Bad H&R news

[Skipper]

Note from Brian at Remington this morning....





Production just had a meeting, and was told that all orders were cancelled and H&R is officially closed. I will still be doing repairs until I run out of parts.
If you call H&R please do not mention my name. I could get into trouble. I just had to give all my friends here on GBO the news.

[jmort]

really, this is old news. It was common knowledge that there were no more handi rifles. and this just confirms what we already knew, and also confirms that whoever was in denial before now knows they were wrong all along.

[45coltnut]

Thanks for sharing the news, Skipper. That's too bad as they are very good, economical guns. I used my grandfathers 30-30 last year to take three nice deer. Allot of memories made by many people with those guns!

[MT Gianni]

I understood they had kept the gun but stopped the bbl program. Another example of how not to run a business.

[seaboltm]

I love the Handi's. But truthfully, bolt guns got so cheap I quit buying them. Of course the Handi's had the barrel program and pistol calibers, and that was darn cool. When I was looking at a 223 rifle a few years ago, I bought a Savage/Stevens. It cost $25 more than the Handi at the time and it was a magazine fed bolt gun. What will be missed are inexpensive 357 and 44 mag guns and other pistol calibers. There is not an affordable substitute for those calibers. Cheap 30-30's are EZ to find.

[jeff223]

I have a H&R 10 ga turkey gun,a 20ga ultraslug,a 12ga Tracker II and a 357max handi rifle.I wont be needing any more of them.I hope nothing ever breaks in the frames as parts will not be around very long.

Its to bad Remington is doing away with H&R as they are a pretty good gun without spending alot of money on them but for those in need of a good single shot they can always get the CVA Hunter or Scout

[.30-06 fan]

I own handi-rifles 12 gauge survival nef, 30-06 stainless steel and a 22lr sportster. They are doubles for the other rifles that i own.

I like handi rifles, just like the simplicity and compact size.

I am sadend that H&R handi-rifles are gone. But happy that i have 3 of them.

[jmort]

I have three receivers, seven barrels and an Ultra Slug Hunter. Big fan.

[.30-06 fan]

I hope the adapter guys survive. that was another thing about the handi shotgun all the adapters that are available for it.

[NavyVet1959]

I've currently got a line on an H&R .38/.357. They guy wants $250 for it without the scope and $300 with the scope. I've offered him $225 without the scope. It's a pretty good drive from here, but I've been wanting one of those so that I can rechamber it for .357 max.

With the cost of .22LR ammo these days, a single shot .38 rifle with low powered loads makes a good gun for introducing new shooters to the sport. With the right load, it's quieter than the standard velocity .22LRs.

[725]

What a shame. I guess the bean counters win again.

[Magana559]

I've been waiting for two barrels for months! Extremely disappointed in Remington!

[jmort]

I sent two receivers in November for two barrels each and just got one back. The other is in a black hole apparently

[dlbarr]

Yeah, I just bought a cut-down BC barrel from a private party. It dropped right in and fired etc. Only thing is, the action pops open upon firing. Have been working on the fix and not getting much of anywhere, called the NEF/HR repair line and got a work order # to send it in about a month ago. Hesitated because I thought I could probably still "do it myself"....beginning to rethink that, but now it really is too late for that option. I am likely going to have to find one of those guys over on the GBO site that lives close by, that knows how to fix this and hire it done.

Really too bad about NEF, even though I have all the frames and barrels I want, I hate to see them go down. Dirty shame.

[Hickory]

I've been waiting for two barrels for months! Extremely disappointed in Remington!

Shutting down H&R may have been the goal when Remington bought it.
It's not unusual for a company to buyout the competition run until that they have gotten enough profit back from the purchase and then shutting it down.

[Ben]

Buy an organization and then close it.
Does that sound familiar ?

[Ben]

Maybe an individual with some machinist skills will step in & offer firing pins , extractor replacements , etc . That would be a big help in keeping these rifles shooting.

Might be a nice little sideline business for someone ?

[cajun shooter]

It's done all the time for tax purpose. Buy then show a huge loss for that all so important tax loop hole advantage. Regular working stiffs such as myself don't understand all the ins and outs but we see it all the time. Later David

[Mr Peabody]

Any one going to be surprised to see Rossi make a run at this niche?

[NavyVet1959]

What makes the break actions like the H&R so nice is the flexibility for experimentation and their inherent strength of design and how relatively inexpensive they are. If you are wanting to create a wildcat, just find a barrel with the right bore diameter and then rechamber it to something larger so that you can get more powder in there. Want a .308 case with a .223" projectile? Buy a .223 H&R and have it rechambered. You'll probably have to modify the extractor also, but I don't think it would be that difficult.