New Gun Store Find

[mk70ss]

Went to a gun store today and found a little gem. Nothing fancy or rare. Just a great, useful little revolver. It is an unfired H&R .22 Magnum blued revolver. 2 1/2 inch bull barrel with adjustable sights and smooth walnut grips. Not a wear mark or scratch on it. Bargain priced too. Gun will make a great truck/trail gun.

 

[peggysue]

I had a H&R model 929 (.22 LR nine-shot revolver, blued finish) as my hidden trunk gun when I lived in Chicago a couple decades ago. I figured if I ever had to use it I'd toss it in the lake. They are tough little revolvers.

 

[damienph]

I really like those old H&R revolvers. For the right price I would have bought it as well.

I have an old top break H&R chambered in .32 S&W and had a top break 999 that I still regret trading away.

Some don't care for the H&R styling but I like them.

 

[tallball]

That is nice! The ones with the adjustable sights are the fancy ones! I have owned three fixed-sight versions, and they have all been good guns. Congratulations! A 6" like that in 22 or 32 magnum is sort of like a grail gun for me.

My 22 caliber version is a 4". I wish it had those nice sights like yours.

 

[75218ron]

I really like that gun....wish I had one like it...does it have the removable cylinder?

 

[357 Python]

My father had a 4 inch H&R model 926 in 38 S&W that I borrowed until he helped me get my 6 inch Colt Python. He eventually sold that gun. Some times I wish I had that gun now. It was the first handgun I ever fired. There were a lot of memories with that gun.

 

[Mr. Hill]

Cool little revolver, and that's an interesting caliber.

 

[peggysue]

I accumulated a few when they were not popular and low priced. love top breaks.

 

[Model12Win]

Looks crude. Are these consider quality guns? Are they as bad as a Rohm?

 

[mk70ss]

They are NOTHING like a Rohm. Rohm revolvers are basically made of cheap pot meta and have extremely poor fit/finish/durability.

H&R revolvers are more like a basic model truck. They are extremely durable. They are also very accurate. Where they lack is on the fine finish work like polishing and blueing. They are all steel and wood, no pot metal. They do not have the smooth, crisp triggers of a S&W revolver, but they aren't terrible. They are guns built to always work, shoot straight, and last a lifetime.

 

[WC145]

Looks crude. Are these consider quality guns? Are they as bad as a Rohm?

Google is your friend, you should spend a few minutes looking into H&R and it's history. Rohm and RG revolvers are pot metal pieces a crap. Harrington & Richardson, like Iver Johnson, was a mainstay on the American gun scene for decades, heck, generations. Their revolvers were solid, qood quality guns, in rugged, utilitarian designs built to work and to last at prices the average working man could afford. My father gave me my 676 convertible for my 16th birthday back in 1978, I have no idea how many thousands of rounds I've shot through it or how many hunting/fishing/camping/hiking trips it's been on with me. I still use it with .22 shorts for dispatching the meat rabbits I raise. I wouldn't hesitate to buy any H&R revolver in good condition that caught my eye if the price was right.