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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2295488" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>If you're talking of the post-war Springfields, by and large they're about the same quality-wise as the HRA's, though a HRA blessed with an LMR barrel might be a bit more accurate than a SA with a 1950s SA barrel, assuming equal MW/TE numbers. As for collectibility, it's like beauty - it's in the eye of the beholder <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> A 6M HRA will be more valuable than a 6M SA simply because there are a lot fewer of the former running around. However, if the SN isn't in an unusual or uncommon block, then a SA might be a bit more collectible than a HRA if for no other reason than more people know about Springfield than about Harrington & Richardson, even though there are fewer HRA M1's (<429K made) than post-war SA's (~637K made).</p><p></p><p>If it were me and I had neither or I had both, I'd probably go for the HRA and keep my fingers crossed I got one with an LMR barrel. No biggie if I got one with an HRA or replacement SA barrel, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2295488, member: 7157"] If you're talking of the post-war Springfields, by and large they're about the same quality-wise as the HRA's, though a HRA blessed with an LMR barrel might be a bit more accurate than a SA with a 1950s SA barrel, assuming equal MW/TE numbers. As for collectibility, it's like beauty - it's in the eye of the beholder :) A 6M HRA will be more valuable than a 6M SA simply because there are a lot fewer of the former running around. However, if the SN isn't in an unusual or uncommon block, then a SA might be a bit more collectible than a HRA if for no other reason than more people know about Springfield than about Harrington & Richardson, even though there are fewer HRA M1's (<429K made) than post-war SA's (~637K made). If it were me and I had neither or I had both, I'd probably go for the HRA and keep my fingers crossed I got one with an LMR barrel. No biggie if I got one with an HRA or replacement SA barrel, though. [/QUOTE]
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