Review of Harrington & Richardson 30-06 Handirifle

(I know there are no pictures, and this post is worthless without them. I might have pictures this weekend.)

With trading in a rifle and pistol I don’t particularly care for, I found myself able to purchase a Harrington & Richardson Handi-Rifle combination package with both a 30.06 and a 20 guage barrel from Davidson’s. This is a single shot rifle that I can easily convert switch out calibers by changing barrels.

First thing – Davidson’s needs to check their pictures and descriptions. They had this pictured so that you think the 20 guage barrel has a scope mount, it does not. Because of this, I am looking at mounting a scope rail on the 20 guage barrel. H&R says to not drill & tap their shotgun barrels. So, I am thinking I will try what Have seen others on a forum have done, glueing the rail to the barrel where H&R normally drills& taps for scope mounts.

Second thing – Fit & finish. I own another Handi-Rifle from before Remington bought H&R and moved their production facilities. IMNSHO, it is a better made rifle. The new rifle has a lot of visible machine marks and the extractor on the 30.06 barrel does not always work properly. I understand the people at the new factory might have ramp-up time to learn. However, I expect the same quality since I am paying the same price.

I was a little worried about the recoil, since this rifle has a synthetic stock. The recoil is the same as every other 30.06 I have ever fired. I fired 60 rounds before I decided to stop shooting.

Accuracy is something I’m still not sure on. Toward the end, I was getting better groupings. However, due to the low mass of the barrel, I would have to let the barrel cool for a few minutes ever 4-5 rounds.

Overall, I am giving the rifle a 7 out of 10 stars.