Manufacturers values

[05C40]

What rifle is more valuable,
H&R 3-55 date with a matching date H&R barrel or
SA 7-42 date with a SA 11-65 barrel???

[jak]

Need a lot more info. Condition of rifles, does stock have cartouches or rebuild stamps ? Are barrels shot out ? Aside from the barrel does the 7/42 have original parts ? Does H&R have original parts ? Post some pictures of the rifles and internal parts.

[AJ Brink]

Gosh I want to see the posts on this one! AJ

[David Milisock]

Gosh I want to see the posts on this one! AJ

Me too! Let's see a rebuild Springfield Armory 1942, replacement matching parts VS a 1954 International Harvester rebuild with National Match barrel, sights with a trigger and a properly bedded stock.

[AJ Brink]

Hey 05C40: I’ll go for the Springfield! I know H&R didn’t build many, but didn’t Springfield supply them with Parts in the beginning? Really enjoying the holidays, HNY AJ

[lapriester]

Truthfully it all hinges on what you intend to use the rifle for. If competition the Springfield with the 11-65 barrel is the obvious choice, dependant on actual barrel condition, since the 65 SA barrels are some of the most accurate barrels ever installed on a Garand. I have a correct H&R with a virtually new original barrel on it. My Springfield rebuilt IHC with an 11-65 barrel on it will shoot rings around the H&R all day long. But, depending on how many other parts are correct on the H&R, any rifle with an excellent original barrel on it will have more value. So, value, H&R, utility and accuracy, Springfield. Your choice. As a shooter my choice would be the Springfield.