Dorothy......

[reuben_j_cogburn]

This gal knocked on my door awhile back.....
Not wanting to leave her out in the cold I brought her in.
Described as "plain", by Stevie Wonder, she none the less has a certain basic charm that makes you bring her along on outings...
For what she lacks in looks, she makes up for in personality...(?).....



Now, she has been around the block a time or two, I'm certain... but she aint talkin... So I can only speculate...
Her name is Dorothy. Named not so much by her personality, as much as it is the name carved ever so crudely into her holster...




She doesn't eat much, or take up much room.... which is particularly important in situations such as mine. She likes to stay hung on the door, ready to go if needed...



I must say that she does seem to look like she belongs. Somehow imagining a brushed stainless revolver with lazer etched markings hung near the door, would clash a bit with the decor.
Not mention, play havoc with the feng shui of the place!

I've only put 9 rounds through her so far.... The 15 yard groups from a rest, with Remington YJ's were not so hot.... The first two groups being similar in size, and placement... The fact that they measured a bit over 7 inches not helping my confidence!.. :?
Fortunately one round of each of those groups was in/near, the bull, the other two going high...
I stepped forward to around 10-11 yards and fired the last three rounds offhand....
I was a bit suprised to fire those three rounds into the 9 and X ring!!
When things like that happen I quit for the day!.....

Of course... she just might be playin mind games with me..... Once spring really gets here and I can't run the machines for awhile, I'll get serious with letting her put holes in paper.....
If I get a second job... sell my dog... apply for a Gov't subsidy.... I may got out and buy a box of ammo and see what she'll really do!!

 

[Jim Puke]

Appears to be a useful tool.

It just needs a little more grip so that you can get a good hold on it.

Does that cylinder swing-out? It looks like it does not, to me.

 

[cellar701]

Neat old gun. How is the timing on that old girl? My early 922 has issues with shaving a bit of lead and the accuracy suffers as a result.

 

[reuben_j_cogburn]

Yup... The cylinder is removed to load/unload...
The cylinder pin pushes out the star ratchet, or you can just poke out individual cylinders..
The bakelite (or similar), grips don't feel to bad. A bit to much flare but that is pretty typical....
It points decent...
It's meant as a go along gun for trapping, etc....

The timing is good, and the lockup is fair.. The firing pin isn't peened, so it wasn't dry fired.
This gun has an "L" prefix, which is a late manufacture.. 51 or 52??... If I recall....

Somebody sure carried it outside. The holster is very worn, and as you can see in the pic, the belt loop started to tear after just a few outings...
The blue has enough wear on the muzzle and cylinder, that it looks like it went along fairly often....

 

[HIVO]

Reuben, here are some instructions for ya, Printed in 1958. I hope you can read the print in this pic. At the bottom it recommends greased bullets to avoid leading!
HIVO

 

[George Tucker]

I have a Sealed 8, target mod.

 

[lovemydals]

reuben_j_cogburn,

In my collection of H&R firearms and related items, most likely I have an empty box for your H&R 922. I would have to search long & hard to find it though. The grip style on Dorothy appears to be from the 1950's. What is the alpha character prefixing the serial number? Knowing it you can determine the year of manufacture. Starting in 1940, H&R started using alpha characters to prefix their firearms serial numbers, starting with the letter "A".

lmd