MLKeith

I think you had better check on whether the Sidekick will allow instalation of another barrel. The NEF Huntsman will and is sold as a firearm. The Sidekick is sold as a muzzleloader and does not have to have the papers like a firearm. If they installed a barrel for centerfire on a Sidekick it would likely be illegal since the action was never sold as a firearm. The Sidekick and Huntsman actions have a different location of the pin that the barrels hinge on and that is to eliminate the possiblility that a centerfire barrel or a shotgun barrel could be installed on the Sidekick. Check first before spending money and finding out you can not do what you intend. Once the barrel is fitted to the Huntsman it can be interchanged at will. It just has to be qualified for correct headspace by NEF the first time it is fitted.

Johnmorris

You have to have an SB2 Frame to put high power rifle barrels with a muzzleloader barrel the Sidekick is only a muzzleloader frame and no other barrels are available for it. The huntsman will take shotgun barrels. H&R did sell a SB 2 frame with 243 and muzzloader barrel check thgere we site

45 Cal Bill

here ya a couple of other places to look at prices..

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/deptsearch1x.asp?dept=%4D%75%7A%7A%6C%65%6C%6F%61% 64%69%6E%67

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/36_451

frontier gander

That NEF sidekick from cabelas is over priced. I find them at local gun shops for anywhere from $169-179 brand new.

mayguy

Did you notice that the one at Cabelas had a variable power scope with it for $229.00. Thats a pretty good price wit a veri. scope.

Redpep

The Sidekick is a muzzleloader only, the Huntsman is the only one youcan swap out barrels on.

I have a NEF Sidekick, great gun. purchased from dallas tactical almost 2 yrs ago

Triple Se7en

It is $169 at Cabelas. You were probably only looking at the page where the upper-tier NEF Sidekicks are. There are two webpages for Sidekicks at Cabelas.com

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=null-cat20815&id=0027233215447a&navCount=2& podId=0027233&parentId=cat20815&masterpath id=&navAction=push&catalogCode=XF&rid= &parentType=index&indexId=cat20815&has JS=true

biggerhammer

The die is cast. I've purchased an NEF Hunstman with the stainless barrel. It should arrive next week. $206 from Wal-mart. I'll hunt over iron this season and buy a decent scope next year.

Thank you all for the advice!