H&R Sportsman

[.357beats9-1-1]

Longtime reader but first post. I have a 6" H&R Sportsman .22 (vintage 1951). It's doesn't have a vent rib or "999" on it. Is there a difference between a Sportsman and a Sportsman 999? Thanx for any help.

 

[James K]

AFAIK, H&R used the "Sportsman" name only on the top-break Model 999.

Jim

 

[Hawg]

What Jim said. Sportsman and Sportsman 999 are the same thing. They just didn't have 999 on the earlier ones.

 

[.357beats9-1-1]

Thanx for the info. Mine's a top break. Just wasn't sure if the two were the same.

 

[SaxonPig]

I think they updated the name along the way.

This one from 1941 is marked Sportsman.

I think this 999 was made in the 1980s (4" not as common). Reminds me of an Enfield so much I want to put a lanyard ring on it.

 

[GyMac]

I have the usual S&W's and Colts, but the H&R Sportsman has always appealed to me.

 

[JawjaBoy]

I think H&R was kind of like S&W back then in that they didn't use model numbers, they used names instead.

I inherited one from my grandmother who kept it for her nightstand gun. IIRC, it was made about 1976. Great shooting little gun!