H&R rifles

In a rimmed cartridge the work fine some having trouble with others.My son's H+R 158 /30-30 shoots dime sized 3 shot groups at 100 yards.......................Harold if only made in .303 British
 
I have one of the original .223s. It needed to get a trigger job but is one of my favorite guns. I have also owned the .243, 45/70, and the buffalo classic.

For the price they are well made and damn tough. Very strong action and very simple.

I have not had one that is a bad shooter.
 
Feed mine 32gr Win 748 and 170gr Hornady FP's Mag primer.............many deer and one cow moose.Two of my boys took their first deer with it.Nice and light for trail watching from a tree stand.......................Harold
 
mbogo3 said:
if only made in .303 British
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If you took a 30-30 Handi-Rifle, wouldn't the dimensions allow for re-chambering in 303 Brit (or better yet 303 Epps!)? I realize that there's the whole controversy between .308 and .311 bores (which I think is mostly rubbish, having shot, without incident, lots of hot loaded .312 bullets in my old Ruger mini-30 with a .309-ish bore) -- but otherwise, my pea brain thinks it would be a pretty do-able project.

And besides, who'd shoot factory ammo, anyway, LOL? Load the .303 Brit/Epps with the much more widely available .308 bullets for your newly chambered Handi, and you'd be off to the races...

I was just pondering this very idea the other day for use as a "truck gun"...
 
I've got an Ultra Varmint fluted in 204 and really like it. It's very accurate and fun to shoot. It's also fun to slam groundhogs with :)

For them money, you can't go wrong. I've also got a couple H&R shotguns and both are good guns.
 
.30-30 with regular pointed bullets would be a decent little popper, I think. I've been thinking of one loaded with some the 500 Hornady 150gr Interlocks I have sitting around and a cheap 4x Legend or something as a beater/backup. Way cheaper to shoot than my Weatherby, which is this season's flavor.
 
I have considered getting a Handi-Rifle in 500 S&W for awhile now, I just havent done it yet.

It seems the number 1 thing people complain about these rifles is some are shipped without rifling in the barrels. This probably has something to do with the fact that some of them are shotgun/rifle combos, maybe barrels were mixed up at the factory.
 
Awesome guns for a price. Here is pic of 200yrds target punched with my 45/70 handloads 300GR JHP over 50Gr H4891.

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great irons for the money.
I currently have 3.
204
270
45-70
all are good shooters with the 204 being excellent,in fact my buddy just picked up a 204 after shooting mine...it's a tack driver too.
 
My NEF Handi-Rifle, a Superlight in .223 is handy, light, and accurate and doesn't have extraction problems. A friend's .243 that got me interested in them performed just as well. If we could get the accessory barrel program here, I would have several calibbres. I would love one in .303 British.
 
Traded a buddy for one 6 years ago in .30-06. Had an interesting habit of opening immediately after firing (without actuating the catch first) as part of recoil I guess. Returned to him as I didn't want to wait for it to open DURING firing. Still, I do find myself contemplating getting one as a knockaround, in the truck until needed kinda thing. We use them as a base for tranquilizer guns (Cap-Chur) and they take a ton of abuse. Ok, I convinced myself, I'll try again...
 
Landro said:
Traded a buddy for one 6 years ago in .30-06. Had an interesting habit of opening immediately after firing (without actuating the catch first) as part of recoil I guess. Returned to him as I didn't want to wait for it to open DURING firing. Still, I do find myself contemplating getting one as a knockaround, in the truck until needed kinda thing. We use them as a base for tranquilizer guns (Cap-Chur) and they take a ton of abuse. Ok, I convinced myself, I'll try again...
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The opening after firing is due to oil getting in on the connecting latch. You have to ensure that the latch is dry. It eliminated the opening problem I had.
I had an Ultra varmint fluted in 22-250 and it was a great rifle. Sold it to save up for an X-bolt.
 
I had one of the ultra varmint laminated stock units in 243 - sub MOA with cheap ammo - sucked to carry on a shoulder strap - very barrel heavy....sold it....regret selling it because it was so bloody accurate and kid proof. My kdis are now hunting with me....hindsight is still pretty good apparently!

Had one in 223 years ago - fussy but okay.

Have ultra slug hunter now - stupid accurate but kicks my face in routinely....carries nicely on shoulder sling.
 
I have one in 30-30 and it shoot 1" at 50 yards with my handloads and peep sights. It is my "rainy-day/spare" deer rifle. I have had one in 45-70 and another 20ga and loved them all. I expect to pick one up in .223 this winter.
 
I owned a .243 with the heavy barrel. A soundly built little rifle. However, the plastic on the forearm was a bit cheap even for the H&R. The trigger was OK but not great.

Accuracy was around 1" with the right load. I found the gun to be very load finicky. It would shoot 3" on average but with the load it liked it shot very well and was MOA at 100M with 3 shot groups.

For the money it is worth it IMO but you might think about a stevens 200 if only for having more than one shot.

Note: You really have to be sure there is no excess oil at all on the lock up mechanism or they may pop open on you. If you keep it clean and dry no worries.
 
Spoke to H&R about ordering an additional stock for my .17 HMR. They referred me to a company called Gravel in Quebec. While I was talking with the girl at Gravel, she mentioned that the barrel add-on program available in the states will be available through Gravel sometime in 2010. She couldn't give a precise date but was was adamant that is was coming. Apologize in advance if this is considered hijacking the thread but it seems like relevant information.
 
I've had a couple NEF's and didn't mind them. My biggest beef is the plastic filler used between the fore stock and the action. It's not a big deal mind you, but I'd like to see it in a cast peice or stamped metal, I just hate seeing plastic in there. I'm thinking of buying an H&R Topper Deluxe in 12 gauge, and maybe another NEF rifle one of these days. Other then the plastic piece, I can't think of a damned thing wrong with them. :)

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