![]() It has a clean release that averages about 2.5 pounds in weight on my RCBS Deluxe trigger pull gauge. Surprisingly, the trigger pull of the Stainless Handi-Rifle reviewed for this article is excellent, considerably better than most contemporary bolt action rifles. The trigger and plastic trigger guard are well shaped. A new, more complicated, transfer bar system to help prevent accidental discharges has replaced the traditional rebounding hammer. This is a simple action with an exposed hammer that must be cocked before every shot. They generally resemble the single barreled, break-action shotguns with which many bird and small game hunters got their start and are, in fact, based on the same basic action as the old H&R single barreled shotguns. These inexpensive utility rifles have garnered considerable consumer interest in recent years. ![]() Their low price naturally appeals to beginning hunters, or anyone on a tight budget. NEF rifles are among the least expensive on the market. The Harrington & Richardson name, of course, is probably better known to the older generation of shooters, but guns bearing the NEF trademark seem to be more widely distributed today. Whether marked NEF or H&R, these rifles come out of the same factory in Gardner, Massachusetts and are functionally identical. In 2000 Marlin purchased H&R 1871, also acquiring the New England Firearms and Wesson & Harrington trademarks. was formed in 1991 and manufactured double action revolvers and break-open rifles and shotguns of basic H&R design using the H&R and New England Firearms (NEF) trademarks. In the 1980's the old H&R Company fell on hard times, and in January of 1986 they went out of business. ![]() For over 100 years H&R manufactured inexpensive handguns, shotguns, and rifles. ![]() The Harrington & Richardson (H&R) gun company dates back to 1871, when it was founded as Wesson & Harrington. ![]()
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