She’s a beaut! You did good, enjoy it.

 

Beautiful old revolver—great find!

 

I am always on the hunt for the 4 inch version of that. Congrats, $300 is cheap for that considering what I see them for at Gunbroker.

 

That's a really nice 999. Love top break action design. Great find!

 

I still have mine I got in 1969, good shooter that I still use from time to time although it needs to be reblued.

 

Nice one!!!

Rest assured -- you didn't pay too much, you did really well on it.

Two important things to note...

(1) Don't SLAM IT shut when closing it; in fact, lift the rear sight to ease it closed and latched. Doing this will help prevent abnormal wear to the critical frame/barrel assembly fit. Those H&R 999s are nice, but are not as stout as a British Webley which can be slammed closed and remain tight. It's common to find many older H&Rs with some slop in the frame/barrel fit, which you can feel if it's shaken, and I believe it's due to mishandling over many years.

(2) Check the tightness of the 2 screws that secure the rear sight blade; otherwise you'll end up without the blade some time in the midst of firing off another cylinder full. (Been there -- done that...) Now I lightly mash the threads on mine so they don't turn out easily on their own, and others use a mild threadlocker once they have it sighted in OK.

Old No7

 

You did very well for what you paid. Nice Revolver.

 

$300 is theft for that. hope you enjoy it

 

I had the pre-vent rib version as a 14 (maybe 15) year old. It was a "Dandy". In later years it was lost in a break-in. I remember the cost was $49.??.

$300.00 now days is a steal.

Good advice from Old No7

 

you hAVE YOURSELF A VERY FINE REVOLVER , enjoy it , it will make you happy ,