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Picked up an H&R 949 today.
« on: August 24, 2012, 07:21:38 PM »
The guy who sold it to me seemed to think something was wrong with it but I never understand what he thought was locked up or broken. It will five in either SA or DA mode. I need to take a better look at it to see if something really is amiss with it that I'm not sent yet.

I know the front screw for the Ejector rod housing is loose and the back screw is missing so that is the firt order of business I think in getting it ready to fire life ammo.

Anyone have other suggests what I might should look at or do to the gun prior to firing?

Here are a couple of photos of it:





Anyone have any idea where to get parts for the gun and perhaps an exploded parts drawing or an owner's manual.

Anyone want to hazard a guess at what the gun might be worth so I'll know how badly I got taken. Actully I don't think I can get taken on it as I got it cheap with the understand that something wasn't right about it but the seller didn't know what. I got it planning to hang it on the wall in my office for display and if I do nothing else with it then I'll have gotten my money's worth on it.

It came with four boxes of ammo bought locally. Three of the four are very old. Two have a price of 87 cents marked and I think one was less than that. Two came from Gibson's in Oxford, AL and they left town at least 30 years ago prolly longer.


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Re: Picked up an H&R 949 today.
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2012, 04:19:46 PM »
Nice score!


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Re: Picked up an H&R 949 today.
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2012, 03:11:06 AM »
I had one just like that years ago. It was a shooter.
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Re: Picked up an H&R 949 today.
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2012, 05:59:17 AM »
I recently recieved a 949 that was my father in laws, I've yet to be able to check it out closely, next week most likely I'll have time.   I think numerich has an exploded diagram.  I too would be interested in any information on trouble shooting problems or general issues to look for.  All I've seen thus far is that it should be a fine .22 to get some good use.

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Re: Picked up an H&R 949 today.
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Re: Picked up an H&R 949 today.
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2012, 03:04:44 PM »
jealous here ;D


no thinking required.
if you bought it right, fix it fire it enjoy it.
may be that the ammo has some collector
value? if so, maybe you can sell and get
some of your funds back. be even more of
a deal then.
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