H&R Club

[jamesjo]

32 magnum,
You don't need an H&R thread to show your collection.
You need your own web site!!
Sometimes I think I have a lot of H&R's, then I realize you have more variations of one model than I have total!


Here's a couple more of mine.

1980 model 929




1980 model 940




1936 ? Model 199 Single Action Sportsman




1950 model 922

 

[32 Magnum]

Jim,
I TOLD you when you started collecting, "IT'S A DISEASE." It's incurable, I try but I can't stop.

p.s. How are you doing?

 

[jamesjo]

Jim,
Yeah, I know.
Heck, it,s almost as bad as my lung disease, I'm buying H&R's from the hospital!
Still have one at my FFL's place I haven't seen.

As far as my condition, still at Madona Rehabilatation hospital.
Just talked to one Dr. today.
Told me at least 2 weeks yet.
Getting damn tired of being here, but this time I really need to be sure I am actually strong enough to go home, and STAY there!!
JIM

 

[CharlesT]

Holy hell 32 Magnum. I am envious. That is a nice collection.

 

[chicharrones]

Just

 

[chicharrones]

Funky but beautiful at the same time.

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[LC '92]

How about some H&R .44's?​

 

[32 Magnum]

LC 92 - those are some great condition pieces!

Here's a couple older ones with longer barrels which are scarce. Note the patented "Safety Hammer" on the 4 1/2"er.

 

[LC '92]

32magnum, those long legged .44's are hard to find. Those are some nice ones. I've seen them referred to in the old days as "Frontier Revolvers", as if they competed with Colts and other big bores.

Why in the Sam Hill would anyone want a 4-1/2" barrel with a Safety Hammer?

 

[czhen]

Here is mine, I hope you recover soon Jamesjo, Its a pleasure to see your collection.
Henry, FL

 

[32 Magnum]

"Why in the Sam Hill would anyone want a 4-1/2" barrel with a Safety Hammer?

LC - REALLY Deep Pockets??????

JimJo - You follow your doctors orders, that's an order. Keep on getting better, my friend.

Anybody have one of these H&R/Reising M20 .45ACP carbines? Looking for finish and serial number info.

 

[vellocet]

I've got a hammerless topbreak auto-eject with a four-inch barrel. The trigger return spring broke so I put in a new one from numrich. What a funny little .32! I had an 8-shot 922? .22 that worked flawlessly, sold it. Strange that numrich had a spring for such an old gun.

 

[32 Magnum]

Vellocet,
The model "922" was 9 shots, hence the name. That model was the longest lived H&R and also, probably, the one with the most variations - 8 recognized before 1953 and about 4 or 5 more up to 1986.

 

[jamesjo]

32 magnum,
Jim, I really like the 44's you posted, about what year were they manufactured?
Seems like a lot of gun for such a small grip!


Haven't shown these off for awhile.
H&R model 949 Nebraska Centennial 1967
#100 & 118 of 300

 

[vellocet]

Yeah, now that I think, that was a nine-shot pistol. Glad your memory is better than mine,32 Magnum. I'd love to have one of those longer-barreled top-break .22s. Guess it's pawn-shop time.

 

[32 Magnum]

Jim,
Bill G. thought that they were introduced somewhere around the same time as the original AMERICAN DOUBLE ACTION series - the .44s of course have a slightly larger frame. If he's correct - then around 1885-86 - as the original ADA had a round barrel which was made octagonal around 1885. No round barrel XL frame .44s have been seen, as yet. If one shows up it will push the origin date back to 1884. He also found that the last mention of the .44 cal offering in catalogues was around 1920 or so.
The .44 Webley is a low pressure round. "Cartridges of the World" by Barnes lists the standard loadings as 200 or 220 gr. loads with muzzle velocities of 715 and 700 fps. ( ME 227 ftlbs and 239 ftlbs). About the same muzzle ballistics as a light .38 Spl loading.
FWIW - this round was known in England as the 442 RIC and was developed for the Royal Irish Constabulary pistol by Webley in 1868. Loaded up to around 1940, it is now obsolete. Loaded ammo is a collector item. The box of ammo LC has is probably worth more than the gun! I've got 5 rounds a seller sent me with one of mine. Short and squat.

 

[jamesjo]

Jim,
I really like the pieces both you and LC posted.
I still have way too far to go on my own collection to be branching out any farther though.
Guess I will have to be content with looking!
Thanks for the info!
Jim

 

[ISO1600]

I've got a sweet 949 on the way to me any day now. I'm super excited! My first revolver, and my first/only .22 pistol. Now i'll be able to shoot a rifle and pistol in my backyard (i'm out in the country). This'll really save me money over all the 9mm and 45 i've been taking to the range.

 

[jamesjo]

ISO1600,
You should be very hapy with your new 949.
Besides my Centennial pieces, I also have a standard model 949.
Bought it LNIB, haven't fired it a lot, but I do have a couple boxes through it.
No target shooter, but a very good hunter/ plinker!
Another good piece from H&R, enjoy!
Here's a pic of mine.

H&R Model 949 1980

 

[ISO1600]

James, thanks for the words of encouragement. Would it be safe to use modern hyper-velocity LR rounds in the 949? I was thinking and hoping so, since other H&R revolvers can handle magnum rounds.
I'd like to be able to shoot Stingers and other similar rounds with it.

 

[jamesjo]

I don't shoot any of the hyper velocity stuff anymore, actually I don't shoot much at all anymore.
But, if your 949 is in good condition, I don't believe you will have any problem shooting the stingers, or yellow jackets.
I have heard that you lose a little in the accuracy department with the hyper stuff, but, I'm not good enough to notice the difference!

 

[ISO1600]

James, i'm with you- i doubt i'd notice any accuracy difference. I'm more interested in the extra power to take down a critter if need be.
I'll prob mostly be shooting federal bulk and CCI CB's out of it.

 

[Gottahaveone]

OK, I'll play. I bought this 949 off a young lady on THR a while back. Excellent little SA/DA 9 shot plinker. The cell phone pictures aren't the greatest....

 

[dagger dog]

1954 Sportsman

Traded for this one, some one "jeweled" the hammer and it also had gold paint in all the roll makings,which made it look very pimpy and one of the first thing I did was remove the gold paint.

It also had a bent cylinder bolt pivot pin, which caused some problems in single action.

Once de-pimped, and the bent pin replaced it turned out to be a real shooter!

 

[32 Magnum]

dagger dog,
The "jeweled" hammer was standard for a couple years in the mid to late 1950s.