H&R Ultra Hunter

502adamh · 11-14-2007, 11:04 PM

Okay fellas I have been looking at a H&R .308 Ultra Hunter. Anyone have experience with this family of rifles? Please talk me out of it if you think it is a bad choice.

SilverRun · 11-14-2007, 11:30 PM

I have only owned one of the Handi Rifles, but it was a neat little rifle. It didn't fit with what I was wanting to use it for, but no real complaints - it was not a .308. I don't see how you could go wrong if you want a basic hunting rifle. I won't try to talk you out of it - you are on your own. Good Luck!

baconmaster · 11-14-2007, 11:55 PM

Aloha; Ihave 1 in 223. and it's a great shooter,very accurate.

toolman · 11-15-2007, 12:14 AM

It's a single-shot so I wouldn't want one for hogs, bears, or Mtn. Lions, but they're great for everything else. For the price, how can you go wrong?

Midas · 11-15-2007, 12:33 AM

I have owned many many H&R/NEF rifles, I really like them, they are accurate, and great hunting rifles.

two-70 · 11-15-2007, 10:31 AM

make a nice deer rifle , knowing you have 1 shot makes you more a skilled hunter

502adamh · 11-15-2007, 09:39 PM

Thanks for the input guys. I live in Kentucky where we don't have dangerous game plus I hunted with bow and muzzle loader before I ever hunted with breech loading guns, so a follow up shot is not a concern. You guys have been a great help.

By the way BaconMaster what kind of groups do you get out of the .223 model? I thought about getting that one for varmints later if I liked the first.

BobLeeSwagger · 06-05-2008, 01:50 PM

i have owned one for a couple years and u cant beat them for the price.
its a pretty accurate gun in the right hands too unfortunately i don't have the right hands

HAWKEYE50 · 06-08-2008, 01:49 PM

One shooter, one round, good optics, dead game,Priceless.

kycowboy · 06-08-2008, 06:39 PM

Hullo, 502adamh! I have a bit of experience with these guns. I encourage you to go for it. H&R has a lot of bang for the buck, and they are very accurate. My only problem with a break-action rifle is that they can be kind of annoying to shoot from the bench since you have to lift it from the rest to reload. But the bench usually doesn't get in the way when you're footing it through the backwoods

. Get it in .308 and it'll be a tackdriver (or a deerslayer). A friend of my dad's uses his H&R .223 to shoot coyotes from I think 400 yards. Just make sure and bring it into work to let me shoot when you get it.
Cowboy

502adamh · 06-08-2008, 08:18 PM

Cowboy, Ill probably buy it at work LOL I don't even know why they bother to give me a paycheck I just give it right back

vikingpreacher · 06-08-2008, 11:25 PM

I've heard good things about them.

SoDakHunter · 06-09-2008, 03:19 PM

LOL, KYCowboy is a hilarious name. I know that its supposed to mean Kentucky cowboy, but makes me think alot more of Brokeback mountain. Sorry KY cowboy, lmao.

kycowboy · 06-09-2008, 04:48 PM

Hey 502adamh, don't look at it as being paid then spending it, look at it like you're earning free guns.

Dear SoDakHunter,
ouch.

Cowboy

11-14-2007, 11:04 PM	#1
502adamh Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 71	H&R Ultra Hunter Okay fellas I have been looking at a H&R .308 Ultra Hunter. Anyone have experience with this family of rifles? Please talk me out of it if you think it is a bad choice.

11-15-2007, 12:14 AM	#4
toolman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 7,135 Blog Entries: 25	It's a single-shot so I wouldn't want one for hogs, bears, or Mtn. Lions, but they're great for everything else. For the price, how can you go wrong? __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

11-15-2007, 12:33 AM	#5
Midas Chief Troll B' Gone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 3,571 Images: 2 Blog Entries: 6	I have owned many many H&R/NEF rifles, I really like them, they are accurate, and great hunting rifles. __________________ The Second Amendment: America's Original Homeland Security. NRA Life Member

11-15-2007, 10:31 AM	#6
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,783	make a nice deer rifle , knowing you have 1 shot makes you more a skilled hunter __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.

06-08-2008, 01:49 PM	#9
HAWKEYE50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: HOLLY MI Posts: 176 Blog Entries: 20	One shooter, one round, good optics, dead game,Priceless. __________________ "KEEPIN MY POWDER DRY"

11-14-2007, 11:30 PM	#2
SilverRun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: AL Posts: 1,685	I have only owned one of the Handi Rifles, but it was a neat little rifle. It didn't fit with what I was wanting to use it for, but no real complaints - it was not a .308. I don't see how you could go wrong if you want a basic hunting rifle. I won't try to talk you out of it - you are on your own. Good Luck!

11-14-2007, 11:55 PM	#3
baconmaster Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Big Island of Hawaii ,south point Posts: 2	Aloha; Ihave 1 in 223. and it's a great shooter,very accurate.

11-15-2007, 09:39 PM	#7
502adamh Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 71	Thanks for the input guys. I live in Kentucky where we don't have dangerous game plus I hunted with bow and muzzle loader before I ever hunted with breech loading guns, so a follow up shot is not a concern. You guys have been a great help. By the way BaconMaster what kind of groups do you get out of the .223 model? I thought about getting that one for varmints later if I liked the first.

06-05-2008, 01:50 PM	#8
BobLeeSwagger Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	i have owned one for a couple years and u cant beat them for the price. its a pretty accurate gun in the right hands too unfortunately i don't have the right hands

06-08-2008, 06:39 PM	#10
kycowboy Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 38	Hullo, 502adamh! I have a bit of experience with these guns. I encourage you to go for it. H&R has a lot of bang for the buck, and they are very accurate. My only problem with a break-action rifle is that they can be kind of annoying to shoot from the bench since you have to lift it from the rest to reload. But the bench usually doesn't get in the way when you're footing it through the backwoods . Get it in .308 and it'll be a tackdriver (or a deerslayer). A friend of my dad's uses his H&R .223 to shoot coyotes from I think 400 yards. Just make sure and bring it into work to let me shoot when you get it. Cowboy

06-08-2008, 08:18 PM	#11
502adamh Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 71	Cowboy, Ill probably buy it at work LOL I don't even know why they bother to give me a paycheck I just give it right back

06-08-2008, 11:25 PM	#12
vikingpreacher Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 268	I've heard good things about them. __________________ Join the cartridge comparisons group! http://gunandgame.com/forums/group.php?groupid=3

06-09-2008, 03:19 PM	#13
SoDakHunter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 353	LOL, KYCowboy is a hilarious name. I know that its supposed to mean Kentucky cowboy, but makes me think alot more of Brokeback mountain. Sorry KY cowboy, lmao.

06-09-2008, 04:48 PM	#14
kycowboy Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 38	Hey 502adamh, don't look at it as being paid then spending it, look at it like you're earning free guns. Dear SoDakHunter, ouch. Cowboy