I am looking at getting a .223, strictly for target shooting out to 300 yds. maybe a little further if I can find a place. Regardless of the model I end up getting, it will be used as a single shot. Does anyone have experience with the H&R UltraVarmint (or whatever it's called)? How are they for accuracy, trigger, etc. For what I want to do, would they be OK, or should I get a Savage/Stevens/Remington?
Does anyone use the H&R Ultra varmint
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I've seen posts regarding H&R rifles that vary from great to crap. I had a 444 Marlin Handi Rifle that put three shots in the same hole at 100 yds. The best part was it was the first hand load I tried. I'd consider another, if you get a bum one your not out much and from what others have said you can get a poor shooting rifle from all the major manf. To put it in perspective my T3 Varmint was VERY picky about what it was fed. That Handi Rifle shot factory 265 gr Hornady's well and the accuracy with my hand loads were stunning for the first crack. I may have just been lucky but I doubt it (good luck isn't something I experiance regularly). I don't know what the twist rate is though, if it's 1 in 12 it won't be much good past 300 yds
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From what I know they have proven to be very accurate and comparible to the encores. BUT...... Single shot bolts allow you to leave the rifle in the same position as you load a new shell as your handi rifle will need to come of the bag(s) to reload which will become frustrating to say the least.
I have a prohunter that sometimes shoots like a dream but I hate shooting it off the bench.
My recommendation is a stevens with a single shot follower. This will give you a great shooting rifle to start with and the sky is the limit thereafter. Talk to mystic precision and look what he is able to do with those stevens actions.
Good luck
I have a prohunter that sometimes shoots like a dream but I hate shooting it off the bench.
My recommendation is a stevens with a single shot follower. This will give you a great shooting rifle to start with and the sky is the limit thereafter. Talk to mystic precision and look what he is able to do with those stevens actions.
Good luck
I own an H&R Handi rifle in .204, single shot. It is an incredibly accurate gun, but the single shot is kind of frustrating if you're hunting and come into a situation where you want to get multiple shots off, but if all you're doing is target shooting that wouldn't matter. However, one huge drawback to H&R rifles are the trigger. I don't know the exact number but I would venture to guess that it is around a 7-8lb trigger, and it is not an adjustable trigger. Also, I talked to a couple gunsmiths in my area and the refues to work on my H&R because they said that they are nightmares to take apart.
