H&R 922

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H&R 922

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I was given one of these today by a family member only to learn it has been in the family for quite some time. According to the serial number it was made around 1937-38. It looks like new and I kind of wonder if it's even been shot. The latch that holds the cylinder pin in is really tight. I was wondering if anyone has one of these and could offer some tips for getting the latch, pin, and cylinder in and out?
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Old No7 will have the lowdown on top breaks.... :D
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Thanks GK,
This one isn't the topbreak. It just has a pin that holds the cylinder in the frame. These were made from the late 20s till 1952. The trouble is getting the pin out, it is tough.
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Rusty wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:05 am Thanks GK,
This one isn't the topbreak. It just has a pin that holds the cylinder in the frame. These were made from the late 20s till 1952. The trouble is getting the pin out, it is tough.
My bad, I should have checked the model number :oops: the answer however may help me, I have an old Belgium bulldog blank fired with a similar problem. I don't know if this link is of any interest.
https://youtu.be/d8UpKNpoIM0
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Re: H&R 922

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Rusty wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:05 am Thanks GK,
This one isn't the topbreak. It just has a pin that holds the cylinder in the frame. These were made from the late 20s till 1952. The trouble is getting the pin out, it is tough.
Sorry Rusty, I have no experience with that model, just the H&R Top-breaks.

For sure, I'd try some Kroil or other penetrating oil, but be patient and let it soak in for a day or so. A couple of times a day, reapply the Kroil if needed and tap around the pin and lightly on it with a plastic mallet as that shock and vibration might help loosen whatever is stuck. Heat from a heat gun or blow dryer might help too, but I wouldn't use a flame.

I did find this schematic of the later model 922 which will show you what you're dealing with on that one.

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HR 922 Schematic.jpg

I had a tough pin on a used Uberti .22 SAA I bought once. So I found a tough piece of plastic that I could shape like a screwdriver blade (hard wood may work too) and I got that engaged in the "ribs" or "slots" out at the end of the pin and then tapped on it -- after doing the above Kroil trick -- and that extra push helped free up the pin. Then I polished off a burr and some rust, reblued it with Oxpho-Blue from Brownell's and never had it stick again.

Good luck -- let us know how you make out.

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Put some Kroil on and around Pin #4 in that schematic too.

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Another link that might be useful https://youtu.be/VEemfFvkWN0
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Jr is going to end up with it however it comes out, but wouldn't you know it he came over today and II handed him the pistol and before I could explain anything to him he was standing there with it torn down down in three pieces. I guess I need that carpel tunnel surgery more than I thought.
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Rusty wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:35 pm Jr is going to end up with it however it comes out, but wouldn't you know it he came over today and II handed him the pistol and before I could explain anything to him he was standing there with it torn down down in three pieces. I guess I need that carpel tunnel surgery more than I thought.
:lol: I love it when that happens.....at least when I'm the second person and 'fix' the thing.

Unfortunately, I'm usually the first person - and can't open/fix whatever it is, then someone else comes along and does it right easy.... :oops:
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