The gun is 2005 (serial #HV).
Those pictures from the other post are very dramatic.
Mine is not quite as bad. My brass looks completely normal with some primer flatness, and while it is tough to tell from the photo, it does not appear to be cracked only compressed. Can't officially tell without a Zyglo or Magna check though. While this gun gets carried a lot, it's had a very easy short life. I've shot quite a few chucks with it, but I don't target shoot or burn ammo for kicks.
Suppose I'll forward my pics to H&R, but whatever they say about my frame I'm not giving up the barrel. It throws .5-.75MOA with white box varmint ammo, plus it's a 1 in 12 ejector.
This sucks! Here are a few more angles:
CB