Nomadicone
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A friend of mine has had a H&R Arms passed down for a couple of generations (see pics). The only stamping anywhere on the gun is the H&R Arms. There is no caliber anywhere. The cylinder comes out like a single action and it is loaded like a single action but it can be fired double action. He was told by his father it was a 32 caliber so he asked at a local gun shop for ammo and they gave him 32 auto but they did so without seeing the gun. He fired one round and the empty case was difficult to extract. It did extract however and the case did not appear bugled. I looked it up in my traders book and I did find the gun but it was chambered for a number of calibers. Anyone have an idea what he has and what it may be chambered for?
Since the loaded rounds seem to be head spacing on the mouth and the base of the case protrudes enough for the firing pin to strike the primer yet lets the base clear the frame I’m wondering if I can do some measurements with a caliper and come up with cartridge dimensions. Any experts out there?
Since the loaded rounds seem to be head spacing on the mouth and the base of the case protrudes enough for the firing pin to strike the primer yet lets the base clear the frame I’m wondering if I can do some measurements with a caliper and come up with cartridge dimensions. Any experts out there?