Developed in the late 1980's under the direction and marketing of Heckler & Koch, these BASR rifles were developed by James Hare (1943-2018), founder of H&H Custom. Hare was a U.S. Army veteran and served early in the Vietnam War, which was when his passion for extremely accurate rifles began. Hare's H&H Custom rifles quickly became known for extreme accuracy, with this example being no exception. It is likely that this reputation caught the attention of Heckler & Koch who, in the mid-1980's, was gearing up to compete in the U.S. military trials for a replacement for the M21 semi-automatic sniper rifles that were currently in service. An included letter on H&K letterhead to James Hare mentions that sent to Hare along with the letter was a copy of the outline for proposal which appeared in the 17 March issue of "Commerce Business Daily", a past publication for advertisement of proposed government contracts. The letter goes on to state that their (H&K) sources had informed them that any candidate weapons with the ability to be retrofitted to fire the .300 Win. Mag. cartridge would be favored in the trials over those that cannot. Thus, they go on to state, that they would prefer that the prototype rifle provided by Hare have this capability. They confirm that Hare's idea to include a separate magnum bolt and barrel to quickly convert the rifle to a single shot in .300 Win. Mag. is a great idea and that he should proceed with it. The letter finishes by stating that they would be sending some accessories to Hare for use with the prototype rifle which included a McMillian rifle case, M16A1 cleaning kit pouch, short Harris bipod, and PSG1 sling and swivels, and that they would send the scope mount with rings as soon as they were available. The rifle was to be fitted with a Leupold and Stevens Ultra M2-10x telescope (not included). They hoped that the rifle and all of the accessories could be made to fit within the one case. Given this information it begins to become quite apparent that H&K were working with James Hare to develop a competitor for government contracts. Given the time frame it is likely that they intended to compete against the Remington 700, eventually selected as the U.S. M24, as well as possibly for other contracts. No evidence of a U.S. Secret Service trial could be found but it is certainly within the realm of possibility, given the push to market these rifles to military and law enforcement units. Two marketing fliers are included with the rifle, the H&K one listing model of rifle as BASR, and the other from Eagle-One International Inc. listing it as The S&H Rifle. Both of these fliers list the feature of the rifle identically which are as follows. The stock is of Kevlar filled with high density urethane foam which is 16 times stronger than steel by weight and lighter than fiberglass, with a recoil pad and quick detach sling swivel studs (not included). The action has a 1 1/2 inch thread tenon, is machined from pre-hardened 4140 chrome moly steel billet, and drilled and tapped for a Weaver #35 base. The bolt employs the cone breech system for positive feeding, is fluted to reduce weight and add rigidity, and utilizes twin cocking cam surfaces. The trigger is adjustable for poundage and overtravel, is factory set to 4 pounds, and has the fastest mechanical lock time in the industry of 2 milliseconds. It was meant to be fitted with a three-position safety unit that positively blocks the striker. The barrel is of competition quality #416 stainless steel and is held to tolerances of 1/10 of .1000 inch in diameter or 2/10 of .1000 inch in uniformity that guarantees accuracy of 1/2 MOA. It finishes by stating that the rifle is offered in the calibers .22 and 6mm PPC, .308, .30-06, as well as .300 and 7mm magnum. Only five production models of this rifle are known, though the serial number of this rifle suggests that at least 13 receivers, including prototypes, were made. The Eagle-One flier appears to show images of the test targets for rifles 1-5 which are all dated June of 1987, while the test target for this rifles is included and dated "4-15-90", indicating that the included letter from H&K may have been in response to the exceptional performance of this rifle on the test target. The rifle was tested by James Hare. The test target is signed by Hare and three H&K representatives and shows an impressive 5-rounds of 300 Win. Mag. at 100 yards, yielding .180 MOA. The barrel of this rifle is marked "U.S. SECRET SERVICE" on top with the caliber marking on the right at the breech. The receiver is marked with the H&K Chantilly, Virginia address as well as "BASR" and the H&H Custom Ft. Pierce, Florida address. It is very possible that this specific rifle was made as a proposed weapon for the U.S. Secret Service Counter Sniper team, who also ultimately adopted a custom built Remington 700 actioned rifle in .300 Win. Mag.

Excellent, retains 99% of the original matte black finish with a few scattered light handling marks. The stock is also excellent with a few scattered light handling marks. Mechanically excellent. It is quite possible that this is a one-of-a-kind prototype rifle submitted for trials with the U.S. Secret Service Counter Sniper Team!