New To Me H&R .22 Revolver

[mk70ss]

Bought this mint H&R .22 today. I just love these basic, stout little guns

[TJm15.38]

That's one of the good ones built in Gardner, MA. Nice .22 revolver. Thanks for the look.

[DWalt]

My very first revolver was a Model 929 .22 I bought from a neighbor in around 1960. Mine had a 2.5" barrel and had mottled plastic grips, otherwise nearly identical to the one pictured above. I think it was called the "Sidekick." It was one of several of my guns that simply vanished. I have no recollection of selling or trading it, but I have not seen it for many years and have no clue where it might be. The last time I remember shooting it was in the late 1960s.

[glenncal1]

mk- there is one weak spot with the H&R guns, the main spring guide rod. Some have a plastic head at the top and that plastic will eventually break. Numrich's has replacements with either plastic or metal heads.

[DWalt]

Originally Posted by glenncal1

mk- there is one weak spot with the H&R guns, the main spring guide rod. Some have a plastic head at the top and that plastic will eventually break. Numrich's has replacements with either plastic or metal heads.

I have mentioned that problem numerous times. Numrich sells (or sold) an all-steel hammer strut. It is a simple replacement. Anyone with a newer H&R revolver having a nylon-tipped strut should replace it.

[swsig]

They made stout big guns, too. Here's my 1938 "Expert" .22lr target pistol that I inherited from Dad. Still works perfectly!



Long live the H&Rs!

[tops]

Originally Posted by DWalt

I have mentioned that problem numerous times. Numrich sells (or sold) an all-steel hammer strut. It is a simple replacement. Anyone with a newer H&R revolver having a nylon-tipped strut should replace it.

I bought a H&R at an estate sale a couple of years ago. Looked new but it would snap about half the time. Replaced with a metal hammer strut and it fires every time. Money well spent for pistol and strut. Larry

[DWalt]

It was just a poor design. With some age and use, the Nylon strut tip would split and could not be repaired. I also picked up a newer H&R revolver that didn't work right for a very reasonable price at a gun show, and of course it had a split Nylon strut tip. That H&R is now one of my favorite fun guns. It is an H&R Defender, in .38 S&W.

[Rubone]

Nice little revolver you found. I was given an H&R 923 that the owner thought was broken. A good clean up and it is a fine shooter!

[skwchock]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Stevens]

Originally Posted by DWalt

I have mentioned that problem numerous times. Numrich sells (or sold) an all-steel hammer strut. It is a simple replacement. Anyone with a newer H&R revolver having a nylon-tipped strut should replace it.

I purchased an H&R model 900 in the late 60s, my first handgun, the nylon strut eventually broke. I made a replacement out of some Nylon bar I had and ordered a new, Nylon, one maybe 10 years ago, the replacement came in but the homemade version is still working. Now I see a metal version is available. Since this gun willeventually go to son or grandsons I ordered the metal strut from Numrich, now $31.00 so will install it and keep the nylon ones, just in case.

[DWalt]

I think when I bought my steel strut from Numrich about 20 years ago, it cost me around $10 delivered. I thought about fabricating my own strut, which is fairly simple, but figured it would take more than $10 worth of my time to do it.

[MNruss]

That’s a Model 829, on a different, somewhat heavier frame brought out in the early 1980’s. The sights are decent, the barrel is heavy, they feel and balance nicely.
There were :
826, a 22 magnum, blue
829, a 22 LR, blue
830, a 22 LR, electroless nickel
832, a 32 S&W Long, blue
833, a 32 S&W Long, electroless nickel

I had a 833, decent SA pull, but the DA was pure H&R.
Still, I liked it.

[sodacan]

This "22 Special" dates to a around 1935. For a budget priced gun, the fit and finish are really nice. The lock-up is 100%. The rear sight is practically non-existent, but it is fun shooter.

[s&wchad]

Timely thread...
I picked up a 732 (.32 S&W Long) at a swap meet last month. The price was right and I like the caliber.

Mine was made in Worcester Mass and has a V prefix, which dates it to 1959. I took it to the range and it shoots just fine. I wasn't familiar with the strut issue, so I had to take a peek inside. It appears the earlier struts were metal.

[mk70ss]

[Onomea]

An H&R USRA/Model 195, a single shot target pistol from the mid 1930s: