Barrel by H. H.

[J Shingler]

I have a friends gun in the shop to add some sling swivels.  Big 76 cal Yeager. Just have never seen a barrel like this on. Other than "big"  LOL    It seems to be a well made. Stamped on the bottom flat it says .775  1:122 (for twist) and I assume the maker  H. H.  Anyone heard of this maker?
Thanks
Jeff

[billd]

Hoppy Hopkins I think. 

[J. Talbert]

I think Hoppy Hopkins was one of the H's in H&H, and I can't remember the other.  They were from MD., if I recall correctly.
I put one in my wife's flintlock, along with a small Siler, back in the early 80's, and she won a few matches with it at Friendship, competing against other women mostly shooting caplocks.
H&H was one of the first, that I know of, that offered round bottom rifling back then.
It's a fine barrel, but they haven't been made in quite a few years that I know of.

Jeff

[Don Getz]

Jeff.......The "H & H" were the intials of Hoppy Hopkins and Tom Hobbs, also, they were not the first ones to do round groove rifling.   Paris did that from the very beginning, back around  1966-67, before H & H was in business.     Don

[J.D.]

H&H barrels were some of the best, back in the day. The best shooter I ever owned was a 54 cal, 1: 56 twist, H&H barrel used to rebarrel an old Lyman Great Plains rifle.

Unfortunately, I let someone talk me out of it. Ben kicking myself ever since.

God bless

[Roger Fisher]

H&H mmmmmmm.  'They' still owe me a barrel which I bought and paid for

[rich pierce]

I think maybe I got it, Roger.  Just kidding, but I do have an H&H thick walled straight barrel suitable for a Hawken.

[Dr. Tim-Boone]

or for weight lifting!! how much does it weigh??

[rich pierce]

It's short and stout, IIRC it is 1 and 1/8" wall to wall and .50 caliber, 32" long.  I wish it was longer, but if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

[Don Getz]

Hoppy was a real character.    Out at Friendship he used to have a huge Parrot (bird, not a cannon) in his booth.   There
were claims that it was the head of their tool and die department.   He was an excellent shooter, especially in the musket
matches.   Later, when they moved to Florida, Mike Belle worked for him, and they also did a lot of serious shooting.  I think Mike used to hold a lot of records at Friendship, however, thier "superior" demeanor at some of the shoots really
turned a lot of people off............Don

[J.D.]

Hoppy was a real character.    Out at Friendship he used to have a huge Parrot (bird, not a cannon) in his booth.   There were claims that it was the head of their tool and die department.   He was an excellent shooter, especially in the musket
matches.   

Dang, that musket must have had a real short LOP and a large trigger guard so's the parrot's wing could reach the trigger. 

Sorry, I couldn't help myself...ok, so I could, but didn't. 

God bless

[J. Talbert]

Don,

Thanks for the info.  I tried to leave myself some wiggle room saying,  "one of the first, that I know of"...

Jeff

[Joey R]

Jeff, I noticed that wiggle room when I read your post