does anyone know anything about teh 1875 H&R Handi rifle i think i got that right. maby in a 30-06? how accurate r these guns? should i just go with another savage in this caliber?

They're plenty accurate for a sporting arm, don't expect benchrest accuracy, though. Some shoot extremely well, especially when you consider you're talking about a rifle that costs less than $200-$250! And for another $100 or so, you can add another barrel! I have Handis or Ultras in .204 Ruger, .223 Rem, .243 Win, .25-06 Rem, .30-30 Win, .357 Rem Maximum and .45-70 Gvmt. The .204, .223 and ,25-06 shoot sub moa, the rest shoot 1.5"-2" groups at 100yds with factory ammo. If you want more info, check out the GBO NEF/H&R forums.
http://www.hr1871.com/firearms/index.php?cat=4
http://www.hr1871.com/barrelAcc/index.htm

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=126

Dido.....I've got a 243 win and a 357 Max barrel for it, both shoot "hunting acurate" groups. I've also got a Sportster in 22RF that does a great job on bunnies!
A lot of gun for the money!

I've got one in 45-70 and .223. They are quite accurate for hunting purposes. The only drawback is the heavy trigger pull...usually comes at 11lb. or more from the factory.

The factory used to adjust them (no-charge) down to 3.5lbs if one sent the receiver in. Believe they now charge since Marlin took over. Other than this issue, they are a fine shooter for the money. Still, paying for the trigger job, freight, etc., one might be better of with a Savage with an Accu Trigger.

Bob, if you're the least bit handy with hand tools, you can do a trigger job yourself, and it's relatively easy once you know how to tear it apart and reinstall it. The links below have all the instructions you need. Perklo's instructions have detailed R&R instructions. I used a combination of Perko and Raynor's instructions to do 2 of mine after having a couple done at the factory, mine are better! Make the slave pin as described in Perklo's downloads and use it to help ya tear it down and put it back together. Use Raynor's instructions to do the honing, I used a superfine ceramic hone from a lansky knife sharpening kit, doesn't take much honing, just put a shine on the contact surfaces, use 600 wet dry for the pins and pin bores in the trigger and sear. Put it all back together and you'll have a 2-2.5lb trigger. If you have questions, I'd be glad to help.

http://www.perkloafm.com/

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=26200

If you're not comfortable doing it yourself, H&R will do a free ~3lb trigger job if the factory pull is over 5lbs... if it is less than 5lbs, they charge $20 for it and of course you already know they charge $10 for shipping and now charge $15 for barrel fitting when you buy an accessory barrel. These new charges happened about June this year, and really make buying an accessory barrel almost unreasonable considering the cost of a complete rifle! To buy a rimfire barrel the cost is about $100 including shipping both ways, a complete sportster is $130!

Wrongtarget...
Thanks for the useful links; I've bookmarked them. Looks like a good little "snowy day" project should I get another Handi Rifle.