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I own a couple H&R guns and you dont really ever hear anything about them... are they not a very big company or what?
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H&R is like Marlins, they are more H&R out there than you think!
They have been around since the 1880's in form or the other. They have for the most part specialized in inexpensive single shot, break action firearms and to some extent handguns. They have also dabbled in bolt action rifles and shotguns at times. They are now owned by the same holding company as Remington and Marlin. There are untold thousands of H&R firearms out there.
Harrington & Richardson. You might have heard the single shots called Toppers. I got one for Christmas when I was a kid - the first gun that was truly my own.
Didn't they buy out NEF a while back? I saw an add in a BPS circular for an H&R semi-auto 12 gauge for $299 the other day.
The H&R name has been around for a long time & many dads are glad they are. Their single shot is the perfect learning tool for a new shooter and the price can't be beat. They are the most basic of rifle and shotgun and being so they can be operated in a safe manner with just a little training. Ask anyone who started out with one and you will get thumbs up.
My first gun 50 years ago was an H&R 410 Topper.
My first rifle was an H&R single shot .243. It is still my favorite gun. When I have a child, this will be the gun I hand down to them. Killed my first 4 deer with it.
I love my H&R shotguns, up in maine that's all we use for partridge and bunnies. They have never needed a trip to the gunsmith out of the 40 years they have been in use
An H&R (Or NEF, really the same exact thing, NEF is mostly their shotguns) wasn't my first gun, but one of the first.
I would guess that their lack of perceived popularity is due to their lack of "cool factor". They aren't the latest hottest technology, they're just about the opposite. Maybe some people think of them as a kid's gun.
Really, they are very simple and effective. Not much can go wrong, and nothing will. There is an H&R model that should please most anybody these days; if you can get into the one shot one kill thing, that is. Check out their website to see what they have to offer, you might be surprised.
They are making pump and autoloading shotguns now, and from what I have heard and the 20 gauge pump I handled, they are rock solid. I've even heard in once case that the fit and finish and wood quality beat some 870s...
H&R makes alot of good rifles and shotguns my friend got one with 3 barrels for his wife and she has killed 4 deer with the 243 barrel my frist shotgun was an h&r .
also h&r is owned by marlin arms company. but last year remington was trying to buy both brands dont no if they did or not .
Nobody is interested to hear about the cheapest guns on the market. They wear out fast and are not serviceable. During their service life, they are unimpressive shooters. I had a 20 gauge. I was not impressed. Lately I considered getting one as a noisemaker for dawg training. I found out that the Benelli Nova cost less than twice as much and was 10 times as good.
Agreed with Beekeeper and + 1 for you sir!!!
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They have been around since the 1880's in form or the other. They have for the most part specialized in inexpensive single shot, break action firearms and to some extent handguns. They have also dabbled in bolt action rifles and shotguns at times. They are now owned by the same holding company as Remington and Marlin. There are untold thousands of H&R firearms out there.
H&R is like Marlins, they are more H&R out there than you think!
Harrington & Richardson. You might have heard the single shots called Toppers. I got one for Christmas when I was a kid - the first gun that was truly my own.
The H&R name has been around for a long time & many dads are glad they are. Their single shot is the perfect learning tool for a new shooter and the price can't be beat. They are the most basic of rifle and shotgun and being so they can be operated in a safe manner with just a little training. Ask anyone who started out with one and you will get thumbs up.
Didn't they buy out NEF a while back? I saw an add in a BPS circular for an H&R semi-auto 12 gauge for $299 the other day.
My first gun 50 years ago was an H&R 410 Topper.
My first rifle was an H&R single shot .243. It is still my favorite gun. When I have a child, this will be the gun I hand down to them. Killed my first 4 deer with it.
I love my H&R shotguns, up in maine that's all we use for partridge and bunnies. They have never needed a trip to the gunsmith out of the 40 years they have been in use
An H&R (Or NEF, really the same exact thing, NEF is mostly their shotguns) wasn't my first gun, but one of the first.
I would guess that their lack of perceived popularity is due to their lack of "cool factor". They aren't the latest hottest technology, they're just about the opposite. Maybe some people think of them as a kid's gun.
Really, they are very simple and effective. Not much can go wrong, and nothing will. There is an H&R model that should please most anybody these days; if you can get into the one shot one kill thing, that is. Check out their website to see what they have to offer, you might be surprised.
They are making pump and autoloading shotguns now, and from what I have heard and the 20 gauge pump I handled, they are rock solid. I've even heard in once case that the fit and finish and wood quality beat some 870s...
H&R makes alot of good rifles and shotguns my friend got one with 3 barrels for his wife and she has killed 4 deer with the 243 barrel my frist shotgun was an h&r .
also h&r is owned by marlin arms company. but last year remington was trying to buy both brands dont no if they did or not .
Agreed with Beekeeper and + 1 for you sir!!!
Nobody is interested to hear about the cheapest guns on the market. They wear out fast and are not serviceable. During their service life, they are unimpressive shooters. I had a 20 gauge. I was not impressed. Lately I considered getting one as a noisemaker for dawg training. I found out that the Benelli Nova cost less than twice as much and was 10 times as good.
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