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a sidelock double rifle, fully functional and to scale ( about the third the size of a real big double in minature form in 17 cal rimfire and what is more it he shoots it. It is regulated to 50m.

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Sounds like just the gun to teach my baby daughter shooting with! Except for the price...

Seriously though, do you have pictures of the Smithson system you mention ALF?

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I just visited Ryan Breeding's website, and it looks like he's building a great rifle.

www.rbbigbores.com

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Alf,
The J. P. Smithson setup is the sweetest I have seen. Some sort of plunger on the rear ring to lock in place?
Can this be done to a SigArms Mauser 98 Magnum?

Alf, I agree that Breeding's guns are fantastic.

I also liked what I saw from Fanzoj and Hartman & Weiss.

Best guns:

I went to the ACGG show, and was amazed that all these folks like Biesen/Wisner/Dressel/Lind etc are real live people, all with best guns.

At SCI, I drooled over Butch Searcy's guns. I also loved the .17HMR double rifle ($135K). You forgot to mention it's a sidelever. I love sidelevers. And it was tiny. I'm not sure it was even 1/3 the size of a standard double.

Despite the fact I've seen them written up last year, I was also impressed by:

1) The Fuchs bolt-action double rifle; it ejects and loads both barrels with each stroke of the bolt ($88-123K). Amazingly, it's only 11lbs
2) The Fanzoj (sp?) tri-bore shotgun. Three barrels at 6.5 lbs.

Finally, I loved the rotary action Hoening rifles and shotguns in the NECG booth.

Steve

Where can I get information on the Smithson scope and sight system?

Alf,

I thought the little 22 double at Champlain's was cute. I also REALLY liked the "Tom and Jerry" Enfield at the Guild show. And, of course Allen's Echols' 338.





Wink,

I also was quite taken with that mounting system. I grabbed his card. He doesn't appear to have an e-mail address but here's his phone and land address:

J.P. Smithson
1194 N. 240 E.
Orem, UT 84057

+1 801 224 2041

-Steve

At SCI I liked the Thos. Burgess & D'Arcy Echols "Classic" as a working gun.

At the Gun Guild Show I like the Jerry Fischer & TB 3rd Ultimate Enffield.

At The Bladesmith Show I liked a working folder by Mark Senstz (I may have to check my notes for spelling on this one).

Alf, I am sorry I didn't see you...jim

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GMA offers the Smithson mount/ring option on their actions and barreled actions as well. The last I heard it was a $600 option. Money well spent, in my opinion.

Alf, did Smithson say what his backlog looks like now? Last year, Joe told me he had at least a two year backlog before he could even start on a new full custom project.

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