H&R model 929 .22 revolver

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I'm a little late getting in on the discussion, but I thank all for the info. I recently took my late Dad's 929 to the range and had similar problems. Removed the grips and found the broken white plastic in evidence. Ordered the parts tonight (all metal). Local gunsmith told me if I could find the parts he could fix it (not a real reassuring sign. Suggested Brownells which I couldn't navigate, so went to Numrich. If the springs look the same and measurements are the same, I may try this one by myself.
 
I bought the steel and it arrived already. I'm sure I won't wear it out. Seems I accidently ordered two, so if someone finds this thread like I did and needs the part....you can have my spare.

Roger
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What a timely thread! :what: That's just what's broke in mine. I'd be willing to send you a few bucks to cover postage or whatever. Please let me know!
 
Hopefully by Monday two of us will be happy about this thread, I know I am with a functional 929 and the ability to help another shooter.
 
Did anyone ever figure out exactly what the issue was? I have one that is doing the exact same thing. Will shoot the first 3-4 rounds then no go.

Thanks,

Jtrade
 
I bought a 929 a few weeks ago and I couldn't pass it up. My Grandpa had one just like it and it was the first handgun that I fired .
Mine is doing the same thing and I am glad I found this thread
 
Thank God I found this place. I have a 929 thats been in the family for years & I am the only one that really ever shot the thing. It has been acting the same way that all of yours have for about 15 years now but I never took the time to check into it, just left it in the gun closet. it took me longer to get it out then it did to get the grips off & find the problem. Will be fixing this one soon. thank you all for your info, John
 
I made a new end out of a brass pipe fitting to replace the broken plastic end.I made it approx. 1mm longer to accomodate for spring fatigue. Took about 45minutesto make and reassemble. Fired 9 out of 9. Just like getting a new toy! Thanks guys, John
 
You guys just saved me a load of trouble. After trading my 1980's model Charter Arms Bulldog .44spl in on a Sig 238, I had an empty holster. Yeah, quite a change, but arthritic fingers made it a real pain to fire that hogleg.

Anyway, 10 years ago I inherited a 929 from my mother, who had inherited it from her mother. Little strange, as most people inherit from the father side of the family, but that side of the family was from the south part of Louisiana and Granny was about as tough as an old piece of shoe leather.

My mother never fired it, it was sitting on a shelf in the original box. After firing it I found it had the same misfire problems everyone is finding, so I put it back in the box and said "Someday I'll check it out" With an empty holster, and 10 years later, today is Someday.

Same problem, that piece of pooh plastic piece is whack, and mine is busted into many little parts to small to reassemble into something I can use for a pattern. So I will use your links to find one new and then make one out of brass like skunkbreeder did.

Thanks guys, you've made life a lot easier on this old fart!

BTW, that Sig 238 I traded for is a sweet piece!

Grouchy
 
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I used all the info you guys where saying

With it I ordered the parts for my 929 (ordered the steel part one)..

Walla, it works great. The only problem I had was getting the new on in. I had a lot of spew left over from the casting, fixed it with a little filing. The part then went right on in. Cocked it and let the retaining pin fall out. Works great now.


Steve
 
There were three type of mainspring/guide for those guns. The first had a plastic top, of which no more will be said. The second had a zinc alloy casting (not steel) top and worked OK. The third had a ball top that fitted into a half round hole in the bottom of the hammer. So when ordering, it is a good idea to either send along the old part or a drawing of it, plus the gun serial number.

Jim
 
Like many others have said, Thank God I found this place! I bought a model 929 back in the 80's for $15 at an auction. It has the 6" barrel. I used it out plinking for years, but when it broke, there were no gunsmiths in my area that would touch it. I had put the gun away and it had been long forgotten. I was going through some things, and found my long lost little H&R. Thanks to this site, the parts have been located and will be ordered this week! Thanks guys for all the great posts in here!
 
I just a 929 and thank God I found this thread . I will take mine apart tonight to see if mine has the plastic piece .
 
Does anyone know how to date these guns ? Or who or what company took over for H&R ?
 
The year of manufacture is coded in the serial number by the first letter or letters. The sequence starts with "A" in 1940 to "Z" in 1963, skipping "O", as it's often mistaken for zero and "Q". They went to a pair of letters in 1964, starting with "AA" and ending with "AY" in 1982, skipping "I","K", "O", "Q", "V" and "W".
 
My 929 is "AU" . It is damn near 99-100% . I like it but was really thinking about selling it to fund another gun . They are built rock solid . Here is mine .
If I get the right offer one day , I'll probably let her go .

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I have the same symptoms with my 930 but the hammer spring & rod
are the type with the bend in the rod (part #25) with no plastic or additional metal top on it. It just has a dipped out place in the hammer which it sits in.
Pistol will fire about half the time. I would very much like some input
from someone before I just start ordering parts. Thanks,:)
 
rjolly,

Welcome to The High Road.

You might start a new post in the Gun-smithing section, if you don't get a response here.
 
Model 929 shared...

...First Post but long time lurker.

I recently bought a H&R 929 in fair/poor condition for $20. After a few hammer cockings, you guessed it, the nylon portion of the mainspring broke. Rendering the revolver temporary useless.

Thanks to you guys on 'the high road' I was able to find a replacement at Numrich. I opted for the metal replacement over the nylon piece. The mainspring was replaced last night with the new one and the fit was exceptional.

This afternoon I wanted to perform a function test with live ammo. After work I stepped across the road from my home to the woods, every intention of emptying an entire cylinder full of ammo, and fired one shot. The 929 functioned as well as one would expect. I haven't shot a 22 caliber revolver in many many years and the sound was much louder than expected. Since I live in the city I decided it better if I just eased on back in the house before the po po decides to show up.

This weekend the 22 revolver will be run through a battery of tests and I can't wait. Who would'a thought a 22 could be so much fun?
 
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Model 929 - photo's added...

... the model 929 that is described above is shown below. After replacing the mainspring the revolver performed without a hiccup, 170 rounds sent..

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