Alternative to boito hiker - H&R SB1-SNK
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Iron Glove
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Hope and Tulameen
I second the 410/45 Colt - it really is a neat gun. Plastic and nickel plated so its reasonably weather and abuse proof and you have the option of 410 for grouse and 45 Colt for a real close deer.
Be prepared tho' for the price of 45 Colt ammo, it ain't cheap.
I have the Hiker too and really it's more of a novelty / fun gun that anything else.
Be prepared tho' for the price of 45 Colt ammo, it ain't cheap.
I have the Hiker too and really it's more of a novelty / fun gun that anything else.
- Location
- Squamish, BC
Ditto, fun to hold in one hand and blast but I have never been able to consistantly hit anything with it. I would defintely try to get a .410/.22 as a real 'hiker' or survival type gun.
- Location
- Just West of the GTA
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ok.....so I ordered my Survivor back at the beginning of november and still don't have it. Ordered it from Ellwoods and they still can't even give me at ETA, they say it's been back ordered. I called H&R and they claim not to have any problems with back ordered product. Is 2 months a unreasonable amount of time to wait for a gun?
manbearpig
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- Location
- Somewhere in the Third World
i never understood why people make such a big deal over the H&R survivor.
the barrel is 20-22", the forend is enormous, stock is hugely bulky and the gun is pretty heavy at 7lbs.
for an ~$80 investment you can pick up a single shot Cooey or Baikal off the EE, cut down the barrel to 18", shorten the LOP on the stock, and end up with a more compact and lightweight takedown backpacking gun.
the barrel is 20-22", the forend is enormous, stock is hugely bulky and the gun is pretty heavy at 7lbs.
for an ~$80 investment you can pick up a single shot Cooey or Baikal off the EE, cut down the barrel to 18", shorten the LOP on the stock, and end up with a more compact and lightweight takedown backpacking gun.
manbearpig
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Somewhere in the Third World
Iron Glove
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Hope and Tulameen
i daresay youd be hard pressed to make something uglier than this:
Ah but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The point of the Survivor is not esthetics, it's a 410 / 45 LC (try that with your bubba'd Cooey) that is relatively impervious to the weather.
- Location
- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
well if the barrel is rifled you are gonna have a hell of a time getting much of a pattern from what I understand about rifled shotgun barrels.
Too bad Savage stopped making the 24C; .22 over 20 gauge. I have one and it is always my favourite gun to take hiking or hunting as it's light, short, and is capable of taking anything from squirrels to deer.
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manbearpig
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Somewhere in the Third World
they still made the 24F until 2007 or 08, theres a lot of them around.
i used to think they were the best thing since sliced bread but ive had some serious problems with them that changed my mind. also theyre quite heavy and the design doesnt lend itself to accuracy (the barrels are not regulated at all just held with a loose barrel band).
then again all of my problems stemmed from extraction (or lack of) in centerfire versions like the .223 - never tried a .22 and from what i hear they work just fine.
i used to think they were the best thing since sliced bread but ive had some serious problems with them that changed my mind. also theyre quite heavy and the design doesnt lend itself to accuracy (the barrels are not regulated at all just held with a loose barrel band).
then again all of my problems stemmed from extraction (or lack of) in centerfire versions like the .223 - never tried a .22 and from what i hear they work just fine.
BrotherRockeye
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Rural Saskatchewan
I am looking for an alternate to my boito hiker, which sucks and is the most innacurate gun I have ever owned.
I am looking at an H&R SB1-SNk does anyone out there own one if so what do you think of it.
I bought a H&R Tamer .410 for my kid...looks just like that picture.
I use it more than he does
It's a dandy grouse gun and .410 slugs have killed a pile of deer.
Waited almost a year for WSS then Frontier got it for me in less than a week.
It's really compact and almost too small for us bigger fellas but an easy carry and doesn't stick out much on the side of a pack.
I bought a H&R Tamer .410 for my kid...looks just like that picture.
I use it more than he does
It's a dandy grouse gun and .410 slugs have killed a pile of deer.
Waited almost a year for WSS then Frontier got it for me in less than a week.
It's really compact and almost too small for us bigger fellas but an easy carry and doesn't stick out much on the side of a pack.
I have one that I bought for my daughters -- and have used much more than they have. It is a useful little gun, for quail, grouse or even rabbits. Makes a great camp gun. It is durable, reliable, accurate enough to do the job -- never had a miss that wasn't the operator's fault -- and it will group slugs under 4" at 30 yards. It can be abused -- for the price and the finish, why worry?
What more could you want from a cheap, reasonable quality gun?
