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Had one of these years ago and traded it off regrettably. Found another today. Pretty good little deer rifle at woods ranges in 44 mag.

Yes. Gave my son one a few years ago. "Shakiri" 44 mag. He killed the first rifle shot deer on our Illinois farm in about a century. Have the 45-70, other boy has 30-30. In the mix is a CVA Count 44, two TC Contender carbines (30-30, 223, and 22LR)

That rifle looks like it would be a lot of fun with cast bullet loads.

Agreed. I always wanted one of these in 22 Hornet as well. I have one in 223 Rem and it shoots the hornady 50 grain V-Max very well.

Those are a good rifle. 100-125 yards is
about as far as I've killed anything with one.
I had poor luck with the cast I tried to use
and finally slugged the bore and found the
lead I was using was too small. Needs a 433
min to do decent. The jacketeds I've used
do just fine and have taken several animals.

I have and use several Handis and they all
do a good job. Shame they got so expensive,
especially after all those people would talk
about what a big pos they are. Nowadays a
barrel sells for what you could just about
buy 3 used Handis for

They're awesome. My niece stole mine. It was the 16.5" trapper model.

I like single shots. I have an H&R 357 Mag, H&R 30/30, and a Henry 44 Mag.

I got a New England Arms .45/70 laminate stock with a Redfield 2 1/2X a few months ago. I was told they only made this stock for 1 year. I am shooting the RCBS .45-300 FN and looking forward to hunting with it this season.

This one had a 3-9 Burris FF2 , too much scope for a 44 in my opinion. I had an extra long tube Burris 1.75-5 ×20 I had been saving for something like this. Should work pretty well

Nice setup. Shouldn't have to worry about looking for blood trails with that

Nice setup. Shouldn't have to worry about looking for blood trails with that Its a shame they quit making them. I like them better than the newer CVAs and Henry single shots. I've had a bunch over the years and still have a few.

Pre 2007ish (ejector model) 44 mag H&R/NEFs had the a bad reputation for sloppy chambers and inconsistent/oversize bores. The post 2008ish (extractor model) chamber and bore were much more consistent. If you found a good one, it should shoot great.

A feller without one could make do with a Henry SS, at about $500, more or less.

https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...enry-h015-44-44-mag.cfm?gun_id=102220544

The trigger on my CVA Hunter I got to replace my Handi is actually pretty nice.

had one in hornet, rechambered to 22hp

The one I have is one of the last of what was
made before H&R went defunct. Yes it's an
extractor model. I was lucky and picked it up
on a clearance sale at a sporting goods chain
store. They had a sale of all in stock Handi Rifles
for I believe it was $179.00 . I had a coupon for
$20.00 off any purchase over $100.00 and presented
that. They didn't want to honor it, but there wasn't
any disclaimers on the ad or the coupon, so they
honored it. I wish I'd bought all of them and
got a loan or something to buy more

It's been a good useful gun with no problems.
Everything that received a bullet from it went
down and didn't need another

I bought a 44 handi-rifle the first year Indiana legalized handgun cartridges in rifles for deer hunting.
Wonderful woods and treestand rifle. It’s never failed me.
I feel it’s perfect for southern Indiana deer hunting.
Two of my sons also have 44 handi-rifles and had the same results.
If that deer is within 50 yards I would rather have the 44 over any of my larger centerfires cept’ maybe my 30-30.

One can extend their range quite a bit by hand reaming it to 445 Supermag. I had one years ago and wished I hadn't sold it. It hit like the Hammer of Thor. Deer folded under the power of 265gr Hornady bullets at nearly 2000fps.

I've seen the ballistics for those, probably a great round but I have a Marlin 444 outfitter in the back of the safe if I want to drive .429 bullets faster than a 44 mag. I just like the handi rifles. Wish they hadn't quit making them. I miss the days of walking gun shows and picking up any caliber handi under $200.

Me too. I struggle not to live in the past too much though. Just an occasional walk down memory lane keeps me happy.

Like almost every hunter and shooter, I want to kick myself for selling off some (not all) of my Handis. I miss my old 308 Survivor the most.