Just saw an H&R 32 gauge

[sethk]

I just watched the NatGeo special, Bear Island, on netflix and spotted a ranger using what looked to be an oddly gauged H&R single-shot to shoot darts into brown bears. A little googling and, sure enough, they made a traquilizer setup with a 32 gauge shotgun and a tranq. dart adapter (powered by .22 blanks). Anyway, it was a pretty good documentary and rare enough to see such a firearm, so I thought I'd share it here.

[Ranger99]

i had some farm supply catalogs i just
tossed with those in it. i guess i didn't
realize it was a rare thing. the darts
they sell to use with it look painful

[quickdtoo]

The Palmer Cap-Chur  Extra Long Range Projector tranq gun is/was made by H&R.

Tim

http://www.cap-chur.com/ProjectorsMain.html

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php?topic=161225.msg1098719118#msg1098719118

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,228122.msg1099264638.html#msg1099264638

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php?topic=210047.msg1099115995#msg1099115995

[sethk]

The Palmer Cap-Chur  Extra Long Range Projector tranq gun is/was made by H&R.

Tim

Yeah, that has the same front bead and (odd too me) rear sight as the one in the movie, case colors alike too. The only difference I could see was in the forend, which looks like a standard Pardner in the film.

[quickdtoo]

The schable forends for all H&Rs were the standard style for many years, the case coloring is of the same time frame as well(1990s), the current style came later as far as NEF/H&Rs reverting back to the H&R Inc style forends.

Tim