I've always liked these types of double action revolvers with the pull pin that I believe only H&R made. They were simpler (thus cheaper) to make, more durable, and would be good for home defense in the day and that's pretty much what their intended market was: low income people looking for a basic home defense gun that was small and could be hidden easier than a shotgun.I also carry my old H&R 923 every once in awhile. I guess its at least a half century now but still works as well as it did back when I thought it was really cool. I even still have the old ratty holster I found in a barn IIRC and it still looks like something you'd find in a barn.
The rod doubles as an extractor shaft making it easy to get any stuck cartridges out.
The double action is really heavy but the single action crisp and light with almost no travel thanks to H&R's two step system where the trigger itself just cocks the hammer and the small secondary trigger releases the sear.
You carry it?My new favorite .22 is my six shot Uberti Stallion SAA. I had to send it back for warranty work yesterday, as the hammer occassionally slips out of full cock. Can't have that happening.
They didn't send me a shipping label... $109.00 to overnight fed ex! Hopefully they will reimburse me. Probably would have just been cheaper to just order a new hammer and fix it myself.
I'll be happy to get it back though. Well balanced, accurate. Fun little backyard plinker. Great tool for destroying outdated eggs and tin cans. Can't wait to try it out on small game at some point. Would work in a pinch too as a self defense weapon.
Who carries a .22 besides me? I've switched to it because of my arthritic wrist.
Isn't is amazing how many people will tell you about their semi autos when you ask a question in The Revolver Forum??
... any good 32 long loads will most likely be handloads unless you pay the crazy prices someone like Buffalo Bore wants for their ammo.