.45-70 H & R Handi Rifle Review. A quick overview and shoot with the .45-70. One of the best and oldest big bore bush guns around. www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Rifles...
An older gentleman once let me shoot his 45/70 Sharps at the gunrange. My second time ever with a Sharps. I think he was surprised that I recognized his 45/70 cartridges, lol. I find the cartridge recoil to be more of a 'push' rather than a 'kick', much like my 303 Brit Enfield. Great round, the only one ever to give me a bulls-eye with one shot. I saw the Handi on backpage and it piqued my curiosity.
Hi Capt. Killingfield - The 45/70 is a fine caliber - as you describe its more of a push than an all out hit. I find a 12 gauge typical shotgun is worse. That must have been quite the shot for a bulls-eye on the first round! :) Well done :)
I owned one of these rifles and it was rather fun to shoot. I installed a shotgun recoil pad and the recoil wasn’t as bad as some people think. I shot hot loads
Indeed they are. I find the .45-75 has less recoil than a 12 gauge with duck loads. It's more of a push than a kick. Very nice caliber that still has uses today 👍
Everyone always complains about the recoil of the 45-70, well you can hand load 45-70 easily at very manageable recoil, and keep it very accurate. The same with 44 magnum. Its no fun to shoot buffalo bore ammo at the range for more than half a dozen rounds, but with my hand loads I can shoot the rifle all day.
Hi. I have a chance on a really nice one, with a laminated stock and forearm and its in the 45-70. My question to all is what should i look for on these handi rifles? What are the flaws on them? And is there any years I should avoid? Thanks
If you sit in a stand or spot and stalk, the handi rifle is supreme. Especially the 45-70. No whitetail i have hit in the boiler room has even stood up.
I bought one of these for my father about 10yrs ago for Christmas and recently inherited it after his death. was wondering if this rifle can run factory +P rounds?
I'm not 100% sure about the +P rounds but its really a 150yard gun due to the ballistics. Making it a little faster might get you further but its more of a brush gun in my opinion 👍
@@TheEmporiumOutdoors it’s got a peep sight on it, and I sure ain’t Quigley, so fine tuning a 500yd shot would be a disrespectful waste of a precious metal like lead. I’m really jus tryin to figure out if factory +P rounds would go. my father reloaded some hot ass tipped hunting rounds and I don’t want to waste those sighting in. I’m sure the +P rounds would be fine, jus needed to know from someone with a little more experience, since I can’t ask the old man.
Is there anyone that is making a synthetic stock and hand grip for this rifle? I always hunt whitetail with this gun. They never go far after they get hit by the 45/70.
Recoil felt being less than a 12 gauge is quite broad, considering you can get bird shot loads that have as much recoil as a .243, all the way up to slugs that have more more recoil than a .300 win mag.
You are quite right. I guess I would quantify that with, using a remington 870 (popular shotgun) and hunting load 7 1/2 shot as a metric. Some place around that ball part. Hope that helps.
My grandpa gave me one of these a few years ago. Absolute beast. I haven’t killed a bunch of animals with it but had one sow about 150 pounds get dropped like it was nothing
not trying to sound like an armchair expert but with the shot placements like they were you might want to try and not stare at the target. awesome rifle
+Kentucky Justice I havn't seen them on the shelf for sometime. I picked up a H&R .308 survivor from an auction sale online recently. It's a shame they went away but they do crop up on the second hand market sometime.
It depends on the frame type I believe - SB2 frames you can use shotgun and center fire barrels - You may need to do some reading to be sure. You will also need to get the new barrel adjusted to fit correctly. Hope that helps.
