H&R Single Shot Topper

What do you think of the H&R single shots?

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ghettoestl

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I want to know what people think about the Harrington & Richardson Topper Deluxe 12 gauge single shot shotgun with a 28" barrel and 3 1/2 inch chamber. Its blued with a silver receiver, modified choke tube and a ventilated recoil pad. I already have a 410 of the same thing but it is 45 years old and I want to know if they have gone down hill in quality since then:confused:
 
I don't know the current state of the company now but the original H&R closed some years back..good news is that there are many fine used guns around..my brother each own a topper....great value...shotguns don't have to be repeaters..and i believe single shots can make better marksman as there is only one chance to hit the mark..
 
Singles like this are fine tools and the minimalist's approach to shotgunning. There is a downside...

The NEF here is a 12 gauge, has a 3" chamber, and weighs 5 lbs, 9 oz. I'm big, tough, been shooting for about 50 years and wouldn't touch off a mag load in it unless it was a DIRE emergency. Felt recoil would be about what lighting off a 458 Winchester in an 8 lb rifle would be.

These are great with the light loads recently developed. Son learned to shoot shotguns with the NEF and 3/4 oz handloads.
 
NEF same thing?

I beleive that H&R became part of NEF but may be wrong. Anyways. I bought my wife an NEF youth model .410 last year so she could have something to shoot in between pulling the trap for me. It has performed flawlessly and poi/poa is spot on. She is routinely able to hit around 75% with the 2.5 in. shells. Not too shabby for a beginner using a .410. The gun is a great value for under $100. I used to have both a 20 and 12 in the old topper models. Good serviceable guns but kicked like hell because of the light weight. A 3.5 would only be for the masochistic in my opinion. :D
 
I have a 20 gauge Topper I don't hunt with it but use it as a snake gun and general plinker.I pull the trigger it goes BANG no problem. ;)
 
I had a 12ga topper for years and after it got traded off I bought a 20ga Topper and have kept it nearly 20 years. For under a $100 it's some of the most fun you can have.
 
well i think the topper is being retired. i went ALL over the damn place tryin to special order a topper or a topper deluxe and i just couldnt get one anywhere!! so i wind up at dicks sporting goods to special order one and couldnt get one. i talked to the distributor at dicks and he said he cant get them anymore so i got one of the last topper deluxe classics he had. its got the recoil pad and vent rib 3 inch chamber o and its a 12 gauge of course. so in short if u want one u better get ur ass out there NOW and see if u can get one. when they are gone thats it they are gone!!:( :( well at least i will have my dads 410 topper he got abotu 40 years ago and the 12 gauge i just ordered today:D nope im never sellin them!
 
Bigger Brother

I was at a local gun store a few weeks ago. They had an interesting New England single shot shotgun. The interesting thing was that it was chambered in 10 gauge with a magnum chamber.

I bet that would make an effective snake gun.

I bet it would be fun to shoot!:eek:
 
Short And Heavy

The 10 gauge New England was quite short. I am not sure of the barrel lenght, but it couldn't have been much more then 24 inches. The gun also was considerably heavier then the other single shots. I doubt it was enough to really tame it completely.

I do have one of their slug guns in 12 gauge with a three inch chamber It is a brutal gun to shoot from the bench. I won't even dare try a three inch slug.
 
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