Let's see some Handis

[just bill]

Nice Hornet!

So.......Boyds is where the thumb hole stocks are coming from?

Yea,  that one looks like Birch stained in Walnut to my eye.  Better finish job than Handis factory..........but Birch rather than Walnut.

[cwlongshot]

 Just Bill,
  WELL, All my groveling over those beautiful Yellow/gray lams has paid off!!! Matt read my post and PMed me with an identical set he was going to sell!! I scooped them right up and sent him the cash so fast it surprised him!!!  he shipped them Monday and lo and BEHOLD, THEY ARRIVED HERE TODAY!!

 THANK YOU MATT!!!

I decided to put them on my rim fire receiver.





I also moved the 243 thumb holes on to the HORNET and put the factory cinn lambs on the 243.



 Thanks for letting me share!!

 CW

[mattparliament]

I miss them already......   

[GregP42]

Alright guys,

I finished the paint on my project gun  So now I can hide in the grass with my .220 Swift Handi and bust varmints!

Greg

[just bill]

Just Bill,
  WELL, All my groveling over those beautiful Yellow/gray lams has paid off!!! Matt read my post and PMed me with an identical set he was going to sell!! I scooped them right up and sent him the cash so fast it surprised him!!!  he shipped them Monday and lo and BEHOLD, THEY ARRIVED HERE TODAY!!

 THANK YOU MATT!!!

I decided to put them on my rim fire receiver.





I also moved the 243 thumb holes on to the HORNET and put the factory cinn lambs on the 243.



 Thanks for letting me share!!

 CW

Ahh shoot..........now I don't feel unique  .  Looks good    Ya didn't put it on the Hornet though  .........ya know gray,black / yellow,honey colors on the stock= 22 Hornets, K Hornets, .218 Bee's, etc.   

[ironglow]

  Those thumbhole lams sure look nice..but if I am reading it right..noone is yet offering such a thing for our NEFs as a regular product line...

  OK, who's going to start... Boyd's... Richard's  ...?

[quickdtoo]

Boyd's is making those stocks for H&R, there was a dealer on Ebay selling them, that's where most everyone got theirs, I did buy a 243 Ultra t-hole that is a factory offering, it's not on their web page tho, they're also available on the USHs.

Tim

http://rrarms.com/catalog.php?prod=GSB28T5

http://rrarms.com/catalog.php?prod=GSB1T92

[burntmuch]

Hey Tim does the one You got from ebay  look Like the one you got from the factory?   & how close do the forend match the thumbhole? JAY

[quickdtoo]

They both match just fine!!

[PartsMan]

Put synthetic monti carlo and ultra varment fore end on my 223hb.
Then painted.

[smittty]

Keep this thread going...I haven't bought my handi yet and need more "inspiration"!
 
Smitty

[zlngr]

come on everyone. lets see some more pics.

[J. Plate]

Well, here goes. . . . .

My .308 Win Ultra:


My .17HMR "Ultra Varmint Wannabe" (really a prettied up Sportster):


My .243 Handi:


And my NWTF TDC:


TDC's "first blood":



Edit:   I can't believe I forgot one!!   Although, in my defense, it's not mine.....it belongs to my 3 year old daughter.  It is a Pardner 20 ga. 3" with NWTF Camo Lams.

[EVOC ONE]

J. Plate: 

Very nice collection.  All are sweet.  I especially like the prettied up .17 and the TDC.   

Kudos's to everyone who has posted here.  Not a bad one in the bunch.  I often use the examples pictured here for inspiration.

I'll contribute a few photo's soon.   

Thanks again to all

[J. Plate]

J. Plate: 

Very nice collection.  All are sweet.  I especially like the prettied up .17 and the TDC.   

Thanks.   

That TDC is one of my favorites.   It is one of 2500 in a special run for NWTF Banquets for 2007 and sports a 30" barrel.   Throws one heck of a turkey pattern at 40 yards, too!!

[plumberroy]

after watching this thread so long I  thought I'd post mine
My rifles [bottom to top]
H &R model 157 30-30 ackley improved
"91" 45/70 my 1st handi at times in the early 90's the only meat on the table was because  of this rifle
62.cal rifle [20 ga trackerII]
17 hmr with laminate stocks
Roy

[plumberroy]

And the scatterguns
410 bore
28 ga
20 ga
16 ga
12 ga
!0 ga

[henry1]

Here are all of mine, finaly got a pic of all of em.
Top to Bottom: 20 ga Pardner first gun , .410 handmedown , next is .45/70 BC, then my newest, the .22 Hornet, then the .243 that hasn't been shot in a year and last my little .223 that has never let me down and usualy gets to ride with me more than the others, but lately the BC and hornet have been taking its place. Just thought I would throw em up here!
Hank

[Tackleberry]

here's another   olive green Krylon with black Krylon webbing paint and then two coats of satin poly clear over that..in .30-40 Krag 

[dracphelan]

Here is a picture of my Handi.

[AZHoosier]

I'm trying this to see if I can post like I want. This is my converted Youth Handi .243. It now has GSI Fiddleback Maple Stinger stock and the Target/Varmint forend, Morgan adjustable recoil pad, Baush&Lomb BalVar 6X24 scope mounted with Weaver #82 scope mount.

[Fred M]

Here are my two Handi's a 257 Roberts and a 6x47 the 6x47 is shown with two
scopes and different mounts. Both barrel are 24" octagon. The scopes are 3-9 Sightron, 4-12 Bushnell, and the 6.5-20x50 Burris on the 6x47 replaced the Bushnell.
Weaver bases and Burris Signature rings with inserts

[AZHoosier]

NICE!!!!! Fred, did you do the checkering?

[Fred M]

No, but did all the rest. Since I got my eyes fixed I can do checkering again.

[navylawdog]

Fred,

I got a question for you.... What do you do to get your stocks so shiny and smooth looking? I am hopefully getting a new stock tonight and of course I will have to finish it and I was just looking for some advice from someone who has done it before. Thanks!

Navylawdog

[AH-1]

my old over bored 44 mag.

[Fred M]

navylawdog.
Start with sanding the stock smooth, without rounding any edges. Brush or blow
off the dust and wet the stock to raise the grain. Let dry well and sand the wiskers off with a sharp new piece of 400 paper.

Wet the stock again and do the same thing let dry and sand. Blow off all sanding dust. Get a role of 3/4" scotch tape and wrap it around your four finger with the
sticky side out. Wrap until you have a sticky sleeve abvout 2" wide and go over the whole stock with the sticky sticky side.

This will remove any embedded dust particles. You are now ready to apply
Birchwood Casey True oil with a bit of turpentine added to slightly thin it down for the first and second coat.

Each coat is sanded down to the wood and the dust removed with the tacky scotch tape. Use the oil sparingly with no visible build up. Do this until all pores are filled
and the grain starts to look good. The number of coats depends on the wood.

Apply the finish with a lint free cloth made into a ball, apply the oil to the cloth ball
and rub in on the stock with out build up. Let each coat dry good.You will know
when the stock is finished,always sand in between coats and use the tacky tape
after before a new coat goes on.  Ten thin coats should do it.

This will make a finish that is in the wood and is easy to touch up when damaged.

You can do the same with Linspeed oil.

[krod47nw]

here's another   olive green Krylon with black Krylon webbing paint and then two coats of satin poly clear over that..in .30-40 Krag 

Please tell me more about this "webbing paint"  seems like something I may want to try.

Kevin

[Vic49]

Here's my rattle can webbed Handi in .308

[AZHoosier]

Krod,
It's made by Krylon and in spray cans. You should be able to get it at you local Wally World, Lowe's, Home Depot, etc. Put on a base color coat, then spray on the web. Not hard at all.