RE: h&r handi rifle
I've seen Handirifles shoot with rifles costing 4 to 5 times as much. They are a decent gun for the money, are plenty accurate enough to take deer sized game at any reasonable range, are very lightweight, simple and reliable. They don't have any bells-and-whistles, and they won't win you and status or bragging rights, but what the heck difference does it make what kind of gun you used to kill a trophy buck? If I had reason too I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
If you can afford better, by all means buy better. But if you can't or don't wish to spend a lot of cash on a rifle, and don't consider having ONLY one shot an unbearable handicap (my fellow muzzleloaders will snicker at that thought), then the Handi-rifle is a fine choice.
Mike