H&R Handi-Rife ? .44 Mag

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Did H&R ever make the Handi-Rife in .44 Mag with a wood stock. Appears the only model available now has a synthetic stock. Does any other company make a single shot rifle in .44 Mag?
 
I have a H&R topper with 3 bbls. 20 Gauge, 30-30, and 22 Hornet.
It is no where near as pretty as hoytcannon's H&R's but still functional.
I hardly ever use it.

David
 
tbrwlf said:
Nice guns Hoyt.

Do you ever actually shoot them?
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Check the book buddy... how are you liking the .45/70? I just put another one together... it is alot like the one pictured below, but with iron sights and have it with a swap barrel .30/30... love the spire points in a .30/30 case.

 
Nice Guns Hoyt.
H&R are saying the (SB1-S44) frame will not except any other barrels with MAYBE the exception of the .357 There's a few synthetic .44's around but I've been looking for a wood stock.
 
Wood stock .44's were made, but your best bet is to buy the first one you see and stock it with whatever is your preferred stock... I have a wood H&R stock set for sale in the EE.

Also... SB1 frames are recommended for low pressure cartridges, shotguns, .44 Mag and .357. I have also used SB1 frames for .22 Hornet, .30/30 & 7.62X39. In general though, for centerfire cartridges, plan on building on an SB2 frame.
 
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Hoyt are the swap barrel 30/30, 45/70 sets commercially available? Or did you machine them yourself from 2 different handis?
 
conor_90 said:
Hoyt are the swap barrel 30/30, 45/70 sets commercially available? Or did you machine them yourself from 2 different handis?
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Not commercially available... I fit the barrels to a single receiver and then build a stock set.
 
TheTooner said:
Yes, they did. Someone advertised one for sale in the EE recently. It might still be there. Search.
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No, they didn't... that was my build on a resale.

Are you referring to the .22 Hornet, .30/30 and 20 gauge set??? They made many 158 swap sets.
 
Very nice, that would be a good backup gun for a hunting party with lever actions.

The mannlicher model is also very impressive, do you use stock blanks or modify drop in sets?
 
conor_90 said:
Very nice, that would be a good backup gun for a hunting party with lever actions.

The mannlicher model is also very impressive, do you use stock blanks or modify drop in sets?
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I did a bunch of walnut stocks on a replicator, based on the Gunstocks Inc. model but carved with some changes and then capped with cocobolo. I did one presentation Grade Six Model with cocobolo forend, grip cap and self butt pad... an amazing piece that went to a fella at work as a retirement gift, it was mounted on a .357 Maximum. It is his preferred deer rifle, with which, he shot a dandy buck last fall.
 
Thanks for the info.

Did you have to cannibalize two handis or did you fabricate new barrels so they would fit on the action?
 
conor_90 said:
Thanks for the info.

Did you have to cannibalize two handis or did you fabricate new barrels so they would fit on the action?
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It is much easier to start with two complete guns... new barrels are far more difficult on a break action single than on a bolt action due to the barrel lug and timing the lock-up for perfect headspace... I have done a number of stubs to achieve different calibers (.260AI, .338;Fed and 9.3X74R), but stubs are time consuming and often cost prohibitive for this platform... rechambers on the other hand are very easy on break actions.
 
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