.22 lr revolver

22-rimfire,
Maybe too much for you, but evidently not too much for many others, because that is what the nice examples are bringing.
You would probably really be dumbfounded to know that I recently paid $ 750 for this.

1940 Model 196 Eureka Sportsman
1 of about 350 made.
Single Action competition target shooter.

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The same week that I bought this, another of these models sold on the largest auction site.
It sold for $ 1525
No it's not a Smith, and I'm glad it's not!
Contrary to your thoughts, there are many other quality pieces available.
H&R's, even the Sportsman series ( with the exception of the Model 777, and model 196 ) were never a high dollar gun, but they were well made pieces, that would last a lifetime if you took care of it.
Made from 1932 through about 1998. Evidently, they were doing something right!!
I have 7 models, and all the pieces that I shoot are as accurate or more so, than I am capable of.
It would be a dull world if everyone who owned a Chevy should have just saved a few thousand more, and bought a Cadillac.
It takes all kinds, and me and my 40 or so H&R's are getting along just fine without a Smith, or a Colt in the family.
 
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I still view the H&R's as $250 guns and a $300 one would be high. Frankly I would be hard pressed to pay $250 for a mint one. I know you collect them and that's great. I saw an older mint one (M999) for $500 in a pawn shop and just chuckled to myself. I didn't even bother discussing price as there was no point.

I was in that pawn shop looking for Colts.

You're right that the world would be a dull place if everyone made the same choices.
 
deerslayer - I remember you posting photos of yours after you traded for it . . your H & R is a nice looking one and I'm glad to hear that you're liking it . . . I love mine. And don't worry about that cylinder line . . i have the same thing on my old S & W M & P Target. . . . it just adds "character"! :D:):rolleyes:
 
I don't understand... you guys are talking about H&Rs, S&W and Colt but nobody's mentioned Ruger.

You could get a gently used Ruger Single Six in .22LR for around $400 right now. I was just at a gun show today and I saw a table with 6 of them going for that price. The table's owner said he's a dealer and there's a lot of people selling/trading them in lieu of CC guns. I checked out the Bluebook for Guns and it stated that value of a Single Six convertible (.22LR/.22WMR) in excellent condition is $355. I got mine years ago used for just shy of $200... one of my favorite guns (and my wife's favorite too) to shoot. Now my kids are learning how to shoot handguns on it.

Personally I really like the way it looks - as my wife says it looks like an old cowboy gun. Its got good heft to it, minimal recoil even with the .22WMR and is sturdy as a rock. Normally Rugers don't have a rock solid lockup but this little gun, even after literally tens of thousands of rounds by us and who knows how many by the original owner, still locks up tight as any S&W and/or Colt. Its a 2 screw (new locking mechanism with transfer bar) but the guy I bought it from told me it was purchased late 70's or early 80's by his father.
 
Saw 2 today at a gun show,one 4"new,for $400,and an older model,with the big style grips in good condition,for the same.999 models.
Seems to be the going price around here.
I have a model 92 ultra,like the one pictured a few posts back,with the swing-out cylinder,that won't take a back seat to any revolver as far as accuracy is concerned. paid $150 for it last year,slightly used.
 
Thanks for all the replies everyone. I have some decisions to make, I suppose. Oh well...those tough decisions are just one of the downfalls of gun ownership that I try to explain to my wife. Woe is me. :D
 
I had a Ruger single six that did not fire. It looked like the dent in the rim was quite shallow. I put all the rounds in my S&W model 617 and they all fired. Tell the wife to go wash your clothes, clean up the kitchen, and then while she's doing that, go get your 617.
 
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