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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: alfsauve on October 20, 2010, 07:29:19 AM
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My Dad came up from Florida to visit and brought me the handgun he used to teach me to shoot. An H&R Sportsman 999. Break top, nine shot, .22LR.
While the gun isn't exactly in the same class as a S&W target revolver, it has possibilities. I think a little cleaning up of the action will do it a world of good. H & R was the "Charter Arms" of its day. Trying to make affordable revolvers for everyday use. They concentrated more on the "sporting" market as opposed to the "self defense". OR at least that's what I remember.
Brings back fond memories.
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I have an old H&R Police Special dated 1891. It is a seven-shot .22 break-top revolver. It's a tack-driver at 7yds.
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Cool looking gun. And the family history of it makes it priceless!
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I had an old H@R .22. It was louder than hell (I hate .22 revolvers, that crack gets my ears ringing every time), but a fun plinker. It wasn't the most accurate thing in the world, but a fun little varmint and woods gun. Enjoy.
FQ13
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I had an old H@R .22. It was louder than hell (I hate .22 revolvers, that crack gets my ears ringing every time), but a fun plinker. It wasn't the most accurate thing in the world, but a fun little varmint and woods gun. Enjoy.
FQ13
FQ, ever hear of ear plugs?
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22 is too loud? You don't drink enough FQ.
Funny thing, Maggie doesn't like to shoot her S&W Model 19 because it's "too loud". BUT...her 686 and Ruger GP-161 AREN'T "too loud". Go figure...
That's ok...I like it because it cleans easier than that stainless 686 and has a feather-edge trigger. Fun, fun, fun.
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FQ, ever hear of ear plugs?
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Yeah, yeah yeah. But who carries them on a walk in the woods? Smart ass! ;D
FQ13
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I love this thing. I bought one from a consignment shop last week. Really neat little gun!
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22 is too loud? You don't drink enough FQ.
Funny thing, Maggie doesn't like to shoot her S&W Model 19 because it's "too loud". BUT...her 686 and Ruger GP-161 AREN'T "too loud". Go figure...
That's ok...I like it because it cleans easier than that stainless 686 and has a feather-edge trigger. Fun, fun, fun.
Its not the noise per se Jaybet, its that hyper sonic CRACK that gets me. .357 is the same way. Maybe its just me, but it really starts the ringing in both calibers that say, a .38 or .45 doesn't.
FQ13 who generally wears ear protection, but not always when in the woods etc.
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fq, get some electronic muffs or plugs and wear them on your woods walk. Help you hear better before and after the shot!
FWIW
Richard
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Nice piece of family history alf, and looks very good. 22's will always be around, no reason this pistol won't last another couple generations.
Family guns, regardless of brand, are always priceless. I guess Hogue grips, and a red dot scope, will just have to go on another one,... ;)
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Nice piece of family history alf, and looks very good. 22's will always be around, no reason this pistol won't last another couple generations.
Family guns, regardless of brand, are always priceless. I guess Hogue grips, and a red dot scope, will just have to go on another one,... ;)
Seriously TW, having owned one? Putting a red dot on that thing is like putting a spoiler and Pirelli tires on a Yugo. ;D Its a fun gun, but if you shoot minute of armadillo at 50 feet, you're having a good day. But hey, that's what the other eight rounds are for. ;)
FQ13
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Nice Porn, Alf... ;D
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No optics or aftermarket grips. This one will stay as is.
Funny thing about the noise. We didn't have ear muffs when I was a kid and I wasn't smart enough to stick cotton in my ears. So I learned to fire it one-handed, bullseye style, with my left hand wrapped around my head holding my right ear closed.
Took it too the indoor range today. The single action trigger isn't bad, but the double action really was horrible. Could be that Dad had never cleaned it?
I didn't break it fully apart as I need a manual to clue me in on a few things. Like how the cylinder pin is attached. I did remove the cylinder and the grips and clean as much as possible. At least now the cylinder spins when you flick it. And the double action pull is considerably better.
While the visible portions of the metal look okay, the parts you can't see (under the grips) are horrible. We're talking serious tool marks. Very rough inside the grip. Very rough. But then H&R wasn't S&W nor Colt and they were trying to make a lower priced product.
One day I'll take it to the outdoor range and test accuracy. It might be good enough for .22 silhouette.
I also remembered tonigth what a pain revolvers are to clean. 1 barrel, 9 chambers. Ugh.