H&R youth handi rifle.

[RT]

Considering one of these in .243 for my son. Anyone have one that can comment on them?

 

[moose2hunt]

Good light single shot to learn to shoot and hunt with ...have one in 223 from 25 years back it still shoots great with 1000+ rounds down the tube .....

 

[TheTooner]

I like mine, a Superlight in .223Remington. One of the reasons I bought it was that the light weight, compact length, and simple action seemed to me to be good things in a gun that might be used to introduce novices, especially kids and other relatively small people to shooting. And .243 is a good cartridge for a youngster to start hunting with.

 

[Calum]

IMHO the 30/30 H&R would be another good choice.

 

[Slooshark1]

I had one in 243 and had ejection issues. I would opt for a calibre with a rim, like the 30-30 or 45-70, etc.

 

[two-dogs]

We had bad experiences with a bunch of them, but you may get lucky as others have. The one I really liked was an H&R full wood stock in 30-30. but it too, needed a hindge knuckle repair. If memory serves, what we had in NEF's were:
>223 1 of & 22-250 2 of, problem with stuck cartridges after firing and some needed the hindge knuckle replaced.
>270, problem with barrel break action would jump open after firing everytime. My oldest son did get the biggest buck of his life with that gun, though!
>45-70 I don't recall a problem with that one.
Those guns are cheap enough to buy, so it's not too big a gamble. But if you want quality right from the start, spend a little more, you'll be glad you did! My oldest grand-daughter is real happy with her T/C's.

 

[Calum]

I had one in 243 and had ejection issues. I would opt for a calibre with a rim, like the 30-30 or 45-70, etc.

IIRC around 2007 H&R switched from ejectors to extractors in their Handi rifles.

Which is good if you are a reloader like myself.

 

[Iron Glove]

Bought exactly that model for my petite, recoil shy wife.
She loves it, sized right for her and after working through some light loads to get her used to the recoil she was fine with it.
I really like it for going on hikes with the dogs in case we run into a cougar, it's nice and light and easy to sling over my shoulder.

 

[TheTooner]

IIRC around 2007 H&R switched from ejectors to extractors in their Handi rifles.

Which is good if you are a reloader like myself.

I've had my NEF since before that, and I reload. I just had to keep practising on the range to get quick enough to catch the ejected cases.