Although they're not as common, I see used NEF Handi Rifles show up at the local shops.  How well do they perform?  What type of groups should one expect from these rifles?

Gtg. 1"groups w/ decent ammo. They are pricy tho, even used. Whats the specifics OP?

I bought one in 30.06 then sent it back for a 5.56 bull barrel and a rifled 3 inch slug barrel. I wish now I had a .357 mag barrel too. But rifle barrels were accurate and the slug barrel had irons and was a hoot to shoot. It also punished on both ends.

I also had one in 30-06, great light weight hunting rifle. I shot two nice bucks with mine before I sold it. Was very accurate with 180 Winchester bonded. Gtg..

Excellent little rifles, unfortunately the market has pushed prices higher than is reasonable.  I liked my 30-06 and .270.

Nothing specific right now.  Right now I'm not looking at any in particular.  Just thinking they're low maintenance and one in .308 or .357 would be nice.  

Decent rifles.  My friend tuned the trigger on his by using a pen spring in place of the original.

Nice and light, easy to carry. They are a hell of a lot of fun to shoot, but the .45-70 rifle is so light that it will beat your ass up.

Love mine need more barrels. My .45-70 is a tack driver.

I've had a bunch.
410, 20 and 12.
I still have the 12ga had Polychoke cut it to 18" and install their adjustable choke.
I still have a Shakari in 45-70, straight stock is not very comfy to shoot.
Never found the 357Max but I had a 357mag and a 22Hornet.
They don't scope well but adding Williams peep sights helps alot.

I have the AAC one in 300blk and it’s a very accurate gun.

I had a .17HRM that was accurate and fun to shoot. I regret trading it, although I do love the gun I got.

The CVA Scout is an available option to the NEF Handi rifle. I always wanted one of the AAC versions in .300Blackout. But after they skyrocketed in price, I got a CVA Scout pistol.

Oh? Do tell?

Does yours eject the brass, or just extract it? Back in my youth I had a NEF .410 that would blast the Hull 10 yards behind me. I expected the same from my 300 BO. No such luck. I have to pull it out with my fingers.

I love my .44 mag.  Got the barrel chopped to 16 1/2" and I want to get a youth stock for it before deer season here (fits much better when I'm wearing my heavy coat on stand).  With 240gr. lswc it will give 1" groups at 50 yards, but  I got some of the 300gr. Hornady XTPs to use for hunting.  

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After Cerberus bought Remington/NEF, AAC, and several other companies, their marketing guys combined several products to help them sell.  Besides the suppressor-ready NEF's in .300BO, I recall 16" barreled Rem 700's in .300 BO

Think I’d buy a current gun unless it was a smoking deal. CVA seems to be alright. I’ve seen a few of the Rossi guns but don’t know anything about them.

Yes, they made a Handi Rifle in .300 blackout with a threaded 16" barrel.  It had a parkerized finish and was marked AAC.  There was a slight premium, pricewise, over the regular Handi rifles.  I believe the NEF guns were $250-300 and the AAC guns were $350-400.  It was a fairly short run and they are currently going for $600-800.  They were made with the idea of a suppressor host.

CVA makes a .300 Blackout near clone (of the AAC Handi rifle) in rifle & pistol configurations.  It comes with a bead blasted stainless finish.  The pistol has a 14" barrel and the rifle has a 16.5" barrel, both with black synthetic furniture.  They did offer a FDE painted gun with camo furniture in the past, but I don't see them currently on the market.

I got the CVA Scout pistol in .300 blackout during the 'brace ban'.  I got a Farrow Tech pistol grip with AR buffer tube adaptor with the intention of permanently my QD YHM flash hider to make it 16" and adding an AR stock to it.  But the brace ban got shot down, so now I have a brace on it with a 14" barrel.  I added folding AR buffer adapter to it so it would all fit in a small backpack.  It's pretty compact and I am really looking forward to trying some subsonics in it with my can.  If I didn't start a new business venture (and use up all my spare time), I would have already shot it back to back with my AR pistol to see how much quieter a single shot is over an AR with the gas turned off.

I’ve killed a few deer with mine and my son got his first deer with it. Attached File

I had one in .357 for a few years, would have kept it if I’d known their production would end.