advice on H&R top break .32 revolver solicited

[mahboob]

what is the position in ranking of H&R top break (.32 long) revolver when compared to smith & wesson , webley , walther, browning etc. what is its genuine prevalent price in india. pls help

[hamiclar01]

Ranking, at the bottom, compared to the names you mention.

I wouldn't pay more than 40,000-60,000 INR. Of course, sellers will try to fob it off at a high price, given the "Phoren" name

[mahboob]

thanks one of my frnds who is also a arms dealer had the same opinion i just wanted to confirm. a dealer in mumbai was asking 3 lacs for it i was suspicious . thanx for the help.

[airguns]

Most top break H&R's floating around were chambered for .32 S&W (in some cases intended for black powder), only some were chambered for the .32 S&W Long and even these most were made before WWII, so anything you see could be 70+ years old at least. Something to be avoided, a licence filler at best till something better comes along. On the other hand, if you can get one of the modern (1970's and 80's production) H&R swing cylinder .32 S&W Long revolvers at a very reasonable price, grab them, they are nice no-frills solid revolvers (often available in mint condition). However most of these swing cylinder H&R's cost half compared to the Smith 31, when new. I would rank them (the newer ones) below the Smith and Webley, but better than the alloy framed Arminus 7 shot or the IOF .32 revolver.

[The Doc]

Recently someone at Himachal quoted a price of Rs. 3L for a H&R swing out cylinder (similar to this.... http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... 03&start=0 ) .

if you can get one of the modern (1970's and 80's production) H&R swing cylinder .32 S&W Long revolvers at a very reasonable price, grab them, they are nice no-frills solid revolvers. I would rank them (the newer ones) below the Smith and Webley, but better than the alloy framed Arminus 7 shot or the IOF .32 revolver.

best,
Rp.

[xl_target]

Ditto what airguns said. If I had other decent choices, you'd have to pay me to use a H&R top break .32.
However, lacking significant choices, any gun is better than no gun