1982 H&R 4" 999 Sportsman Top-Break Revolver

[1srelluc]

I picked this one up the other day with the S&W Model 60-1 but it was missing the rear sight blade so I waited till it came in today....I have $214.00 in it.

It came with a Hunter holster and two speed loaders so I did not feel bad about spending the $14.00 shipped for the sight blade from Gun Parts Corp..

Windage is accomplished by way of a screw on each side of the latch. Elevation by a screw in the front of the revolver that moves the spring-loaded blade up/down.

To be honest I did not know H&R was still making a top-break in '82....It was the last year of production.

It shoots good (the SA trigger is a bit heavy at 4.5#) with CCI Standard and the speed-loaders work really well.

It would not be my first choice for a woods gun but there's just something about a top-break.

 

[White 6]

I picked this one up the other day with the S&W Model 60-1 but it was missing the rear sight blade so I waited till it came in today....I have $214.00 in it.

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It came with a Hunter holster and two speed loaders so I did not feel bad about spending the $14.00 shipped for the sight blade from Gun Parts Corp..

Windage is accomplished by way of a screw on each side of the latch. Elevation by a screw in the front of the revolver that moves the spring-loaded blade up/down.

To be honest I did not know H&R was still making a top-break in '82....It was the last year of production.

It shoots good (the SA trigger is a bit heavy at 4.5#) with CCI Standard and the speed-loaders work really well.

It would not be my first choice for a woods gun but there's just something about a top-break.

Nice buy.

 

[1srelluc]

Nice buy.

Yeah, the darn things go for stupid money on GunPorker.....A solid $500 average in like shape/no box.....I mean they are OK but they sure ain't all that IMHO.

LOL.....Poor man's Schofield?

 

[The Duke]

I picked this one up the other day with the S&W Model 60-1 but it was missing the rear sight blade so I waited till it came in today....I have $214.00 in it.

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It came with a Hunter holster and two speed loaders so I did not feel bad about spending the $14.00 shipped for the sight blade from Gun Parts Corp..

Windage is accomplished by way of a screw on each side of the latch. Elevation by a screw in the front of the revolver that moves the spring-loaded blade up/down.

To be honest I did not know H&R was still making a top-break in '82....It was the last year of production.

It shoots good (the SA trigger is a bit heavy at 4.5#) with CCI Standard and the speed-loaders work really well.

It would not be my first choice for a woods gun but there's just something about a top-break.

Wow, did not know those were made that late. Always think of those as being pre-1950s. Is that 10-shot?
My "woods gun" was a .357 Ruger Security 6 because..bears.
Wasn't supposed to carry one, but uh..I'd rather have a chance than not. One time I'm talking to the game warden with that thing in my pocket. He was alright. I didn't volunteer to tell him about that.

 

[1srelluc]

Wow, did not know those were made that late. Always think of those as pre-1950s. Is that 10-shot?

9-shot.

 

[The Duke]

9-shot.

How's it shoot? You sure about LRN in it? I've been "Mini-Mags or go fuck your mother" since I was 11.
No Thundercraps, no Federal or ..the other thing. CCI Mini Mags, that's it. Maybe Stangers somewhat accepted.
You could lighten that trigger pull. Still, 4 1/2 lbs isn't all that bad. For a double action pistol, that's great!
Avg S&W is what..13?

 

[the watcher]

I had one of those around 1975 and I think it had a 6" barrel. It shot very good, but my eyes were a lot better then. I used to carry it deer hunting in GW national Forrest, and there were a lot of fox squirrels and grouse there then. Traded it for a ruger security six 6" stainless for the same reason, armed robberies were common when working on the metro construction.

 

[JGalt]

I picked this one up the other day with the S&W Model 60-1 but it was missing the rear sight blade so I waited till it came in today....I have $214.00 in it.

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It came with a Hunter holster and two speed loaders so I did not feel bad about spending the $14.00 shipped for the sight blade from Gun Parts Corp..

Windage is accomplished by way of a screw on each side of the latch. Elevation by a screw in the front of the revolver that moves the spring-loaded blade up/down.

To be honest I did not know H&R was still making a top-break in '82....It was the last year of production.

It shoots good (the SA trigger is a bit heavy at 4.5#) with CCI Standard and the speed-loaders work really well.

It would not be my first choice for a woods gun but there's just something about a top-break.

HKS made a 9-shot .22 speed loader? That's the first I've ever seen of those.

 

[1srelluc]

HKS made a 9-shot .22 speed loader? That's the first I've ever seen of those.

Yeah, I did not know it either.....It's stamped 22 HR....It works with a High Standard 9-shot revolver too.

They are about the same size as one for a S&W chief special so they are not that bulky in your coat pocket.

 

[1srelluc]

I had one of those around 1975 and I think it had a 6" barrel. It shot very good, but my eyes were a lot better then. I used to carry it deer hunting in GW national Forrest, and there were a lot of fox squirrels and grouse there then. Traded it for a ruger security six 6" stainless for the same reason, armed robberies were common when working on the metro construction.

I killed my first deer in the GWNF but it bordered our family land......A place called Veach Gap in Shenandoah County.

 

[miketx]

Wow, did not know those were made that late. Always think of those as being pre-1950s. Is that 10-shot?
My "woods gun" was a .357 Ruger Security 6 because..bears.
Wasn't supposed to carry one, but uh..I'd rather have a chance than not. One time I'm talking to the game warden with that thing in my pocket. He was alright. I didn't volunteer to tell him about that.

My woods gun because bears is a 12 gauge riot gun with 00.

 

[The Duke]

My woods gun because bears is a 12 gauge riot gun with 00.

As good a thing as any. IF any actually work.

I've heard they've found bears with several .308 bullets lodged in their face n stuff. That didn't stop 'em.
Granted those were out west Grizzlies and not our little FL Black bears, but still.
Bears are the bulldozers of the woods.
Know why you never see any bear trails? Because bears dgaf! Bears just crash through and make a hole. Everywhere they go is their own trail. They can open up the thickest stuff you've ever seen without a machete. They can run through it.
Basically bears just do what they want.

 

[1srelluc]

My woods gun because bears is a 12 gauge riot gun with 00.

There's a shit ton of them around but I never worry too much about bear. In fact not at all.

 

[Concerned American]

I picked this one up the other day with the S&W Model 60-1 but it was missing the rear sight blade so I waited till it came in today....I have $214.00 in it.

View attachment 743383

It came with a Hunter holster and two speed loaders so I did not feel bad about spending the $14.00 shipped for the sight blade from Gun Parts Corp..

Windage is accomplished by way of a screw on each side of the latch. Elevation by a screw in the front of the revolver that moves the spring-loaded blade up/down.

To be honest I did not know H&R was still making a top-break in '82....It was the last year of production.

It shoots good (the SA trigger is a bit heavy at 4.5#) with CCI Standard and the speed-loaders work really well.

It would not be my first choice for a woods gun but there's just something about a top-break.

I've got an H&R 22/22 Mag. I really like that gun. Well made.

 

[1srelluc]

I've got an H&R 22/22 Mag. I really like that gun. Well made.

Model 650?

Well made till something internal breaks....They are a total bear to work on.

 

[Concerned American]

Model 650?

Well made till something internal breaks....They are a total bear to work on.

LOL, to tell the truth, I haven't had it in my hand in a long time--I'll have to dig it out of the safe and find out.

 

[Concerned American]

Model 650?

Well made till something internal breaks....They are a total bear to work on.

Just went out and checked. Nope it is a Model 649 -- it looks identical to your photo, but it is not stainless--probably accounts for the difference in model numbers.

 

[1srelluc]

Just went out and checked. Nope it is a Model 649

The 650 is basically the same gun with a (bright or brushed) nickel finish.