A couple questions on New England Firearms..?

[myarmor]

I have a couple friends that have one,and I have been looking at these for a couple months now. And while not as nice as the Tompson Centers, I think they are rugged little guns.
When I do buy it I will be buying a couple extra barrels later on.
I really like the NEF Survivor 308 Bull Barrel, and the stainless Handi-Rifle. Seem decent enough.
The extra barrels I want are in 223Rem, 308Win, 44Mag,and probably 30/06.
When I look at the barrel exchange list the Survivor model isn't listed for extra barrels. The stainless Handi-Rifle is though.
I have heard someone say they sent their Survivor back to get fitted for extra barrels. And that they will lower the trigger for you if you ask nicely enough.
Do any of you have one of these Survivor models? How does it shoot?
Or other newer model NEFs, like the stainless Handi?
What kind of barrels did you buy, and how do you like them? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks

[Shaun]

I buy barrels from them all the time its a good deal

[jerry]

Very nice little guns.

I think Mossberg has a similar product? They seem to run some popular rifle cartridges as well as shotgun
http://www.mossberg.com/pcatalog/modelSSi.htm

[myarmor]

What kind of NEFs do you guys own? I mean what kind of models?

[myarmor]

Anyone esle have some NEFs of H&Rs?

[myarmor]

Well I think I have figured out my mystery I was looking for.
When you look at the barrel list, it says all SB2 Handi-rifles. It doesn't mention Survivor models, per say, but the model number for the Survivor starts with SB2.
So I guess the barrel program for Handi-Rifles include the Survivor models in 223 or 308 as well.
Has anyone shot one of these Survivor models?

[sniper762]

I have the original H&R Sportman M999 .22 revolver. Ive had it since the late 70,s.
Fine gun, never had problems with it and its fairly acurate for a revolver. I have used it successfully hunting squirrels, and groundhogs. Carried it as a back-up finish gun when dear hunting and on all my fishing trips. Its been the death of many a snake.
Few years ago NEF made one, dont know much about them, but the original H&R is a fine gun.

[myarmor]

I guess you have seen my other thread
I have seen their pistols on gunsamerica.com
I have never heard much of them though, much less seen any of them around here.
Do you have any NEF single shot rifles sniper sniper762?

[sniper762]

I have no NEF rifles of my own, but several of my shooting companions own them. Mostly groundhog guns in .223 caliber. They are awsome. Shoot very acurate. I'm not too fond of single shot rifles, but if you dont mind that, then I think the handy rifles are just as good as it gets.

[myarmor]

I need a good dependable, affordable single shot.
I would love a nice Ruger #1 or even a solid TC.
But I have heard really good things about NEF. If they aren't accurate enough out of the box then there are measures that can take care of that.
Plus I want to experiment with some other loads. Me and my brother were talking about that.
That NEF is a good cheap way to experiment with a new cartridge you don't have, without laying down $600 for a new Ruger in a caliber you haven't had a chance to play around with.

[killer1000]

i have seen and used a H&r 45-70 single did not like it at all it kicked so !@#$%^& hard and are more expencive. i would look at eaacorp.com {european american armory} there guns are about 150 -200 new so keep looking dont get into a rush. trust me you will be glad you took the time to look at other guns. the single is offered in 243,223,7.62*39,308,30-06,270,222,45-70,6.5*55,30-30,22 hornet and all of these ave a msrp of $219 so you might want to look and the quality is great. i have never had any problems.

[myarmor]

Thanks for the website killer1000.
I have never heard of eaa corp or seen any of their firearms before.
Can you swap the barrels for different calibers?

[Dan Greenlaw]

Hi guys, new on the forum, dan greenlaw.

I have a new 45-70 NEF and by using REDUCED loads, I have been enjoying it a lot.

Don't take my word for it, You know the rule, Check the books or other sources.

Check out www.ezboard.com and look for, "The Load...A bit long but worth reading".

I have been using "The Load", in .308win and 45-70.
The load of 13 grs of Red Dot with .308win, 165 Seirra Match bullet gives a ragged one hole at 50 yards. Not hard on the shoulder and really fun to shoot.

I have also tryied it on the 45-70 with 300gr LFN, kicks like a .357 rifle. Accurate at fifty yards and great for practicing with the big bores.

Have fun...later...dan

[Big Dog]

Myarmor, I don't have an H&R or an NEF (same guns basically), but have shot a few. I liked the .22WMR and the .223REM calibers - accurate and reliable.
I personally ended up with the BRNO ZBK110 single-shot break-open rifle, in .22 Hornet. Sorta similar to the NEF, but I liked it's European looks better, and it's laser-accurate with top-quality hand-loads. These rifles come in calibers from the .22 Hornet up to the 7mm and 8mm Mauser calibers, also in the various shotgun gauges. Nice guns for a decent price.
I've done several 5/8" groups at 100 yards with this little rifle.

[myarmor]

Hey ,I have been looking for a 8mm single shot. Where ,may I ask, did you purchase it?
Most of my BRNO knowledge is traced back to WWII rifles. I have seen only a few new current models in my area though. I know a dealer could order them. How much did it cost?

[RifleFanatic]

I have the NEF/H&R pardoner 20 ga. shotgun. Its a pretty nice little gun too.

[Lonegun1894]

2 12 gauge NEFs, and one .45-70 H&R. No complaints on any of them. The .45-70 was hairy first time touching it off with a full power load but after that i knew what to expect and it hasnt bothered me since. Only downside with any of em is the lack of accuracy with slugs out of the 12. Lets say with that modified choke, the slugs are all over the place. But it's not a slug gun to begin with so i can live with that.

[Johnny_Revolver]

I have a Rossi break action .308, I`d love to put an NEF next to a Rossi, they look extremely similar in pictures. It kicks like prison made booze though.

[TheHut]

I just sold a Survivor. Had some trouble with it. It came as a .223 bull barrell. Being a reloader, I tried to get a measurement on the chamber to make a custom load, when I discovered the gun had way to much freebore. This answered my question of why I couldnt get a good group with factory ammo. I decided to try loading a heavy bullet, but the rifling(1:12) couldn't stabilize the bullets. Therefore I took the gun to a gunsmith friend and had it reemed out to .22-250. Accuracy improved but still was not a very accurate gun. The Survivor is very front heavy as the stock weighs almost nthing and bull barrell is heavy. I dont have a trigger pull gauge, but I would estimate the pull on this gun to be around 6lbs, making it very hard to get good results at the range. my wife has a Handi rifle in .22 Hornet and the front sight post is leaning out to the right, I have the rear sight up as far as it will go and out to the right. you shouldn't have these problems from the factory. therefore I have sworn off NEF guns.

[Uncle Red]

I have a NEF 12Ga. rifled barrel, iron (rifle) sights. I can shoot 2 in. and under at 50 yards every time I take it out. I have not had a chance to shoot it at 75 and 100 yards like I want to, but feel confident that it would be accurate enough to take a deer at those ranges if called upon to do so.

Best of all, I got it for FREE!


-UR