Factory Care of Items Returned for Rebarreling

[Swampman]

It looks like they require you to return your stock set too.  Mine is in perfect condition.  Will it come back in good shape?

[quickdtoo]

That depends, I've sent a few back and only had one bad experience where they chipped my BC butt stock, but they replaced it quickly as soon as they had a replacement. If you can send a beater pallet wood stock, it would be a better choice to send, or do as I do, and send the frame only and order a stock set of your choice, saves on shipping too!! They say they won't test fire the rifle with no stock, but I think they still have to, just takes more time for them to put a stock on it.

And welcome back!!

Tim

[darat100]

The first barrel I sent in for I didn't realize you were supposed to send the stock.  They fit the barrel and sent it back to me in good time.  Don't know if they will do this every time, but did for mine.

[capnduane]

I have sent my actions back to them for new barrels a half dozen times. They have always returned them in excellent shape, packed in a new factory box. And sometimes with an extra part or two as well.
 

[quickdtoo]

I have sent my actions back to them for new barrels a half dozen times. They have always returned them in excellent shape, packed in a new factory box. And sometimes with an extra part or two as well.

Unfortunately, those extra parts could be from the broken stock! If you've done six, you're on borrowed time, there have been numerous complaints from members here about damaged/scratched stocks coming back from H&R, so much it was mentioned in the H&R survey!! Many won't send a nice stock in with a frame for an accessory barrel, I won't again!! In my case, the damage happened there, while it was still in their hands, being returned in a new factory box has nothing to do with it, it's their carelessness while they do the fitting and before it gets shipped. I have to give them credit for fixing what they break tho, they do that with the best of em.

Tim

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[bajabill]

I have a stock I need to send back to the factory for them to repair/replace.  It was damaged in shipping to me with my extra barrels.

I dont know why they would not wrap a piece of metal in bubble wrap while shipping with a piece of wood. 

[kenbev]

I sent a rifle in for repairs last year and they really messed up the forend. It looked it had been in a vice and tightened too tight. I complained and they replaced it...I would not send any stock that I did not want damaged...

[capnduane]

Well, I guess I have been lucky, then! Last one I sent in was for the fluted 223 bull barrel, and I sent in the action with my camo lam butt stock. I would have been less than happy had they damaged it! From now on I will send in a beater stock for sure!

[bajabill]

I thought I had a good system.  I have sent for barrels 3 times, each time getting 2 barrels - meaning there is one barrel not connected to the wood.  This is the first time I had trouble.  My buffalo classic came with a plastic gun case and the cardboard box that the gun case came in.  I use this for shipping.  This holds the gun nicely and the gun case fits the cardboard box exactly.  My damage resulted because the gun case was not properly latched and the extra barrel was not wrapped.  So the barrel was bouncing around banging my stock during shipping.  I still think this is as good a method as I can employ for shipping.

[PartsMan]

I sent mine in last winter and told them I was in the middle of a stock trade so could not send the stock.
She said no problem we don't really need it anyway.

[handi243]

I never send in the stocks just the frame it fits perfect in that small priority mail box cheaper shipping also.

[jhoutdoors]

I recently got a handi  back from the factory after it was fitted with a 45-70 barrel. At the base of the receiver on one of the rounded edges something scratched the metal enough to remove the blue. It's only about 1/4 of an inch but the metal has rough edges which will have to be dealt with. I'm not extremely upset because it's on the bottom, I'm  just wondering if this is normal? If so I will not send any more new receivers to the  factory, this one was had never even put a round down range yet. Any ideas?

[quickdtoo]

I'm sure they'd refinsih it and blue it for ya, all ya gotta do is ask.

Tim

[Swampman]

I recently got a handi  back from the factory after it was fitted with a 45-70 barrel. At the base of the receiver on one of the rounded edges something scratched the metal enough to remove the blue. It's only about 1/4 of an inch but the metal has rough edges which will have to be dealt with. I'm not extremely upset because it's on the bottom, I'm  just wondering if this is normal? If so I will not send any more new receivers to the  factory, this one was had never even put a round down range yet. Any ideas?

If you send a different receiver in to be fitted, the barrel probably won't fit any other.  I've owned a bunch, and barrel swaps have only worked for me about 50% of the time.