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| Just Outstanding!!!!!!
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| A most beauteous rifle. I have fancied one as original in quite used condition. |
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| Beautiful.
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| Butch, That rifle is magnificent. Are you going to the Super Shoot this year? If so, where are you staying? If you are and will bring that gun, I will bring a couple of mine and some Scotch. I just love squeezing fine guns and lying about them to my friends. I haven't seen flat top checkering in a long time. That's hard to do. I just found out about this forum. Wonderful!
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| Another beautiful rifle in the Butch Lambert collection! Very well executed... I would be proud to own it and I know you are. Not that it matters but did I miss the caliber?
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| | | Posts: 7522 | Location: Victoria, Texas | Registered: 30 March 2003 |
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| It is a 416 Rigby.
Dick,I won't make it this year. I really hate to miss it! I always have a great time with all the people there and our friends from all over the world. Save a nip of that fine scotch for me. I just got it in my hands earlier this week. I believe it is a most beautiful rifle. We really have some great craftsmen out there. |
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| Butch, Re: the SS... I plan on visiting for two or three days. If I shoot, it would be just one day. I miss seeing the people... it's the one time a year that most of the shooters get together. I'm surprised and impressed by the names of some of the posters here. It appears that I'm not the only curmudgeonly old phartte that ever stocked a rifle. I'll miss you at Kelbley's. Dick
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| Wow, that looks nice. It reminds me of some of the Enfield based rifles I saw in a few pre-war British gun catalogs.
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| Very nice and i really like the 416 Rigby. |
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| Well, Butch, you've knocked it out of the park with this rifle and I know you must be pleased with it. It's about as handsome as a rifle can get. Congrats to all involved.
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| Forrest,
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| Dick Wright: I'd love to see you again, if only for coffee and pie. What days will you be at the range? I'll be certain to make it. I thought that by now you were only communicating with a stylus, in clay, in cuneiform, or whatever the Jackpine Savages up there use when they are under the ground.
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| Butch awesome do you have more pictures particulary of the build and some of the right hand side ? I did a while back see a post somewhere of the build but cant remember where any leads you have would be much appericated. |
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| Congrats on a beautiful rifle. When a rifle is really well done the whole rifle makes up more than the sum of the parts, and your rifle is really well done! As another member posted, the beautiful metal work and the lovely stock aren't competing, they just compliment each other. JPK  Free 500grains |
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| I will try to take photos of the right side of the rifle tomorrow. They will not be this quality of course. |
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| I would classify this as the "other woman". I too am a fan of the Enfield 1917. Congratulations! |
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| I'm drooling waiting for the right side pictures!
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| I know. I need to get off my butt and do it. I need to shoot pics of my new Mini Mauser also. |
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| No Steve I didn't. |
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| How about in December? |
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| Poetry in wood and steel. |
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| Nice - I love the timing on the crossbolts!
"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan
"Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians."
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| Thanks Butch...now I can sleep at nights. All kidding aside, that is a very nice rifle. I need to trade an argie for an Enfield I guess! Enjoy!!!
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| Did you say the maker of the barrel? |
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| It is a Shilen. |
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| Hey that blank turned out beautiful. Very nice rifle. |
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