Author Topic: H&R frame?  (Read 398 times)

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline rockrat

  • Trade Count: (25)
  • Avid Poster
  • **
  • Posts: 192
H&R frame?
« on: December 19, 2005, 04:51:30 PM »
Understand from my earlier post that the Shikari frame and the Topper frame are alike.  What about the frame on my SB2 .223 Ultra by H&R.  Is it the same as the Topper and Shikari, or is it different, as far as frame strength?  Thanks
Its not that Life is too short, its that Death is too long!!

Offline quickdtoo

  • Global Moderator
  • Trade Count: (149)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 43301
  • Gender: Male
H&R frame?
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2005, 05:35:12 PM »
As I recollect, the pre '99 SB1(Topper & Pardner) frames are not the same as they are now, the frame material was changed. The SB2 frame on the .223 Ultra is much stronger, if it was built after '98, it's also heat treated which the SB1 isn't. Dunno about the actual material, there's been supposition that the old SB1 frames were malleable iron. I do know that an SB1 frame won't handle a high pressure barrel.

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=66901&highlight=sb1
"Always do right, this will gratify some and astonish the rest" -  Mark Twain