H&R and NEF barrels

[backstrap]

i am new here and was wondering if a person bought a barrel of e-bay or off of here do u have to take your h&r, nef to a gun smith to have the barrel matched up  to your recever or is this some thing a person can do himself??? thanks for the info John

[quickdtoo]

Welcome to Graybeard Outdoors! Please see the barrel fitting info in the FAQs and Help, H&R won't fit a used barrel, they'll only do new ones at the time when you order one from their accessory barrel list when you send a frame in for fitting. That info is in the FAQ also, along with lots more, be sure to check it out.

Tim

http://hr1871.com/Support/accessoryProgram.aspx

[gunnut69]

Fitting a barrel to a hinge action can be simple, or difficult. It could be done by the handy do-it-yourselfer but I don't know how handy you are.. My initial reaction is that if you have to ask it's likely you should just take it to a gunsmith. The simple ones are long enough and only require minor machining of the end of the barrel to clear. Others are too short and require increasing the length of the barrel hinge length. That's the critical length, from the half moon cut where the barrel hinges to the end that contacts the standing breach. The reason they won't retrofit is the lengthening.. The assesory barrels are made a shade long so they lenf themselves to the fitting process. A good smith can fit one but it's a bit ticklish. A shim is soft soldered to the half moon and fitted to tighten the barrels fit to the standing breach. Heat is a very real concern!

[Mac11700]

i am new here and was wondering if a person bought a barrel of e-bay or off of here do u have to take your h&r, nef to a gun smith to have the barrel matched up  to your recever or is this some thing a person can do himself???

Your much better off buying barrels from here instead of e-bay...those folks over there will have you paying almost 2x what they go for here...The FAQ's have your fitting instructions up there...If your mechanically inclined...fitting one isn't real hard...and there is always the possibility it will fit without modification...I've gotten a few like that...and others needing some minor tweaking to have them locking up good and tight...It's best to remember..go slow...it's a-lot easier to remove metal...than to replace it..Good Luck

Mac

[lik2hunt]

Here's a post I made on this subject a long time ago. Thought I'd re-post here.

As far as switching barrels with receivers and even buying used barrels and using them, it can be done but only if the fit is right. Too loose can be corrected with a shim on the hinge pin and too tight can be corrected by some precise filing in the right place. Or a competent gunsmith can fit one for you. I currently own, and shoot regularly, 3 barrels that were bought from individuals used. But I also bought three barrels at once one time that I had to resell two of them because they didn't fit right and I didn't feel comfortable doing the modifications required to make them fit either. The one I kept required searching for and finding the right used gun at the right price that the barrel did fit right on. I could have done the mods but my gut told me not to shoot them afterwards. I only keep and shoot the barrels that I buy used now that fit right without any modifications required. I consider a right fit to be one in which the barrel fits tight with NO side to side wobble and/or only minimal up and down wobble when on the receiver without the forearm attached. I have also found it useful to find out the age of the gun that the barrel is coming off of first, and if I have receiver that age, then the barrel is usually a glove fit. For instance, barrels which come off of pre-1999 guns will fit receivers from NF to about NM. Barrels which come off of post-1999 guns will usually fit on post-1999 receivers, NN to NV. The only exception I have found is the NT and NP receivers. Sooooo......it can be done and has been done by many, but the risk still remains and you have to ask yourself......."do I feel lucky"?