Thoughts on H&R
10-16-2009, 04:14 PM
#2
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Norfolk or Blue Ridge VA
Posts: 20
I have the H&R with the heavy barrel in 223 w/ a 6x24x50 scope. Super accurate out to 200 yards (cause thats as far as I can shoot at the range I belong to).
I put a serious thumping on ground hogs and taken yotes with it.
Im actually looking at the Survivor rifle HB in 308, I have heard nothing but good out of them. They run about $250 vs a Savage or Remington varmint or Tac rifle starting around $700. The money I save will go into a nice scope for it.
Plus with that budget keeps the wife happy.
I put a serious thumping on ground hogs and taken yotes with it.
Im actually looking at the Survivor rifle HB in 308, I have heard nothing but good out of them. They run about $250 vs a Savage or Remington varmint or Tac rifle starting around $700. The money I save will go into a nice scope for it.
Plus with that budget keeps the wife happy.
10-22-2009, 08:25 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,695
depends, I have one in a .22 hornet that drives tacks, I bought a 7-08 barrel for it and shot like crap, sold the barrell. but I will never get rid of the hornet. Handloads have produed 1/2" groups at times.
10-22-2009, 03:55 PM
#8
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Norfolk or Blue Ridge VA
Posts: 20
Did you call bout the problems you were having with the barrel? Ive been thinking about the 22 Hornet, but the cost of the bullets are crazy for factory loads... I really need to get into reloading.
10-22-2009, 04:34 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: canada
Posts: 257
i think that the h&r guns have alot potential to be super shooters. if i had more money to waiste i would try rebuilding one as ive been wanting. id take the 26 inch 25-06 barrel and re chamber it to 257 weatherby mag (or the 280 reamed out to 7mm rum), then i bed the forearm, intall a adjustable cheek piece and finally break in the barrel. no i dont expect a setup like that to match a good bolt action but it would prolly outshoot most out of the box guns. if i can get 1 1/4 moa and under with my 30-30 h&r without any tuning, id bet 3/4 would be plausible in a better chamber and a bedded forearm.
10-22-2009, 04:39 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,695
dan I did not call H&R, this barrell was bought used, and they are suppose to be fitted to the frame, even though 80% of them fit. I ended up just selling it.
The hornet is awsome if you handload. The H&R hornet has a 1-9 twist as uppose to evryone elses 1-12 or 1-14. Which means it will shoot heavier bullets. I load 50 gr nosler bt's with 13,2 gr of lil gun, 2700 + fps with that load and ragged holes at 100 yds. You need one bad, so get it. LOL
The hornet is awsome if you handload. The H&R hornet has a 1-9 twist as uppose to evryone elses 1-12 or 1-14. Which means it will shoot heavier bullets. I load 50 gr nosler bt's with 13,2 gr of lil gun, 2700 + fps with that load and ragged holes at 100 yds. You need one bad, so get it. LOL