Looking at a lonely 223 stainless

[GPR125]

Checking out the used rack at a more or less local big box sporty place (had a day off and needed to top off the camper propane tank anyway) and run across a stainless steel .223 ejector model.  Had a HJ serial number so looks to be a 95 model year.   It has a dark wood stock and fore end, almost black.  Not laminated wood.   Resonably clean; but the release button can be pushed with the hammer at full cock, and the action will open.   Is that normal?    None of my other H&R seem to share that ability.    But this is a 15 year old model.  Appears to lock up OK, and the trigger is pretty good.   Dropping the hammer without a load in it doesn't allow the action to open.  Ejector looks to be running straight out.   Any thoughts out there?

[necchi]

How much $$$,?

[moorepower]

That kind of sounds like how mine looks, except mine is a bull barrel model. Mine shoots very well, after only adding an O-ring, and it does not seem to string shots even after 15 shots in less than 5 minutes. It flat loves the 40 grain V- max Fiocchi cheap ammo from Cabelas. I would guess some one will chime in about the latch cause/fix.

[GPR125]

In the $180 range plus tax.     Looks to be a bull barrel

[moorepower]

I have bought two of the, a .223 bull barrel, and a .243 std barrel SS for $180 or less. If it is a bull barrel and it shoots like my bull barrel, you will not go wrong at that price. I am in the process of making mine look like a mirror right now.

[GPR125]

Think I am going to pass on this one.  Have the same caliber in a blued model,pretty much teh same rifle  I just don't think the lockup won't cause grief down the road.  Already have one duplicate caliber project handi; don't need the problems another will bring.