H&R survivor experiences/quality

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Im seriously considering purchasing an H&R Survivor in .308.

Has anyone had any recent experiences with said rifle? I'm looking for a "budget" centerfire. Other than the H&R, I've considered a Stevens 200. My gut is telling me that the Stevens would be a better rifle, but I really like the simplicity of the survivor. It will likely spend the majority of its time solely at the range.

Any pros/cons or accuracy expectations to throw my way? Thanks for any insight.
 
I considered getting one in 223, based on the experience I have with my Pardner in 12ga. As mentioned, the fit and finish isn't the greatest, but it is definitely adequate for a blue collar type firearm. My 12ga has nothing wrong with it, but you can tell there are shortcuts taken with it. The wood sits quite proud of the metal at the grip are where stock meets receiver. The barrel shows signs of not being polished/sanded smooth, as there are light tool marks in it all the way up. Other than that, it's great. It locks up tighter than a duck's arse and points quite well. The wood is starting to take a real nice shine to it in the grip and forearm, and I'm sure it will only get better.
 
oneone said:
Im seriously considering purchasing an H&R Survivor in .308.

Has anyone had any recent experiences with said rifle? I'm looking for a "budget" centerfire. Other than the H&R, I've considered a Stevens 200. My gut is telling me that the Stevens would be a better rifle, but I really like the simplicity of the survivor. It will likely spend the majority of its time solely at the range.

Any pros/cons or accuracy expectations to throw my way? Thanks for any insight.
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Go with the H&R over the Stevens... it is a much more solid gun... the quality surpasses the price... here are a couple of mine in Boyd's Sterling stock sets... the Cinnamon laminate is a .223 and the Forest laminate is a .243... I also have a .308;

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I just picked up a used one in 45/70 the other day.

I find it oddly amusing that it only has a hard buttstock while the one I have in .243 has a cushy rubber butt pad. :p

Yah I'm hooked on these rifles. :D

The greybeards forum has loads of good tips on these as well.
 
The thing that is particular to the Handi-Rifle that I like best is that simplicity that you say attracts you to the Survivor.

One of the pros of these guns is that the Gravel Agency, which is H&R's customer service agent for Canada (also Remington's and Marlin's,) is trying to persuade H&R to allow them to import spare barrels and run the barrel accessory program as available to U.S. customers. If they ever get this going, you'll be able to add different calibre barrels to your Survivor.
 
i own 2 H&Rs and one more is in transit. they do their job and do it well. and thats really all you can expect from a gun priced that way. i take my 12gauge pardner to the trap range and i shoot 22-23 all day. then in the fall its bouncing around the truck. the .410 compact i have gets beat around by my cousin all day grouse hunting. he sits on the butstock on top of a log to keep his butt dry. great guns IMO
 
Yeah ###y......but heavy too. Everyone has differing needs right?
Myself the appeal starts and stops with a 20 gauge Tamer. The only extra items needed by me, would be the spare ammo or matches and small fishing kit, stashed in the hollow buttstock.

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Thanks for all the input. I've decided I'm going to go for it.

TheTooner said:
The thing that is particular to the Handi-Rifle that I like best is that simplicity that you say attracts you to the Survivor.

One of the pros of these guns is that the Gravel Agency, which is H&R's customer service agent for Canada (also Remington's and Marlin's,) is trying to persuade H&R to allow them to import spare barrels and run the barrel accessory program as available to U.S. customers. If they ever get this going, you'll be able to add different calibre barrels to your Survivor.
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Yep, I really do like the simplicity of its design. That would be awesome if the barrel program comes to fruition!
 
I have two in 243 ( one if a compact model for the wife ), an HMR17, an HM2 and a Suvivor in 410 / 45 LC.
As said before, simple, easy to use and well made considering the price.
Alternative are the Baikal single shots. Have a 308 and a 7.62 x 39. Nicely finished ( better looking than the H&R's ) and pretty accurate. Advantage is they break down easily for packing. Disadvantage is they are more expensive than the H&R's.
 
A friend of mine has a survivor in .308.He bought it new from wholesale sports in fall of '11.When it arrived,i took the scope rail of and cleaned the parts and remounted it with blue loctite.I insalled a scope on it and bore sighted it.Off to the range we went.He had three different brands of ammo in 165 to 168.We had a hard time getting it on paper and it misfired more bullets than it fired.Turned out there was a problem with the transfer bar.He sent it th the Gravel Agency and it was repaired and back to him in 2 weeks.As far as i know,it's fine now.I didn't find it heavy at all but the buttstock leaves a lot to be desired.Considering the prices of some very decent budget bolt actions on the market now,i would suspect the prices of these singles will start dropping.
 
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