H&R Ultra Hunter

[30-06man]

Found one for sale with a asking price of $300. It has a Bushnell Banner 4-12 and the scope mount is too low. The thing is H&R to my knowledge never made one in 30-06 and the seller says it is factory. The gun is in about 99% condition with the only bluing missing is on the top of the hammer from scope contact. Any info other than the price is too high?

[stimpylu32]

It is possable that the rifle was part of a special run made for one wholesaler or another , H&R has been known to do that from time to time . What is the barrel length on the rifle , 22" , 24" or 26" ?

As far as price , if it has one of the older Banner's , $300 is not that far off for a ( as new ) rifle when you figure that a new 06 plain jane Handi will go for around $240 to $270 depending on what part of the country your in and another $50 to $70 for the scope .

stimpy

[30-06man]

It has the 22" bull barrel. The Bushnell looked to be on of the newer ones and was clear but it had damage from the hammer contact on the power ring. I would probably replace the rings with Burris Signature rings and do a trigger job if I do buy it.

Thanks

[quickdtoo]

As Stimpy said, it's likely a special order model, I doubt it's a bull barrel, H&R has never offered a bull 30-06, but many don't know the difference in contours since the standard contour is heavier than most sporter weigh barrels, if it measures around .650" at the muzzle, it's not a bull, they measure about .800". It could also be an accessory barrel fitted to an Ultra or an Ultra stock on a Handi.  Check to see if the last 3 digits of the serial number are engraved on the left side of the underlug, that will tell you if the barrel is factory fitted.

Tim

[30-06man]

As Stimpy said, it's likely a special order model, I doubt it's a bull barrel, H&R has never offered a bull 30-06, but many don't know the difference in contours since the standard contour is heavier than most sporter weigh barrels, if it measures around .650" at the muzzle, it's not a bull, they measure about .800". It could also be an accessory barrel fitted to an Ultra or an Ultra stock on a Handi.  Check to see if the last 3 digits of the serial number are engraved on the left side of the underlug, that will tell you if the barrel is factory fitted.

Tim

Will do next time I go to the shop. The barrel is may have been Std contour as I didn't pay much attention to it.  I am going to see if I can get the price down a little and then I will jump on the deal.