H&R Barrel accessory program

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Hi Guys,

Does anybody has ordered a new sparred barrel for his H&R Rifle. I would like to have 2 more barrels ( 7mm rem mag.& 308)for my 223 survival H&R.Checked their site its look like have to send first stock , fore end and frame(receiver) for matching approx. time 6-8 weeks,but then what worries me is that they send you back the barrel and all the staff you have send them and this is a rifle already not a barrel?I think this is not possible to pass the customs if its only barre maybe yes,but all this...
If somebody has been through all this will be grateful for advises and information .

Thank you
 
I was looking into this last year. What I found was that to do this we need someone who has an American export permit, otherwise it's not allowed across the border.

A company such as IRunGuns could do it as they own property on both sides of the border and have all the paperwork to import/export to/from America. However, with the costs of shipping and handling and the import/export fees, it rapidly becomes too expensive to justify. That $125 barrel now ends up costing around $300 and for that money you might as well buy a separate rifle that's already in the country.

You can definitely do it, but I don't like my H&R enough to spend a thousand dollars buying all the spare barrels I'd want.
 
Number one... It can NOT be done. H&R will NOT receive a barrel from a third party broker. If you do not reside in the USA and the frame does not originate in the USA, they will not accept the firearm for the accessory barrel program. We have been trying for years to have h&R establish a Canadian fitting program, but it is not likely to happen, Gravelle Agency is the Canadian distributor, Ellwood Epps is a Remington warranty repair shop and handles H&R now that it is a Remington company... They have both received dozens of requests, and Gravelle has tried to work with H&R to establich a Canadian program, with no success. That's the bad news... The good news is, that it is not very difficult to fit a second barrel to the frame yourself... I have dozens of H&R rimfire, shotgun and centerfire barrels (I have a new .30/06 barrel in the EE right now). If you watch the EE you will see barrels come up from time to time. I would say that 50-60% of barrels will work on an existing frame with no fitting required, another 30% will require only minor fitting; which may include stoning/filing the latch shelf and/or barrel lug. Then there are the stubborn barrels, mostly those with a sloppy fit, requiring shimming of the lug, stoning the latch and "truing" the barrel breach face... I have yet to run into a barrel that I could not fit properly... I have many, many H&R swap barrel sets... They are a very solid platform to work with. Just this morning I installed two Jacaranda/Cocobolo stock sets on a .30/30 and 7.62X39, and fit a heavy .223 barrel chopped to 20" and braked to my son's .308 heavy barreled frame. I am always messing around with H&R projects. Good luck with your barrel search.
 
I've been looking at the Thompson Center rifles for a similar idea of having one receiver and multiple barrels in differen calibers. Better yet, the barrels are usually available for sale at gun stores, no need to send it in for fitting.
 
I don't think you heard what I said... Your project is "Very Doable..." And at a much lower cost than going with TC, but it "MAY" require some fitting work on your part... This not difficult gunsmithing... If you have two hands with at least 7-8 fingers you can do it. Go over to Greybeard's Outdoors Forum, scroll down to the H&R Centerfire section and read through the FAQ's, it is a great resource on Everything H&R. The difference between H&R and TC is that TC standardized their receiver and barrel dimensions so that multiple barrels can be used without fitting (at a MUCH higher production cost), H&R on the other hand went the cheaper assembly line fitting route, to keep the cost down... What they techs do on the assembly line, anyone can do at home... I have many sets with multiple swap barrels, most of which did not require any fitting, but the ones that did, I accomplished in short order with little fuss.
 
"If you watch the EE you will see barrels come up from time to time."


hoytcannon, where did you get the barrels for all these sets you have?

A few years ago someone offered two Handi-Rifle barrels on the EE and I bought one of them, a .308Win, to fit to my Superlight which I had purchased as a .223Rem, making a nice combination for varmint and big game. I was lucky, I fitted it and had a local gunsmith check the headspace and it works well.

But I didn't ask the seller and am still wondering, if we can't get spare barrels here, why would someone sell the barrel off their Handi-Rifle? What is being done with the Handi-Rifle receivers that must be left without barrels?
 
The T/C rifles are much nicer, and it is certainly a great benefit to be able to buy additional barrels in different calibres "off the shelf" and just install them yourself. Which is why, as hoytcannon said, they cost so much more. Personally, I think Handi-Rifles are good value for the money, and worth buying another whole gun as long as we can't get additional barrels.
 
So there were some questions about H&R Swap barrel sets... here are a few of what can be done with only minor fitting (plus some DIY custom stock work);

.280 Remington & .25/06 Remington;





.30/30 Winchester & 7.62X79mm Russian;





.243 Winchester & .308 Winchester;






.223 Remington & 7mm-08 Remington;





.357 Maximum & .44 Rem Mag;



 
Yes, but where are you getting the extra barrels? Are you buying whole rifles and discarding the receivers?

Those are really nice. I tend to like the full length stocks such as you have on your .357/.44 combination, but it never occurred to do that for my Handi-Rifle. I just painted my plastic stocks.
 
TheTooner said:
Yes, but where are you getting the extra barrels? Are you buying whole rifles and discarding the receivers?

Those are really nice. I tend to like the full length stocks such as you have on your .357/.44 combination, but it never occurred to do that for my Handi-Rifle. I just painted my plastic stocks.
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Some of the barrels were purchased separately, on the EE, at gun shows, privately online... some were purchased as entire firearms... in some cases the SB2 receivers were utilized for other builds, in other cases all I kept was the barrel and sold the stock and receiver as parts... I have also purchased receivers separately. I try to keep track of the original barrel, and receiver combo, but after fitting this is not really necessary. H&R Usually (not always) engraves the last three digits of the receiver serial number onto the barrel lug. Sometimes when I wanted a specific caliber for a swap barrel set, I would bring the extra barrel with me and try it on the new gun's receiver right in the gun store before purchasing the new firearm... I have 15 SB2 receivers and 28 barrels at present, most are configured in a double swap barrel sets... but should I want too, I could pack one receiver for a trip and three, four or five barrels to cover whatever I might encounter because most barrels fit multiple frames ... my .357 and .35 Whelen have their own dedicated frame and stock... and I am just finishing a straight grip Mannlicher stock set in walnut/rosewood for my .44 Mag.
 
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Calum said:
http://www.hr1871.com/Support/accessoryProgram.asp

SS1 Rimfire frames, rimfire only.

SB1 Shotgun frame and some pistol calibers only.

SB2 Rifle frame but can use shotgun barrels.

Just what I have read from the H&R site and Greybeards board.
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blargon said:
Add to that...

Muzzleloader barrels can be used on SB1 and SB2
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Also add to that... SB2 receivers can take anything except rimfire, unless that rimfire is a "Versa Pack" barrel, which is a barrel with an offset chamber allowing a centerfire firing pin location to strike the rim of the rimfire cartridge... got one of those too... it is in a swap barrels set with a .410 barrel and .22 K-Hornet barrel. Also have a couple rimfire swap barrel sets; one pair in HM2 & HMR and another pair in LR & WMR. I also built a pair of 17 Hornet guns by reaming a couple Sportster 17 HMR barrels. My current projects are a .22 BR Remington rechamber of a Hornet barrel and a .35 Whelen Improved on a barrel chopped to 20" and braked on a Thumbhole stock with grey stained maple mannlicher forend... this will be the "moose" gun.
 
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