Many years ago my 1st handgun was a Ruger 9 shot revolver. It worked OK but was not really all that good for target shooting at 75 Feet. Caught my son when he was around 8 playing with it outside one day with his friends. The usual Cowboys and Indians game. At that time he had to climb shelves up about 9 feet high to get it down out of its Carry Bag. No ammo was stored anywhere's near it He's near 50 now and does not shoot at all. I now have a 19 year old grandson who does shoot and is very good at it as well. All is not lost after all.
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I used to get to go shooting with a few classmates when the associate pastor would take us down to the river outside of town with his pull pin H&R "snubby"... a great childhood memory... he also helped perform my marriage ceremony 25 years ago... he passed a few days before Christmas and I was just remembering all the good times we had... thanks for bringing back a happy memory.
27 Man
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Back when I was in graduate school, broke and living in a rough neighborhood, I purchased a High Standard Durango to keep in the house. I bought it at a Gibson's store for $34.95. I think the revolver that Tex Watson reportedly used in the Manson case was a High Standard Double Nine Longhorn.
sigp220.45
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I buy every nice old H&R .22 I see. This is the lastest:
I still hold on to the hope that since I think Remington owns the rights to the H&R brand they might bring back the 999 in stainless at about a $400 price point... I believe it would sell very well....
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I dunno, I would argue that some of the firearms by Ruger, Charter Arms, and (at the risk of my credibility) even Taurus are extremely high quality in spite of having very low prices.
Are they as high quality as Iver Johnson or High Standard, heck no, but they really don't have to be, and their prices on the used market are priced like Saturday Night Specials.
webley green
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Many years ago, working for the USFS in Colorado, the bartender at my favorite bar bought a pistol and rifle from a broke cowpoke or so I was told. I in turn bought the pistol from him. It was the High Standard Double Nine just like the one shown in the box on a previous post. It came with a Hunter holster, gun belt and a paper sack of various .22s by that I mean, some shorts, longs and long rifles. That is one good shooting revolver, a number of bricks of .22 long rifles have gone through that gun over the years. Still one of my favorite .22s.
sigp220.45
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It was a High Standard Longhorn.
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I recently came upon a couple of those 22s. Got a High Standard Double 9?? in good condition and a H&R 999 for 300 bucks the pair. Gave my Granddaughter the High Standard and a brick of 22s(she already wore them out) and still have the 999. It shoots just fine and think I will keep the ole thing. If I remember correctly a top break H&R was the first revolver I ever shot when I was about 6. Surreptitiously of course out of my best friends father's sock drawer
Thanks.
I've had a couple or three of these over the years too and they were always great shooters! Thinking they were in the $175 - $225 range in excellent used condition.
You're kidding I hope. Other than the occasional individual 22 handgun that shot better than it should have the best deal in 60s was Ruger Standard auto pistol for 37.50. The next rung up would have been Ruger S-6 & Colt Scouts.
The H&Rs, IJs and Hi Standard revolvers were second rate guns at best.
max503
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There are inexpensive SA 22's on the market. Too bad they have fixed sights. I wonder if there is a practical way of adding an adjustable rear sight? Even if you could drift the rear sight, that would be sufficient.
I have a S&W 22 A that is a decent shooter I picked up new for $199 a couple of decades ago. I also have two H.S Sentinels, a -3 and a -6. The -3 will put 8 shots in an inch at 25 yards and throw the one out of the marked cylinder off to the left 3/4". The other shoots a little over a 2 inch group, fine for what I need a 22 for. I am another that looks for Sentinels.
I've owned a couple of High Standard and H&R 22's over the years. Decent guns, but they never stayed around long before something else caught my eye and they went on down the road to make room (and budget).
But what I'm most thankful for in regards to those guns was seeing them in the Shooter's Bible and such books and magazines. As a youngster growing up in rural Hanover County Virginia during the mid 60's or so, I knew I'd never be able to afford those Smith and Wesson or Colt handguns...But an H&R and 30 or 40 bucks, or whatever they were. They were in the realm of dreaming about. I might be able to get one one day.
They helped to keep the dream alive.
But what I'm most thankful for in regards to those guns was seeing them in the Shooter's Bible and such books and magazines. As a youngster growing up in rural Hanover County Virginia during the mid 60's or so, I knew I'd never be able to afford those Smith and Wesson or Colt handguns...But an H&R and 30 or 40 bucks, or whatever they were. They were in the realm of dreaming about. I might be able to get one one day.
They helped to keep the dream alive.
nipperdog
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I once owned a Rohm 66 Single action Revolver. It had an alloy frame and cylinders for 22lr, and 22mag. For a cheapo revolver it shot pretty good. When I was a kid I couldn't afford 22mag ammo so I never used any. I kept it in my 55 Chevy which was stolen, along with the Rohm 66. Neither were ever recovered.
Qc Pistolero
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check if they are safe to use and if they are,you might be darn surprised at the level of accuracy these old timers can give you.
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