.45 Colt H&R Carbines for $229 at CDNN

AR-Trvlr · Post by **AR-Trvlr** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:39 pm

Just a FYI, CDNN has the H&R 'Classic Carbine' in .45 Colt for $229 if anyone else is interested. Looks like a pretty good price to me, so I ordered one this morning....

RKrodle · Post by **RKrodle** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:52 pm

That would be a fun little gun to have.

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:14 pm

Hi All,

Yep....you could shoot roundball sneeze loads at soda cans or Linebaugh/Seyfried 345 gr WFN at cape buff with the same rifle. I tried to find one when they first came out, but they were about $150 more than a 30-06 at that time.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:30 pm

Sure make a nice whitetail deer gun...

Stan in SC · Post by **Stan in SC** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:57 pm

These are great little guns.A lot of people are boring them out to .454 Casull.

Stan in SC

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:35 pm

Stan in SC wrote:These are great little guns.A lot of people are boring them out to .454 Casull.

Wow. That's a big pressure difference! I suppose the gun design is up to it, since you can get the H&R's in some hot bottleneck rounds in the 60,000+ psi range, but I hope the metallurgy isn't different/lesser for the .45 Colt barrels, or that they're not like the Handi-Rifles in .357 Magnum that use the 'shotgun' frame and therefore aren't recommended to bore out to .357 Maximum.

olyinaz · Post by **olyinaz** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:49 pm

I have a hard time getting by the strange way the stock meets the receiver on these rifles. I think the way the wood is hugely proud of the metal looks bad and feels even worse in the hand. Sure do like the price though!! There's a .38-55 in my local shop for about this price, but I just can't warm up to it.

Oly

AR-Trvlr · Post by **AR-Trvlr** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:54 pm

olyinaz wrote:I have a hard time getting by the strange way the stock meets the receiver on these rifles. I think the way the wood is hugely proud of the metal looks bad and feels even worse in the hand. <snip>
Oly

Yes, that's always bothered me as well. Has anyone had any luck reshaping them? Would that make them too slim and prone to breaking?

Catshooter · Post by **Catshooter** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:43 pm

Nope, not prone to breakage. They look great when fitted properly. A friend of mine has an old one that he built a stock for and it is to die for. He's doing the same for one of mine right now!

They are plenty strong enough to rechamber for either the .454 or the .460 Smith. Great little guns.

Cat

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:05 pm

OK, here's a question. If some one wanted to put a peep sight on this rifle how could you do it?

Never owned one, so I have no idea.

Joe

seasidehunter · Post by **seasidehunter** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:17 pm

That is very interesting

having one in .460 or "other" cartridge sounds pretty dang fun and awesome .....

olyinaz · Post by **olyinaz** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:19 pm

I've seen 'em with a Williams peep so I know it's possible.

Oly

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:55 pm

So what's the actual link to CDNN? I just tried to get on and got nothing.

Joe

Post by **Hobie** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:07 pm

J Miller wrote:OK, here's a question. If some one wanted to put a peep sight on this rifle how could you do it?

Never owned one, so I have no idea.

Joe

Junior put a Guide Receiver sight on his Handi-rifle. Should work, might have to adjust the front sight height depending on bullet velocity as there's not a lot of elevation adjustment in those GRSs.

AR-Trvlr · Post by **AR-Trvlr** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:44 pm

J Miller wrote:So what's the actual link to CDNN? I just tried to get on and got nothing.

Joe

http://www.cdnninvestments.com/

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:54 pm

I want!

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:10 pm

TedH wrote:I want!

+1 and then some! The funds for one of my projects may get diverted...

Fit a Buffalo Classic barrel to it and have a .45 Colt/.45-70 combo! I have GOT to quit thinking. Every time I think it costs me money!

Post by **Hobie** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:33 pm

You have to download the CDNN catalog to see the guns.

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:55 pm

Hi All,

I've a buddy with one of these little rifles in .243 Win and some serious glass on it.....shoots groups you can cover with a quarter all day at 100 yards.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:16 am

they're shooters. I have the buffalo classic. It has a williams peep on the rear scope holes. they're competetive with hi-dollar guns at the long range matches.

you want the SB2 frame to be able to swap up barrels to high pressure loads.

if you can get past the looks, they're great guns. I have one in 20ga too. I think of 'em as my blue collar guns. they look good to me.

that .45 would be the bee's knees. whatever that means...

Grizz

Stan in SC · Post by **Stan in SC** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:00 am

I have the standard Handi rifle in 45/70 with 22" barrel and the shorter "Trapper" version with 18-3/4' barrel.Both are very accurate and much fun to shoot/hunt with.In the past I have owned Handi rifles in .223,.243,30-30,.270,.44 magnum and the Buffalo classic in 45/70.
These rifles are the greatest value for the money available.They are accurate and very versatile.

Stan in SC

seasidehunter · Post by **seasidehunter** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:39 pm

Has anyone seen one of these converted to a .454 Casull or .460 S&W; or is that a "Theory".

seems like it would work, but just wondering.

does seem like a fun thing to purchase even if kept as a .45LC.

Catshooter · Post by **Catshooter** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:34 pm

Joe,

Williams makes a peep that fits right on top of the chamber swell. There's also a guy named Skinner who makes a very nice peep for the H&Rs.

They're great little rifles. They don't have the lovely fit and finish of some, but they also don't have the price tag. Marlin makes the barrels now for H&R and they do pretty well.

They make a nice truck rifle too. The rifle is very flat and has nothing protruding on the side to catch on things.

For mine, I have .30-30, 225 Winchester (used to be a .223), .45 Colt, .38-55, and three lengths of .45-70. Also 410, 20 and 12 gauges. Also have a .58 muzzleloader. Kinda like 'em!

Cat

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:38 am

I bought one last year.good accurate little carbine to go with the bisley.

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