Handi Rifle issue

rong

April 06, 2012 13:35

Hello .
I have a Handi-rifle with 3 brls
all fitted at the factory 223/243
and 7.62x39.
I've been using Wolf and Herter's
ammo and I have FTF's.
I have to recock multiple times to get a bang
and sometimes no bang at all.
The 223/243 go bang everytime and impress me with the
accuracy.
Anybody have any experience with this?
I had no issues with my SKS but sold it.
Now I'm stuck with 700 rds of ammo.
Thanks-Ron

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  fordsix

  April 06, 2012 13:52

  hard primers.wolf and herters are russian military type loads

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  CS8161

  April 06, 2012 14:57

  quote:Originally posted by fordsix
  hard primers.wolf and herters are russian military type loads
  
  
  You nailed it...I bought a 7.62x39 barrel for my Handi rifle and could not use wolf ammo. I thought there was a fix you could do by installing a heavier hammer spring? I never tried that, I sent the barrel back to NEF for a refund. They don't tell you when you buy the barrel that the rifle will not fire Russian ammo![:(!]
  You're not "stuck" with 700 rounds of ammo, just go get yourself another SKS, Saiga or AK!

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  charliemeyer007

  April 06, 2012 20:03

  You might look at the firing pin protrusion with the transfer bar up and the hammer down. I have seen some that the pin was short and had to act as an inertia striker without the mass to do the job properly. Look too at the undercut on the hammer face. I have also seen broken firing pins cause miss fires. Have never used current Herders ammo but all the wolf stuff I have seen isn't top drawer.

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  rong

  April 07, 2012 00:55

  I checked the firing pin
  and it seems ok.
  Like I said earlier,
  The 223 and 243 barrels
  work great.
  I'm cheap, so I'm gonna pull
  the "bad ammo" and re-assemble it in my brass
  with my primers (after I check a few reloads)
  Thanks-Ron

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  Mark G

  April 07, 2012 03:14

  Have you tried the 7.62X39 barrel with domestic factory ammo? That will give you an indication if the problem is a gun problem or an ammo problem.

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  rong

  April 07, 2012 03:39

  I'm gonna load some up this weekend
  and find out.
  Prolly why there aren't too many barrels
  around, but I can't het it out of my
  head if that I can get this barrel working
  it would be a good 60yd deer caliber.

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  rong

  April 07, 2012 21:55

  I pulled 12 rounds of Heter's ammo.
  What a chore,my ears are still ringing
  from whacking that kinetic puller on
  an old oak desk.
  I won't pull anymore,too much damn work.
  ron

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  charliemeyer007

  April 07, 2012 23:21

  Have you tried to seat the bullets about .1 inches deeper first; it breaks the sealent bond. I like my old Herter's collet bullet puller for task like this. I'd be wacking it on concrete or something else hard, wood sucks up the energy.
  
  I still think that the rifle can be reworked to knock off tough primers, and you are welcome.

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  rong

  April 08, 2012 01:21

  Thank you Charlie, I will try that.
  Great idea!
  Ron

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  MrGunz22

  April 08, 2012 15:31

  I have a handi in 7.62. It's the ammo. Mine won't shoot Wolf but goes bang every time with factory brass ammo. I bought the barrel for the same reason you did. Cheap plinker for all the surplus ammo I had.

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  we_dig_it

  April 08, 2012 17:32

  Send it back to NEF. My son had a 243 that the action would open every time it was fired.

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