A good buy or not?

OttoJara · November 9, 2012, 02:54 PM

I'm buying a H&R 45-70 Handi Rifle from Buds. It should be here any day now. I was just on EBay and saw a H&R 270 barrel for $130.00. I know if you buy a new barrel from H&R, you have to send them your receiver for fitting. Would this barrel on eBay not fit right and maybe malfunction? Is it worth a try? What do you guys think? I'm not looking for anyone bashing H&R, that's not the reason for the thread. I just want to know if buying a barrel off eBay is OK and safe. Thanks.

hooligan1 · November 9, 2012, 03:28 PM

Otto there is a reason you send the reciever, Headspace. They have to adjust the headspace on the new barrel.

Crow Hunter · November 9, 2012, 03:31 PM

The big problem is the headspacing.

If you don't have a way to check it/change it, you don't know if you are going to have a problem.

You don't want to have an out of battery explosion with a break open action right in front of your face.

OttoJara · November 9, 2012, 07:43 PM

Sounds good. The same barrel is only $96.00 from H&R. I just didn't want to be without the receiver for 4 weeks. I am looking at getting more barrels for it soon.

OttoJara · November 9, 2012, 07:46 PM

Thanks for your input.

November 9, 2012, 02:54 PM	#1
OttoJara Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2008 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 459	A good buy or not? I'm buying a H&R 45-70 Handi Rifle from Buds. It should be here any day now. I was just on EBay and saw a H&R 270 barrel for $130.00. I know if you buy a new barrel from H&R, you have to send them your receiver for fitting. Would this barrel on eBay not fit right and maybe malfunction? Is it worth a try? What do you guys think? I'm not looking for anyone bashing H&R, that's not the reason for the thread. I just want to know if buying a barrel off eBay is OK and safe. Thanks. __________________ The early bird may get the worm, but, the second rat, gets the cheese. "A fear of weapons, is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud

November 9, 2012, 03:28 PM	#2
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	Otto there is a reason you send the reciever, Headspace. They have to adjust the headspace on the new barrel. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

November 9, 2012, 03:31 PM	#3
Crow Hunter Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2012 Posts: 1,078	The big problem is the headspacing. If you don't have a way to check it/change it, you don't know if you are going to have a problem. You don't want to have an out of battery explosion with a break open action right in front of your face. __________________ I am no longer participating in gun forums. Good luck.

November 9, 2012, 07:43 PM	#4
OttoJara Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2008 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 459	Sounds good. The same barrel is only $96.00 from H&R. I just didn't want to be without the receiver for 4 weeks. I am looking at getting more barrels for it soon. __________________ The early bird may get the worm, but, the second rat, gets the cheese. "A fear of weapons, is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud

November 9, 2012, 07:46 PM	#5
OttoJara Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2008 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 459	Thanks for your input. __________________ The early bird may get the worm, but, the second rat, gets the cheese. "A fear of weapons, is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud