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H&R Dbl Brl Hammer Guns
« on: February 01, 2008, 11:30:44 AM »
Here's some pics of a couple H&R Shotguns you don't see very often:
These were introduced circa 1909 and produced up to around 1920, or so.  Not many seen today.



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Re: H&R Dbl Brl Hammer Guns
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2008, 11:50:50 AM »
28" 28ga 5 1/2# dbl bbl $16 i just peed myself thanks for the post. kurt
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Re: H&R Dbl Brl Hammer Guns
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2008, 04:20:03 PM »
I think the fall 2007 Double Gun Journal as a really nice write up on H&R doubles it is worth looking at even if you don't like high falutin' magazines like this one.
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Re: H&R Dbl Brl Hammer Guns
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2008, 11:52:00 AM »
My computer won't show the pictures, which is very frustrating. I just picked up one of these at a gun show today. It's a 26" 28ga double, sidelock, outside hammer.

The top rib is marked 28GA.CHOKE. Barrel and breech have matching #1916. The left sidelock is marked HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO.
           WORCESTER MASS..US.A..PAT.FEB.27.00

The action is tight, but the forearm iron has been repaired/replaced.

I got it for $100 and an Enfield .38 revolver. I'm pretty happy with it.

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Re: H&R Dbl Brl Hammer Guns
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2008, 11:55:35 AM »
The pics aren't showing now, must have been deleted from the AOL account.

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Re: H&R Dbl Brl Hammer Guns
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2008, 03:24:11 AM »
The pictures showed up today. That's exactly what I bought, except with 26" barrels, not shortened. Thanks for the information. Sure would like to find one of the rifles, too.

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Re: H&R Dbl Brl Hammer Guns
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2008, 09:42:23 AM »
Toysoldier,
You got a great buy on that 28 ga. at $100, even with repairs.  I don't know of any rifled versions.  There are no catalogue references to commercial H&R rifles of ANY KIND until after WW2.  During WW2, H&R made some of Eugene Reising's designed semi-auto (M60) and full auto .45 ACP carbines (M40, M50, M55) and some semis in .22lr (M65) for military training rifles.  After the war, H&R continued production of the semis and eventually began producing bolt action and single shot break actions, as well.
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RIP Jim, passed away on October 12th, 2012

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Re: H&R Dbl Brl Hammer Guns
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2008, 01:54:33 PM »
It turns out that it's not quite the buy I thought. In looking at 28ga reloading equipment and loads, I ran across a reference to early 2 1/2" loads. Sure enough, this gun has 2 1/2" chambers. Looks like handloading for sure. Any idea where I can get a 28ga roll crimper?

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Re: H&R Dbl Brl Hammer Guns
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2008, 11:20:10 AM »
I have one in the 44 cal. ,that at some point was rechambered for the .410 gauge. I was once told that H&R would rechamber these gun for free.
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