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Don't.

Don't get a Handi?

IF,...it's the only thing you can afford, GET a Handi; if you can affore "more", get it.

Corn.

You will out grow a single shot very fast save up for what you really want. And if it is a single shot well then enjoy it.

I don't know about that, I've been using a Ruger No.1 for many years now.

Ditto!

LMAO

Too funny..

California, boys, think Condors.

Try the Federal with the Tipped TSX, try the 150 grain and 168 grn, see if your rifle likes one over the other. If one of those shoots well in your rifle, you are good to go anyplace in CA.

They are expensive, but a 168 grain TTSX should serve you well anywhere in CA for any game CA holds. Good chance within a few years all of CA will be lead free. The federal ttsx shoots well in many rifles.

You probablly never realized what a bunch of PC Nazi's we have running this state, but now you are into gun sports you'll get a good education.

Whatever is on sale!

The 30-06 will work short of a loaf of bread shoved in the chamber. Even then it might just do the job...

I like 165 gr bullets for deer, to me the 150 gr bullets are just a little to stubby for a 30 cal. Above Lake Tahoe is a nice area, been thru that part of the world a few times. You should be able to find a rifle so chambered that you can afford. Just look around. .30-06 is pretty common. Your biggest problem is not going to be what kind of ammo to shoot, your first problem is finding a deer to shoot, followed by getting it out of the hole you shot it in. Have a good season.

Winnie1300, Deer are not hard to kill, and about any bullet from a 30/06 will do the job quite nicely if you hit the deer in a reasonable place. I have used 150 grain bullets for decades in my 30/06 rifles when after deer.
Hitting the deer is the key. The question about range was an attempt to determine how much precision you really need. Are you taking 25 yard shots at running deer or are you trying to hit deer at 250 yards? Whatever the range, the first thing you need is good sights that are appropriate for that range. I would rather have a good scope on a mediocre rifle that a mediocre scope on a good rifle. A mid-range Leupold should serve you well. I have several rifles that wear Vari-X II 3/9/40 scopes. They are not the top of the Leupold line but they have never let me down.
Single shots are fine. I have hunted quite a bit with a #1 Ruger and have never felt under gunned with only one shot. I have no experience with the Handi Rifles but feel you could probably do better for not too much more money. Don't be afraid of used rifles.

Save your money and buy a Stevens 200 or better yet the Marlin XL-C. Cheap rifles that get the job done. I have both but like the Marlin best.

"What grain for deer hunting?"

Corn.

Funniest post I've read in awhile, LMAO also.

The Handi's I've seen have been quite accurate - certainly much more so than needed for deer hunting. They are reasonably inexpensive, but seem to be getting more so. Do not overlook the used rifle market. Over half my bolt guns were previously owned and they shoot as well as the ones I've purchased new - and some of the used rifles look better, too.

Rifle prices have been going up, but you can still get a very nice used bolt rifle for $400. Unless the Handi comes with rings, you need to factor in the cost of rings and bases when comparing costs. Many used rifles, even in the $400 range, come with rings as well as a scope. Scope quality varies widely, but on inexpensive used rifles they will generally be inexpensive scopes. Inexpensive scopes are not necessarily a problem as they are generally functional. A 3-9 Bushnell Sportview I purchased in 1982 for $32 served me for 20 years and survived numerous falls, including one from a mule that cost me a couple broken ribs.

I use 180 grain Nosler Partition ammo for everything. It works fine for me.

I just laughed out in the office. Wow was that funny.

Tom