Old H&R Rifles

[BigG]

Somewhere in the feeble remnants of my brain, I seem to remember some really nicely finished rifles from H&R. One, IIRC, was called the ULTRA and was an autoloader something akin to a Winchester Model 100 with a much higher level of finish, almost like a Weatherby type stock.

The other I saw was a miniature bolt action in 17 Remington. This was around 1990 and had the same sort of finish, almost like a Weatherby. May have been built by SAKO or a similar top maker but I doubt H&R had anything to do with either of these guns, other than the brand name.

Can anybody help me out? Who made these?

 

[Big_R]

I talked to a gentlemen at the range a week ago or so that had an H&R rifle in .17/.222. He claimed it was a factory chambering, and maybe it was. This one was very good quality, nice wood, and it appeared to be a Sako action. I seem to recall that H&R bought Sako actions and barreled/assembled them in the USA, but I'm not sure.

Ryan

 

[Jim Watson]

I remember the H&R Ultra series of centerfire rifles but don't know any details beyond what is in the Blue Book.
The Model 317 Ultra Wildcat came out in .17-223 and was also chambered for .222 and .223 and later the standardized .17 Remington. It has a Sako action. The Model 300 Ultra and some later versions were built on FN Mauser actions in calibers from .243 to .300 magnum.
I don't know who made the barrels and fancy stocks.

The Model 360 Ultra Automatic was unlike any other autoloading rifle I have seen and I would think it an in-house H&R product.

Most were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
There was a Model 340 bolt action in 1982-1984. That might have been a parts cleanup rifle and not a serious attempt to get back in the market, but I don't know for sure.

 

[BigG]

Thanks, guys!

Jim Watson: What is the value of those autoloading 360s? They came in short ctgs like 308, IIRC.

 

[Jim Watson]

Blue Book, $350, 100% in 17th edition, but I doubt they are appreciating very fast.