RARE? .32 H&R Magnum ULTRA R73 REVIEW NEW ENGLAND FIREARMS CO.

I have the R73 4 inch barrel I bought new still in excellent condition.

Nice revolver, thanks.

I own this same model R73 in a 2-1/2” barrel. It’s a great little handgun.

This was my very first handgun back in 1996!!

That is a cool looking gun. I'm looking forward to the range video. I had never seen one like this before. Definitely unique for sure. Glad the Hand Model is comfortable with it. It looks very well made!

The R73 was made in 1984.H&R teamed with with Federal Cartridge when they made these.I think this ammo shortage might last all year.Even if some online dealers have it,the prices are ridiculous

Appreciate the video. Dad passed away Friday and just found one of these he had stashed away haha. Nobody else knew about it. Enjoyed the video and glad to have one that was his.

I have an H&R mod 504 with a 6 inch barrel. The only difference between the NEF version and the H&R version is the model # stamped on them. I have had several 32 mags over the years and gotta say I am very impressed with the accuracy especially with the 6 inch barrel. Nice little revolvers.

I have the same revolver and I bought it off gun broker. Mine was drilled and tapped for a scope and came with a 4 power Bushnell scope. Only problem was the barrel rib is only held by a screw in front and a pin in frame on the rear. The rib can flex which makes for inaccurate shooting, but its excellent without the scope. Love mine, I have another h&r 504 short barrel magnum that's fun too shoot as well. I found an article on the web from August 85 American hand gunner magazine " in depth report 32 h&r magnum" which is a very interesting story. reloading is the best way to improve the weak factory loads.

In 1994 that NEF .32 H&R Magnum revolver cost about $245 if my memory is correct. There was a snub nose revolver version. I should have purchased it.

that is def a interesting looking gun. I was just starting to look at wheelie guns when i lost my long time job back awhile ago, and didnt look anymore. now a days when i think of gun shopping i have to think of the ammo availability as well..cos theres that ammo shortage again..but nice to see your acquisition.

Does your gun have a plastic part at the top of the hammer strut ? Factory flaw it breaks & should be replaced with metal part? Let me know if you find them. Numrich used to have them. Just some yrs. do & some have metal.

This revolver can safely fire .32 S&W Long as well. it's hard to find any .32 ammo cartridges.

Very pretty revolver! Noice!

Cool hamster caster dude.

From what I've been able to discern over the years, "NEF", which stands for 'New England Firearms", was a company that came about while H&R was in receivership. It was a way for the company to keep working to bring themselves back to life, without being associated to the former "Harrington & Richardson". Officially, I believe its now recognized as a sort of holding company for the former H&R's assets. I believe its because of this that the name was also recognized as the company's name, thus some guns ended up with that name imprinted on them (and I'm sure someone will come along and correct me on the specifics). Eventually, H&R decided that the "base" versions of their guns would be "NEF" guns and the fancier, or specialized versions would be imprinted with the "H&R 1871" name. Eventually, the NEF name went away and all guns became "H&R 1871". Shortly thereafter, Remington closed down H&R 1871. Recently, Ruger has bought the Marlin brand and is making attempts to produce those guns (only the 1895 lever action, as of this post, AFAIK). Because Ruger now owns Marlin, the supposition is that they may also have H&R. SO, sometime down the road, if Ruger feels it's to their benefit, and they do indeed own the the rights to H&R, the H&R brand may also make a reappearance. Time will tell. As for the revolver that Part Time Preppers showed us. The "ULTRA" version were basically "target" style handguns based on the former 900 series revolvers, namely the old 939, which was introduced in 1956. The newer Ultra guns were available in .32 H&R Magnum (R73) and .22 rimfire (R92). The non-Ultra R73 (and R92, for that matter) were "belly gun" style revolvers with fixed sights, shorter barrels (2.5-3 inches) and slimmer grips. The guns were produced from 1988 to 1999.

Obviously I know nothing about them, but enjoyed the video my friend. Interestingly though, one of Igors friends is actually a gun smith, which is an unusual profession in my neck of the woods.

Well, you was able to post this so I am sure you have recovered by now, if not I wish you well. I have had some Shotguns from them and have had no complaints at all. I saw Silver cat show off some Western Shooters and it has got me wanting to buy one. Now this is not a Western by any means but I think it would be a good shooter. The Trigger to Handle has this guy's head hurting wondering how that would feel? I will stay away, I don't need no .32 holes in me!

I haven't seen one before but I do like it I got hurt the other day at work too same thing that you did trying to lift up too much weight

Very cool sidearm my friend. The S&W Long was cutters would be a pretty good load for home defense in the gun. H&R LSWC would be good if you want a little more squirt.