For you Gun nuts!
Aug 17, 2015 10:44:22 #
Aug 17, 2015 11:14:09 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
Beautiful work of art...but if the cops see it you'll be in the papers as the owner of an illegal assault weapon! Lol!! On a serious note, I wish it were mine!
Aug 17, 2015 11:32:36 #
Dewey, I've long wondered if these take down rifles are as accurate as the conventional "one piece" design. Have any thoughts on this?
Aug 17, 2015 11:42:09 #
bull drink water wrote:
a lovely rifle,. my lever action is a Winchester 88 in .308.
Both firearms are great. I also have the model 88 in .308.
Aug 17, 2015 12:07:22 #
Very nice rifle, had a non break down with a jeweled bolt and the gold trigger. It went to a collection, it was to nice to drag around in the field. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Aug 17, 2015 12:16:45 #
Aug 17, 2015 13:24:49 #
Nice! Yours looks to be in better condition than mine. I inherited it from my uncle. It was made in one of the last 2 years of manufacture. I like the action and the rounds-left-in-magazine feature. Thanks for sharing.
(P.S. Never take the magazine apart. You'll have big problems finding someone who can reassemble it.)
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(P.S. Never take the magazine apart. You'll have big problems finding someone who can reassemble it.)
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Aug 17, 2015 13:55:36 #
Dewman wrote:
Several years ago, my brother-in-law gave me this ... (show quote)
My father was an accomplished gunsmith and rifleman. Many times I saw him take a rifle out of the cabinet, shoulder it, then wipe it down with a Rigg impregnated shammi, a wry smile on his face and return it to its place. We had firearms in the house all the time. I used to walk two miles to the base of the mountain with a .22 Winchester slinged on my shoulder to go hunting. We didnt have all this mass shooting, and hysteria in the 1960s. Its about poor parenting, and a morally corrupt nation.
Aug 17, 2015 14:43:06 #
Thank you for sharing this. I enjoy looking at the craftsmanship of firearms (Also shooting them).
Aug 17, 2015 15:00:02 #
GeorgeH wrote:
Dewey, I've long wondered if these take down rifles are as accurate as the conventional "one piece" design. Have any thoughts on this?
Well George, I can't speak for all of the take-down models, but mine will put three rounds inside a 1 1/2" circle at 100 yds. as long as I do MY part! :lol:
Some of them had quarter turn, interrupted thread attachment points, but if you'll notice.... mine has FULL THREADS the entire length of the barrel portion that fits into the receiver. It makes for a much stronger attachment. I once had a similar rifle in .250-3000 that had the interrupted threads and it developed head space problems.
Aug 17, 2015 15:20:13 #
Aug 17, 2015 15:43:42 #
Dewman wrote:
Several years ago, my brother-in-law gave me this ... (show quote)
:thumbup: :thumbup: Good looking rifle.
Aug 17, 2015 17:37:29 #
Dewman wrote:
Several years ago, my brother-in-law gave me this ... (show quote)
It's certainly beautiful, and nicely photographed, but can you tell an ignorant Brit what happens if you shoot it and it turns out it wasn't healthy? :shock:
Aug 17, 2015 20:31:49 #
Dewman wrote:
Several years ago, my brother-in-law gave me this ... (show quote)
Take good care of this beauty, one in excellent condition command well over 1000$++++ :lol: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Aug 17, 2015 20:34:37 #
Jackdoor wrote:
It's certainly beautiful, and nicely photographed, but can you tell an ignorant Brit what happens if you shoot it and it turns out it wasn't healthy? :shock:
My comment about it being "healthy," was just a way of indicating whether it still functioned properly or not. It's made like a Swiss watch and unless is had been severely mistreated, there would never be a reason for it NOT to be "healthy." As you can tell by the photographs, it has been well cared for.
I think all guns in good condition should be shot occasionally, just for S&Gs if for no other reason.
Sadly, I've got it up for sale. There are some extenuating circumstances that make it so. Mainly, no one to pass it down to. I'm almost 70 years old and within 24 hours of my passing, it.... along with most of my other prized firearms would end up in the nearest pawn shop! That WILL NOT HAPPEN on MY watch! I'd rather see it go to someone who appreciates it for what it is. Know what I mean? Funny how a guy begins to think of things like that when he begins to get long in the tooth, eh?
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