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So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« on: July 01, 2011, 07:53:56 AM »
Happened to be in the ol' gunshop where I used to work.  I noticed a piece sitting there that I'd completely forgotten about.  'Twas a little Youth model Combo Pack, stainless frame, 7mm-08, 3" 20 gauge, modified choke, and .22 LR with synthetic butt and forearm.  I fished the box out of the back from the bottom of a pile of boxes, where it'd been mashed a bit, but the two other barrels were still in there, with the "hanging papers", registration for the warranty, trigger lock, yadayada......
So I asked the young fella at the register "how much".....replied that since it'd been on the rack since Jan. of 2007, (NW serial number prefix) he'd mark it down from $329, and was $250 too much?  Yet another one o' them days where I put blisters on the back of my hands pulling money out.  Hadda fight off the moths that'd taken up residence in my wallet and the like.  (sometimes I feel a bit like Jack Benny).
Funny thing about this little gun is that the short stock fits rather nicely against my portly dimensions.  Short stocks sure do fit me better these days.  I'm not entirely certain that Grandkids will ever get their hands on this one!
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I told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. "Make your life go here, son. Here's where the people is. Them mountains is for Indians and wild men." "Mother Gue", I says "the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world," and by God, I was right. Keep your nose in the wind and your eye along the skyline

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2011, 08:02:37 AM »
You must have short arms. Couldn't have a growing belly. At least that's my story & I'm sticking to it.

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2011, 08:13:42 AM »
Funny thing, I have a similar problem with my arms not being long enough when trying to read things........ ::)

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2011, 08:37:20 AM »
Well, I DO recall the days when the ol' Sarge'd line us up for a "short arm" inspection......oh, wait, wrong arm.
Anyhow, just got off the phone with the nice fella at H&R and ordered a proper "big people" buttstock for the thing.  Should have it here in a week, he claims.  In the meantime, I'm mounting scopes, scrubbing barrels, and headed to the canvas shop for some material to make a scabbard for the thing that'll survive in the back seat of the F250 and the Jeep.
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I told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. "Make your life go here, son. Here's where the people is. Them mountains is for Indians and wild men." "Mother Gue", I says "the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world," and by God, I was right. Keep your nose in the wind and your eye along the skyline

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2011, 08:47:22 AM »
You really shored on that one...  BTW, I didn't know you could have a .22LR barrel on a center-fire frame... Is that something that they used to do but won't do now?

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2011, 09:59:56 AM »
On this particular model, the rimfire barrel is sleeved into a block at an angle, then faced off to fit the breach, putting the chamber at quite an offset to the centerline in order for the center fire firing pin to hit the rimfire rim.  We'll see how well it works out.  Looks like a press fit with two pins, like you see on the US M1903 rear sight bases.
Seems like the Rossi combo packs do the same thing, but I don't know that H&R still even offers this combination.
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I told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. "Make your life go here, son. Here's where the people is. Them mountains is for Indians and wild men." "Mother Gue", I says "the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world," and by God, I was right. Keep your nose in the wind and your eye along the skyline

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2011, 11:00:01 AM »
That's how I thought it would work.  I know they won't fit a rim-fire barrel to a center-fire action or I would have one or 2 by now...

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2011, 11:04:32 AM »
Congrats on the combo! H&R said they were going to make 750 of the 3-barrel combos w/nickel frames(not stainless), whether they actually did or not is unknown, but there are a few out there, Kurt has one of the 17HMRs. The Versa Pak was offered for many years but was discontinued also, SB1 frame with 410 and 22Lr barrel w/offset bore for use on the centerfire frame, lots of the Versa Paks show up in the classifieds and there a sticky on them in the H&R Rimfire forum.

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2011, 11:19:30 AM »
Now that's a deal!  ;)  They truly had their heads "where the sun don't shine" when they dropped the centerfire .22 Versa Pak.  Can't imagine a more popular potential "accessory barrel."
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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2011, 12:31:30 PM »
Some folks have all the luck.  I went to the local gunshop today and all I got was a free chocolate chip cookie and bag of estate sale bullets. :P   Congrats on the find.

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2011, 02:31:55 PM »
I got a rock........
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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2011, 06:09:37 PM »
You'll most likely like that versa 22.  I've got a bunch of 22's, and that one outshoots them all.  Even a heavy barrel target rifle.

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2011, 12:15:32 PM »
Quote from: quickdtoo on July 01, 2011, 11:04:32 AM
Congrats on the combo! H&R said they were going to make 750 of the 3-barrel combos w/nickel frames(not stainless), whether they actually did or not is unknown, but there are a few out there, Kurt has one of the 17HMRs. The Versa Pak was offered for many years but was discontinued also, SB1 frame with 410 and 22Lr barrel w/offset bore for use on the centerfire frame, lots of the Versa Paks show up in the classifieds and there a sticky on them in the H&R Rimfire forum.

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That photo is pretty much exactly what I just bought, with the exception that it has the "youth" length buttstock.  Wouldn't surprise me if this receiver was nickel.  Fella that I spoke with at H&R when I ordered the new buttstock sounded just a bit surprised when I gave him the serial number and it came up as the three barrel centerfire rifle, shotgun and rimfire combination package.  If I recall correctly, I remember when that one came in, it had my handwriting on the tag, with a Jan 2007 log date. 
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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2011, 02:41:24 PM »
There's no surprise about it being nickel, the ONLY stainless frame they've ever made is on the 45-70 (and 444 Marlin although they're only available in the SE region) Ultra Hunters which weren't offered until the 2008 model year.


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« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2011, 02:58:06 PM »
Thanks for the information, Tim!  You can tell what I know about 'em, other than pulling the trigger.  I gave it a wipe-down and good inspection, and one of the pins through the receiver is 'freckling'.  Not enough that I'm going to worry about it, it's still a NOS (new, old stock) set.
Think I'll pack it back up, stick it in the back of the closet, and wait for the 'right' Grandkid.
Speaking of Grandkids, several years back, I picked up a "Chipmunk" blue/walnut .22 single shot, then one of Rogue River's bases, and mounted a 'vintage' Weaver .22 scope on it.  One of the Grandsons (his mom read him bedtime 'stories' out of the Smith & Wesson catalog, and that ain't no bull!) borrowed the thing.  Three years ago.  He keeps telling me he and his Dad clean it once a month, and it's still in good shape.  Last year, I bought a youth model Pardner .410, and when I showed it to him, he says "Grampa Pow, I'll trade you a single shot .22 for it"....
BTW, I ain't never been Grampa Walton to this kid, when he'd come down to the 'dungeon', he'd look at the gun racks, start to quiver, then shake, then levitate about three feet off the ground and stay in hover mode for the rest of the day. 
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I told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. "Make your life go here, son. Here's where the people is. Them mountains is for Indians and wild men." "Mother Gue", I says "the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world," and by God, I was right. Keep your nose in the wind and your eye along the skyline

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« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2011, 03:42:39 PM »
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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #16 on: July 04, 2011, 07:31:11 PM »
Quote from: Darreld Walton on July 02, 2011, 02:58:06 PM
Speaking of Grandkids, several years back, I picked up a "Chipmunk" blue/walnut .22 single shot, then one of Rogue River's bases, and mounted a 'vintage' Weaver .22 scope on it.  One of the Grandsons (his mom read him bedtime 'stories' out of the Smith & Wesson catalog, and that ain't no bull!) borrowed the thing.  Three years ago.  He keeps telling me he and his Dad clean it once a month, and it's still in good shape.  Last year, I bought a youth model Pardner .410, and when I showed it to him, he says "Grampa Pow, I'll trade you a single shot .22 for it"....
BTW, I ain't never been Grampa Walton to this kid, when he'd come down to the 'dungeon', he'd look at the gun racks, start to quiver, then shake, then levitate about three feet off the ground and stay in hover mode for the rest of the day.
They're all like that!   :o ;)  Don't have grand kids yet, but a couple of my nephews are always trying to trade me something
I gave them for something they like in my safe.  ;D
You must have some rocket or jet fuel down in your "dungeon" for them to hover all day. ;D
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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2011, 01:01:01 AM »
NO rocket fuel, but I HAVE noticed a distinct change in behavior when the little ones are exposed to a whiff of Hoppe's!!! 
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I told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. "Make your life go here, son. Here's where the people is. Them mountains is for Indians and wild men." "Mother Gue", I says "the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world," and by God, I was right. Keep your nose in the wind and your eye along the skyline

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Re: So, I'm minding my own business, when.....
« Reply #18 on: December 28, 2011, 03:13:20 AM »
One of my 'other' Grandsons, who turns 11 this week, received this combo pack for Christmas/Birthday.  I ended up putting the 'kid' sized stock back on, but included the full size piece with the package so he could put it on later when he needs it.
The kid is the oldest of four kids, with three younger sisters, and splits his time between my son's home, and his mother.  I've not seen many kids willingly take on the responsibilities that this young man has, and I'm proud of him beyond words.
Will post photos to this old thread when the range opens up.......
BTW, it may take awhile, and we may have to use a chisel to knock the grin off this kid's freckled face!
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I told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. "Make your life go here, son. Here's where the people is. Them mountains is for Indians and wild men." "Mother Gue", I says "the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world," and by God, I was right. Keep your nose in the wind and your eye along the skyline

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« Reply #19 on: December 28, 2011, 03:37:38 AM »
7-08,20 Guage and a .22-I couldn't imagine a better combination.Why did they ever stop making them?I jumped on an old Topper 30/30 with a 20 guage barrel when I saw it in the gunshow.Theres just something about the simplicity and ''back to basics'' about these guns.And while I'll never admit it[please don't tell my dear wife]-with a 3 barrel combination like that-I really wouldn't need another rifle.......[maybe THATS why they don't offer them anymore...]
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