM
If you could have only one Handi, which caliber would you choose?

Bite your tongue, what an awful idea, I don't think owning one Handi is possible!! :-X 45-70.....no, maybe a 30-30....or a 30-06...or....

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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2008, 09:39:30 AM »
I guess if I had to have only one handi.  It would be one handi and 15 or so barrels.   ;D ;)
That's not what you meant, was it?  :D


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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2008, 09:42:19 AM »
If you could have only one Handi, which caliber would you choose?

.223 on Monday
.270 on Tuesday
30-30 on Wednesday
.308 on Thursday
30.06 on Friday
45/70 on Saturday
.357 on Sunday

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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2008, 10:11:52 AM »
Gotta go with the crowd......45-70 of course.  It's the last one I'd give up.
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2008, 10:23:18 AM »
I agree one frame with lots of barrels


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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2008, 11:14:09 AM »
Thutty-thutty of course. It is one of the only two I actually do have in addition to .22 Hornet and I've actually used the .30-30. I've not yet taken the Hornet out of the box. I'll get around to that some day I'm sure.  :o
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« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2008, 11:22:57 AM »
In my heart of heart I want it to be the  45-70, but with my bad shoulder it is going to be the 30-30.Doug
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2008, 11:35:39 AM »
I have only one Handi,  a 223 which I dearly love.  Enlighten me here.  What is it about the 45-70 Handi that everyone loves? 
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2008, 12:00:35 PM »
If I only had one it would be the 30-30, The do it all gun. from deer on down. You might even stretch it to Moose if you are shot selective. The 45-70 is popular in the Handi rifle because of the nostalgia, it shoots well, can be loaded with black powder and not everyone has one among a host of other reasons. With that said unless you are a Black Powder fan I do not get it it either. The thing is; we do not all like the same things, or look for the same thing. Diversity is a good thing, other wise there would only be (pick one) 45-70's, 30-06's, 30-30's or 25-06's with no one to buy any thing else. ;)
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #14 on: October 07, 2008, 12:24:43 PM »
I have only one in a Handi and it's 22 Mag! 
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2008, 12:43:59 PM »
The standard all other cartridges are judged by.  30-06!  Good for everything from Prairie Dogs to Big Bears.  Antelope to Moose.  With the right bullet good for everything.
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2008, 02:04:00 PM »
If restricted to one Handi it would be a 22 LR.  I got lots of other guns in various calibers including a few 45-70's.

Why are 45-70's popular?  Don't know but I've been shooting this calibre for half a century or a little more and still enjoy it.  Heck, I was shooting 45-70's when most folks wouldn't have been caught dead with one.  They were giving them away because they were obsolete and of a bygone era.

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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2008, 03:11:37 PM »
.45-.357-70 see ya got me all confused, I just can't make that decision easy, prolly the .357 thou.  .

 .45-70s work and that big ole cartridge is impressive looking.
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #18 on: October 07, 2008, 04:55:02 PM »
For me it could be either a 270 or a 45-70 although my 35 Whelen is gaining a lot of my attention lately.
As to why a 45-70 for me it has nothing to do with Black powder, nostalgia, or any of the other reasons giving so far.
It is very easy to reload for, will put most any animal down on the spot with a good shoulder shot, will usually pass clear through an animal which makes tracking a lot easier if it doesn't drop them right there, and it make A REALLY BIG HOLE!!!


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« Reply #19 on: October 07, 2008, 06:18:30 PM »
I'd have to keep my 45-70 BC.
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« Reply #20 on: October 08, 2008, 03:26:02 AM »
Where I live it would be a .243...
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #21 on: October 08, 2008, 03:40:36 AM »
I like all the rimless cartridges mentioned in bolt acton rifles.  I chose the .45-70 because you don't have to deal with all the accuracy & extracton/ejection issues that come with the rimless cartridges when they are used in the Handi.

The .357 & .30-30 also seem problem free.  The .500 seems problematic.

These comments are based on reading the daily post on this forum.  I've never fired a Handi chamberd in a rimless cartridge and I probably won't.
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #22 on: October 08, 2008, 04:03:01 AM »
Swampman - I have two frames and 6 barrels (3 each) all but the original 223 Ultra Varmint are rimmed cases. The Ultra is the one that got the whole thing started for me, the second time around. I also prefer the rimmed cases for the Handi. 357, 44, 444, 30-30, 22 Hornet. However I never have had any issues with ejection of the 223. It is the ejector, not extractor; which is supposed to eliminate all problems with extraction. I just have this personal preference for rimmed cases in a single shot, but will not limit myself to just those. I really want an all stainless steel 30-06 with Cinnamon Lams, or Pepper Lams (no thumbhole). To do that I am going to have to buy a 45-70  ::) and trade for a set of stock/foreends. It is all personal preference, isn't it?
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2008, 04:05:54 AM »
It would be the 45-70...
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« Reply #24 on: October 08, 2008, 04:08:11 AM »
45/70 - it was the first one I bought and it will always be with me.
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #25 on: October 08, 2008, 06:19:09 AM »
45/70 but I really like my 7X57!   ;D
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #26 on: October 08, 2008, 09:45:25 AM »
That's easy...45/70.  The only one that will shoot almost any load and has never given me any trouble.

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« Reply #27 on: October 08, 2008, 10:06:51 AM »
I really like my 450 Marlin.  I would probably pick that one, with a 2-7 Nikon shotgun scope.  325gr Hard Cast going at over 2200fps will stop anything I want to shoot.  Round balls and trail boss for rabbits and such.
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« Reply #28 on: October 08, 2008, 11:23:00 AM »
Last week it prolly would of been something else but after shooting my 45Colt the other day for the first time and at about max load levels I think I found a new girl. Kurt
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Re: caliber of choice
« Reply #29 on: October 08, 2008, 02:17:35 PM »
First post here for me, but without a doubt, if I could only have one HandiRifle, it would be my Hornet. It is nearly perfect as a rifle and cartridge combination for my varminting needs. I keep it in my jeep while I drive the backroads, and keep coyotes, groundhogs and crows in check. It really likes 40 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips and Hodgdon's Lil' Gun.
 
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