I ventured back onto the H&R Handi Rifle page and.....

[alan in ga]

....and I appolgize to you all- I've repented and am now back here!
All my Handis are gone.
Nothing but Contenders in the house now. Been down both roads a LOT but there's nothing like the closer tolerances of a T/C Contender when you want a single shot with READILY interchangable barrels.
Actually I enjoy both rifles, just not going to do the H&R thing at least for a while if not from 'now on'.

[Elwood]

Man, You are toying with heresy by looking at that Handi Rifle page!
Elwood

[alan in ga]

I'll probably be hanged. : )

[dpe.ahoy]

You'll be back .  The darn things are just to addictive to leave alone.   I even have T/C and Handi in the same gun safe and no fights, yet.  Wonder what I'll have if they breed?    DP

[teamnelson]

You'll be back .  The darn things are just to addictive to leave alone.   I even have T/C and Handi in the same gun safe and no fights, yet.  Wonder what I'll have if they breed?    DP

... an abomination before the lord. 

[mechanic]

Now  ya'll got me feelin' guilty.  I bought a Rossi combo yesterday for my grandson...am I excommunicated?

[alan in ga]

Guess I ought to confess that I've had about a dozen Handi Rifles. They are the most gun for the buck you can get. Killed a few deer with them, too.
Just back over to the 'polished and purtty' Contenders for a while.

[yooper77]

I bought a used Handi in 243 Winchester and Burris full field scope.  At home I discovered the rings were used to hide dents on the scope tube.  I also didn’t like the heavy and odd unbalanced feeling, so I returned it for a full refund.  I am glad I did, I heard the 243 Winchester can be troubling.

Prior to the Handi purchase, I bought a Rossi youth in 22LR/410 for my daughter.  The 22 LR barrel shot ok, and the 410 ammo is very expensive.  I decided to sell it and bought a Savage Mark I youth in 22 LR, which is an excellent little single shot bolt rifle.

I have a blue T/C Encore with 454 Casull, 223 Remington and 209x50 barrels.  I love my setup and would never think of ever buying a Rossi or Handi ever again they are not for me.

yooper77

[trotterlg]

The Rossi 410/22 combo is interesting.  The frame is very well made, the 22 barrel is OK, but the 410 barrel is pure junk.  The gun is far too light for a youth shooting even a 410 shotgun, I think mine weighs 4 1/2 pounds.  I rechambered the 22 barrel to 22 Mag and stubbed a 22 cf barrel into the 410 barrel and made a .22 Hornet out of it.  Now it is atleast useful.  Larry

[AtlLaw]

All my Handis are gone.
Nothing but Contenders in the house now.

I bought a Rossi combo yesterday for my grandson...
am I excommunicated?

Y'all are NO LONGER Jawja boys!   
Cast off the chains of ...  of ...   OF WHATEVER    DON'T MAKE NO NEVERMIND,    just get rid of that blast-famous stuff that has lured you away with false promises and come home to the one, true single shot!  Don't forget to beg forgiveness in the only forum that really knows what single shots are... 

<hee hee> I do so love being an agitator!