feralmerril
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I remember my dad had several in the 1940s. He must have liked them. I belive I shot one the first time I ever shot a handgun when I was a twrip.
H&R Sportsman/ 999
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I bought a very nice one a few months ago on this site but had to return it. When firing Remington target rounds, the barrel latch would disengage and tip up the barrel. It appeared that the frame lugs were worn and the latch couldn't fully lock. No problem with the latch when using Shorts but I didn't want my shooting limited to Shorts.
Before buying one on line, have the seller verify that the barrel stays locked. In fact, the best test would be to test fire a few High Velocity rounds.
Before buying one on line, have the seller verify that the barrel stays locked. In fact, the best test would be to test fire a few High Velocity rounds.
LouisianaJoe
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I bought a H&R Model 905 years ago and it has been an excellent shooter. I bought it because it was nickle. I have killed several snakes with it on fishing trips. I do not have a good photo but here is one for sale that has a good photo with the ad.
H&R Model 905 4 Heavy Ribbed Barrel .22 LR Electro-less Nickel 9- Shot for sale (958451123)
H&R Model 905 4 Heavy Ribbed Barrel .22 LR Electro-less Nickel 9- Shot for sale (958451123)
When I was 10 years old, the laws here in New York State stipulated that bars could not serve alcohol on Sundays before a certain hour, which, as I recall, was noon. An exception was made for "private clubs" and so my father and his buddy, no strangers to a scotch bottle, joined the local rod & gun club (I still belong to it today!).
So when on Sunday mornings he went there to drink, I sometimes tagged along. His buddy had a son my age, and the two of us would occupy ourselves in the parking lot , no kidding, drag racing my dad's new Buick Century Convertible against his father's Chrysler Imperial, both 1956 models. The old guys were too soused to care.
When we tired of that activity, we'd go upstairs to the bar, where the bartender would hand us an H&R Sportsman, some boxes of shells, and send us to the basement range to get us out of the way.
We were 10 years old!
I still have a piece of a bullet in the corner of my eye from a riccochet!
So when on Sunday mornings he went there to drink, I sometimes tagged along. His buddy had a son my age, and the two of us would occupy ourselves in the parking lot , no kidding, drag racing my dad's new Buick Century Convertible against his father's Chrysler Imperial, both 1956 models. The old guys were too soused to care.
When we tired of that activity, we'd go upstairs to the bar, where the bartender would hand us an H&R Sportsman, some boxes of shells, and send us to the basement range to get us out of the way.
We were 10 years old!
I still have a piece of a bullet in the corner of my eye from a riccochet!
Art Doc
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I think the break action H&Rs are fun. The 999 is a great $200 pistol... unfortunately sellers want $450+ for them and that strikes me as lunacy.
I got this 1941 Sportsman for $150 two years ago. Functions fine but finish issues abound.
Shoots OK, too.
I got this 1941 Sportsman for $150 two years ago. Functions fine but finish issues abound.
Shoots OK, too.
My dad won a Sportsman in some sort of program at work, it was back in the 50's. I remember it being a beautiful deep luster blue, wrapped in oil paper and a nice brown and gold box. He gave it to my mother for home defense, she believed in that sort of thing being raised in the hills of Idaho.
I was packing a .22 rifle for years and always wanted to mess around with the pistol. Mom didn't want me to fool around with the pistol explaining that I had a nice .22 rifle, be happy.
I started "borrowing" it from mom and taking it afield to shoot, it was a real good pistol and capable of shooting as well as anybody I knew could. I shot sparrows, pigeons, rock chucks, and the occaisonal chukar. Mom never caught on until one day I was trying out my hand at fanning the hammer and something broke internally, probably the single action sear of something because it would only fire double action, it still functioned fine but was nevertheless broken. I fessed up to mom, who said she knew all along I was messing around with it because the box was getting worn from me taking it out of the closet, etc. I paid the local gunsmith to fix it and that was about the time I graduated to larger caliber pistols of my own.
I was packing a .22 rifle for years and always wanted to mess around with the pistol. Mom didn't want me to fool around with the pistol explaining that I had a nice .22 rifle, be happy.
I started "borrowing" it from mom and taking it afield to shoot, it was a real good pistol and capable of shooting as well as anybody I knew could. I shot sparrows, pigeons, rock chucks, and the occaisonal chukar. Mom never caught on until one day I was trying out my hand at fanning the hammer and something broke internally, probably the single action sear of something because it would only fire double action, it still functioned fine but was nevertheless broken. I fessed up to mom, who said she knew all along I was messing around with it because the box was getting worn from me taking it out of the closet, etc. I paid the local gunsmith to fix it and that was about the time I graduated to larger caliber pistols of my own.
Old Corp
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Not to got OT too much, but several years ago I inherited a revolver reminiscent of the H&R.
It's an Iver Johnson 'Sealed Eight', top break, 6", 8 shot , large walnut gripped target pistol. Probably from the '40's. I think the model name referenced the fact that they had both recessed chambers as well as a recessed cylinder breech face. Extremely accurate, but has a set of the absolute SMALLEST sights I think I've ever seen on anything.
It's an Iver Johnson 'Sealed Eight', top break, 6", 8 shot , large walnut gripped target pistol. Probably from the '40's. I think the model name referenced the fact that they had both recessed chambers as well as a recessed cylinder breech face. Extremely accurate, but has a set of the absolute SMALLEST sights I think I've ever seen on anything.
rock n roll kid
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well seems like ...
this gun came up for comment a while back , didnt see my post on this new thread so i will jump in again . if it IS on here i apolagize
had one years ago after a lot of folks saying how good of a lower priced gun they were .
mine had a bear hard trigger and i never really liked it much.
caught on to smith & wesson arms and ruger , & throw in a colt or two . more $ for sure but you get what you pay for !
never had a desire to own an other one . but good luck & happy shooting with yours
this gun came up for comment a while back , didnt see my post on this new thread so i will jump in again . if it IS on here i apolagize
had one years ago after a lot of folks saying how good of a lower priced gun they were .
mine had a bear hard trigger and i never really liked it much.
caught on to smith & wesson arms and ruger , & throw in a colt or two . more $ for sure but you get what you pay for !
never had a desire to own an other one . but good luck & happy shooting with yours
dogngun
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Bringing this back yet again...Just saw a Sportsman at my LGS this afternoon as I was picking up an old Smith I bought online...It was selling for $199, and the clerk had just brought it out from the back room to put the price tag on it.
I'm picking it up Saturday.
mark
I'm picking it up Saturday.
mark
Double-O-Dave
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I had a 6.0 inch barreled Model 999 many years ago. It was my first handgun, and first revolver. It was good for plinking and such, but while using it for a target gun (bullseye and silhouette) I learned what a good revolver it wasn't: heavy trigger pull, poor adjustable sights that didn't take or hold adjustments, poor sights, poor grips with an odd grip angle, etc. It did get points for its 9-shot capacity, and "cool factor" for the simultaneous top-break opening and ejection.
Personally, I'd save my money and get something better.
Best of luck,
Dave
Personally, I'd save my money and get something better.
Best of luck,
Dave
dogngun
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Back to this again over 1 year later...I found a serial number/date list for the H&R 999 Sportsman...link here...
Harrington & Richardson Serialization
Mine is a 6", with the vent rib barrel flat nose hammer, made in 1970.
VERY light SA and actually pretty good DA, and a good shooter. I have several 9 shot .22 revolvers - one of them a High Standard Sentinel steel frame .22 magnum snub - because I think they were a really good little gun to have around...and there are speedloaders for 9 shot .22's that seem to fit most of them...made by HKS. Got a few of those, too.
Harrington & Richardson Serialization
Mine is a 6", with the vent rib barrel flat nose hammer, made in 1970.
VERY light SA and actually pretty good DA, and a good shooter. I have several 9 shot .22 revolvers - one of them a High Standard Sentinel steel frame .22 magnum snub - because I think they were a really good little gun to have around...and there are speedloaders for 9 shot .22's that seem to fit most of them...made by HKS. Got a few of those, too.
Art Doc
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
In the meantime I picked up another one. Paid $325 at a local show. Still high to me but the 4" isn't as common and I wanted it.
lawandorder
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This thread sure brings back memories of better times............
............pre 68 a Buddy of mine and I were in Corpus Christi visiting my Sister and her family. We slipped off and hit the pawn shops downtown.
He bought one of the long barrel Sportsman models and when we went to the airport. The clerk checked it and said give it to the pilot when you board, think the flight crew played with it all the way to LR and seemed reluctant to give it back.
Wonder if he still has it?
............pre 68 a Buddy of mine and I were in Corpus Christi visiting my Sister and her family. We slipped off and hit the pawn shops downtown.
He bought one of the long barrel Sportsman models and when we went to the airport. The clerk checked it and said give it to the pilot when you board, think the flight crew played with it all the way to LR and seemed reluctant to give it back.
Wonder if he still has it?
I have a later model 999, it was nearly mint cond when I bought it, but it had some buildup in the forcing cone, which affected accuracy. It took some effort getting it out, until I did, I had some erratic accuracy and key holing. One day I was able to literally pick this chunk of coagulated lead/copper out using bore brushes, toothpicks wrapped with screen, etc.
Now it really shoots. The DA is typical heavy and stiff like most H&R guns, but a nice clean SA break. I treat it like a SA revolver, never use DA at all (... And I'm really a DA shooter).
Shown with my Taurus 94, my other 9 shooter.
Now it really shoots. The DA is typical heavy and stiff like most H&R guns, but a nice clean SA break. I treat it like a SA revolver, never use DA at all (... And I'm really a DA shooter).
Shown with my Taurus 94, my other 9 shooter.
GF
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Just picked up another one this summer to fill the hole that I made when foolishly sold the last one I had ...
... but I kept the holster for it.
GF
... but I kept the holster for it.
GF
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John Eilertson
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I have also thought seriously about getting one. In the early '80s I took some buddies out after jackrabbits and other field varmints, and my oldest pal at the time brought a 6" DA version. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed that weapon! A jack would streak by at full speed and a guy could crank out the bullets till he put it down. And it seemed pretty accurate to me on the longer, single action shots. Maybe some day I'll notice one at a good price and grab it up...
Mr.Cip
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I still regret selling my H&R 999. I sold mine in the early '80s. I needed the money to buy a custom model 10 for PPC.
wildenout
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My Dad taught us to shoot on an H&R Sportsman, the newer model I believe it's a 929? But it's a great gun! He still has it, still fun to shoot. It has the side cylinder release and a push-rod ejection system.
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