Guns & Gun Related Stuff

[MikeEngland]

Hey gun guys! I've got this old .22 that my dad gave me. Hes a music man, never did much shootin, so most of his guns are in poor shape, but I like this pistol and would love to get it cleaned up for some plinkin.
Its stamped H&R inc Model 929. As shown in the pic, its missing the grips, but as far as I can tell, it functions just fine.
Anybody know anything about this pistol?

[jerryd6818]

Harrington & Richardson, they're fine old firearms. My uncle has one very much like that. $150 - $200+ in good condition. Grips were that black plastic/Bakelite/hard rubber material they used back in the day.


Edit: A bunch of interesting information on the 929 -- http://www.shootingtimes.com/2011/01/03 ... 29_200912/

[Unk]

Mike, they have some rosewood grips for your H&R model 929 on e-bay for about $15.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harrington-and- ... 2a1aabc294

and you can get the grip screws through Numrich.

[PigSticker]

I've got a H&R 929 stainless-walnut grips I carried it in my bibs pocket when runnin bunnies had alotta fun with it through the years never worried about buggerin it up think I give $89.00 for it--Congradulations on your new son Mike!!

[Quick Steel]

Just wanted to share some revolver photos. Every thing is .357 mag except for the 6 inch barreled S&W which is .38 sp.

[rangerbluedog]

nice pair of SP101s, Quicky. I am a Ruger fanboy!

[rangerbluedog]

Some old milsurp rifles:
SMLE No1 Mk3 (BSA 1938)
SMLE No4 Mk1/2 (Maltby 1943)
M1917 (Remington, Aug 1918)
Russian SKS (1955)

Just got the No4 yesterday.

[Quick Steel]

nice pair of SP101s, Quicky. I am a Ruger fanboy!

Thanks. I like the toughness of the typical Ruger.

Other than an M1 Carbine (WWII) I have no military rifles but I have always admired the LE. Someone said of WWI rifles that the Mauser was the best hunting rifle; the Springfield the best target rifle; and the LE the best combat rifle. It is my understanding the British troops were trained to deliver 15 aimed shots in 1 minute, the so called mad minute. You have a fine selection of rifles there.

[coffeecup]

Someone said of WWI rifles that the Mauser was the best hunting rifle; the Springfield the best target rifle; and the LE the best combat rifle. It is my understanding the British troops were trained to deliver 15 aimed shots in 1 minute, the so called mad minute. You have a fine selection of rifles there.

I think you mean from WWI; by WWII the LE was beaten by semi-auto battle rifles from several countries.

As for rate-of-fire, a well-trained man shooting an LE, from the Hawkins position, and reloading with stripper clips, should be able to do at least 20 RPM. Before I was a teenager, I managed 30 rounds in a minute, kand managed to keep most of them on a paper plate at 100 yards. Grandpa won a ton of money on that, he referred to it as "The Winter The Drinks Were Free."

[rangerbluedog]

Not mine, but fun to watch...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFYZHLuxXZ8[/youtube]

[gringo]

303 is the way to go...reach out an touch something.

[Quick Steel]

coffeecup: I did reference WWI about comparing the 3 rifles. The WWII reference was concerning my M1 Carbine which was produced in the second to last month of the war.

I do believe, were I old enough to have participated in WWII, I'd have preferred the LE rather than the M1 Rifle. But that's just me.

Just to be clear. I fully understand the MI Rifle was semi-auto. I just feel I would have been well served by the LE and would have preferred it. In RVN I used the M-16 and an Ithaca shotgun. I definitely would NOT have preferred a LE in that environment.

[coffeecup]

Argh, you did and I mis-read it. My apologies for the error.

[Quick Steel]

No problem coffeecup. I can't begin to count the times I've misread somehing.

[jerryd6818]

In RVN I used the M-16 and an Ithaca shotgun. I definitely would NOT have preferred a LE in that environment.

How about an M-14? Twenty rounds of 7.62X51mm as opposed to a .22 cal rifle.

[gringo]

http://henryrepeating.com/rifle-survival-ar7.cfm

went to a yard sale this weekend..here is a box in almost new condition...yea, just the box...so i open it...there is the stock..hummmm...i pick it up an can feel an hear the parts inside...
" how much is this?" i ask the guy...
{a big tall redneckcowboyallhatandbeltbuckle type, is standing next to me...begins to attempt to crowd me off the find...}
the owner says..."five bucks"..so i almost break my fingers getting the money out while not putting the rifle down...
the big guy next to me asked the owner..."did i miss something about that?"

lol..yep..the entire thing dude...
so i first think it is stolen...take it directly to a copper friend..he runs the numbers...nope..legal...
then i start thinking about the BATF an how sneakie they are in arizona...so i take a 10X loupe to it...not one tracking device...
hummm...
final proof..take the cute little thing out in the desert an run a box through it...it kept jammin...hummmm.
changed clips...the one in it was FILTHY...
ran 10 rounds no problem...hits the target...
so i get a five dollar rifle for the trunk of my car...
now i need scope mounts...i have a 1 inch to mount...

[gringo]

the british used the smle in large numbers in WWII jungles...in a carbine version...effective.

http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting ... le-carbine

speed shooting a bolt action is problematic...pull the trigger on that 303 prior to the bolt locking...oops.

[Quick Steel]

How about an M-14? Twenty rounds of 7.62X51mm as opposed to a .22 cal rifle

An M-14! Now you're talking. I'm afraid you said the magic words. Had never fired a gun of any type before entering basic at Ft. Polk. Trained on the M-14. I've heard it said that a man falls in love with his first rifle. Definitely true for me. Only 6 of us qualified expert with it. I was in love. Now that is a rifle I would use anytime, any place and most defintely today in the sandbox.

I always thought those LE Jungle carbines were way cool. Have always regretted failing to get one when they were being advertised.

[gringo]

us army gave me an expert award for the M-14...
then we changed to the M-16 in AIT...couldn't hit my foot with the first 16 i carried.{ i've improved}
{they also changed from a service number to social security number at the same time...geexe...i just got to know the RA number...

[Quick Steel]

us army gave me an expert award for the M-14...
then we changed to the M-16 in AIT...couldn't hit my foot with the first 16 i carried.{ i've improved}
{they also changed from a service number to social security number at the same time...geexe...i just got to know the RA number..

I got to keep the M-14 thru AIT (at Ord). Next stop, Ft. Knox, we got switched over to the M-16 and SSNs. Even got to fire the M-14 on full auto in AIT. I liked it but the Army didn't.

[jerryd6818]

Except for the month after boot camp when we went through ITR and carried an M-1, I carried an M-14 for my entire enlistment. Qualified three times while active duty, all three times Expert.

[rangerbluedog]

Good shooting there Jerry! (I'll bet ya could still do it.)
Gringo, I guess someone mistook that Henry for a toy! That is a fantastic find.

[Quick Steel]

Except for the month after boot camp when we went through ITR and carried an M-1, I carried an M-14 for my entire enlistment. Qualified three times while active duty, all three times Expert.

Jerry, Gringo: Could be mistaken, but I am beginning to sense a feeling of shared accomplishment at expert qualification with the mighty M-14.

I know I am biased, not at all objective, but dang it we did something deserving of a bit of pride. We all did a lot of other things but the M-14 was an early step on the road. Congrats to all who carried the M-14 regardless of qualification.

[rangerbluedog]

I love the old M14, but there is a special place in my heart for the little black mouse gun...

[Quick Steel]

but there is a special place in my heart for the little black mouse gun...

As well there should be. It served me and countless others well. I thought (and still think) it is a great jungle carbine.

Concerning early problems with the M-16: virtually every issued rifle-including the M-1 had teething problems. Also, initially McNamara allowed use of improper powder for the ammo.