But slowely it has started to become the stock for my new .505 Gibbs.





The 'pipe' and action is at the moment at Stanley Stoltz, Fabbri master engraver.

He had some time left between some USD 100 000 shot guns engravings to do some job at my Gibbs

Very nice.

Please do not be such a tease, show the rest of the rifle ASAP!

Magnum Mauser 98?

You will get more oohs and ahs when you do show the coupling of the pair. Real gunporn then.

A stock without a barreled action is like safe sex by one person in solitary. KnowwhatImean?

Husky....VERY NICE lumber you have there. I agree with RIP...we need the whole story...show the metal!...then we can drool properly.

Nice work.
Gary
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I already am drooling

It all started when I found this in South Africa;



Thought it was a Vector action, but it turned out to be a German Recknagel Magnum Mauser action. The price was a bargain!

Truvelo in Pretoria made on special order a match quality barrel in caliber .505, hand made rear and front sights -copied of Richard Harlands original .505 Gibbs


Richard Harlands original .505 Gibbs


Bought the wood from www.hunterbid.com in the US. A hard and dence piece of Juglans Regia -European Walnut.


in the white, gunsmith P O Stenmark is making the stock and metal work. The fore end tip comes from a lion killed Dugga Boy that we found in Save, Zim while hunting Buffalo Nov 2007.
Silver's 'non sissy' recoil pad



At Tullgarn Casle hunting exhibition (The Swe king hunting premesis), May 2008, P O Stenmark are showing the rifle at his stand;

Ammunition and cases comes from Norma (of course!)This is from the first run of .505 brass, the new one has the text '.505 Magnum Gibbs'



Will send you more pics as the work on the rifle proceeds!

Ooh! Ah! It's getting better!

SWEET!! What a find on that action. Proper rifle for sure.

Gary
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Very nice indeed. The stock looks right.

Not often I get excited over 505 Gibbs but I feel you've got it. Top stuff.

I will try to post a picture of my Original 505 Gibbs if I can find a picture.

I'm betting that a visit to your house, to sit around, chew the fat, look over the "toys" and talk about anything/everything is a memorable experience.

There are guns, fine firearms . . . and then there are works of art.

And you understand why the latter are worth creating.

I gotta get me one . . . or more . . .

Nice lines, I really like your stock, it is what a big bore stock should be IMO...

I also got one of those RSA actions, one that Butch Searcy imported some time back, and its on its way to completition in a 404 Jefferys. My stock design is very very close to yours.

Beautiful work. Your stockmaker dramatically improved the lines and shape of the stock from the first photo of the stock and barreled action in the white.

I'm looking forward to seeing the complete project. The engraving should be something special.

Do you have a safari in mind for this rifle?

Thank you!

The engraving is limited to caliber, gunmakers name and some extra like on the flag saftey a 'S' in white gold and a 'F' in red gold for safe and Fire. Couldn't afford to have Stanley to engrave more than that
But he made it fast, already done!

Hopefully, I will go on a Crop Raider hunt last week of April 2009 with Richard Harland as guide and PH. The plans are there -but will the stock market?

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Originally posted by husky:
but will the stock market?

It may not have been intentional but that is one of the best play on words I've seen for a post on a stock in a long time.

Hi Wink,
With my lousy knowledge of English -i didn't realize the play of words until you quoted it!

Well, today my stock has grown with some 3,9%.

I needed that, because it has totally shrinked with some 39% during 2008

Husky....did you get my PM on bottom metal question? pls PM me if possible. Thanks Ron

Got my .505 Gibbs delivered last Wednesday from gunsmith P O Stenmark, Hjoggböleliden, Skellefteå, Sweden;

Final finishing work...
















'FOR GEORGE GIBBS .505 CARTRIDGE ONLY'

The other text;

'CORDITE 80 - 600 MAX
-OR-
NORMA MRP 2 - 128,5 - 600 MAX'





The rifle shoots lika a dream!

Very nice!

Super nice !

Thank you!
My aim wth the .505 Gibbs project was to make a rifle that 'could' have been made by George Gibbs nearly 100 years ago...

I love it! Can you post a close up of the front sight?

And I promised to stop looking at so much internet porn. Nice piece.

Great looking gun! I really enjoyed the pics of the progression and detailed narrative. Keep it coming!

Thank God ! it hasnt got a Model 70 safety on it

BRAVO!

Bloody nice rifle, please tell us how it shoots...

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Originally posted by mrlexma:
I love it! Can you post a close up of the front sight?

Hi, I will upload a photo of my front sight as soon as i have taken a photo of it, mean while, my gunsmith made a front sight with the 'spirit' from;

Richard Harlands.505 Gibbs front sight;


And Casey Lewis .505 Gibbs front sight;



as you can see, the original .505 Gibbs rifles was made very simple, as a working tool for the proffesional Ivory hunter...

Very simple, yet sufficient for the task.

Here is a photo of the frontsight on my .505,
Simple made for work!

I will have a new blade made with a 2mm Warthog tusk or Platinum.

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Originally posted by husky:.
Silver's 'non sissy' recoil pad

They are most defiantly not " Decelerator type" pads, hey...

Great rifle, excellent wood and metalwork!

Martin

Var och lämnade in ett vapen hos P-O före sommaren, kikade på 505:an då och den såg riktigt bra ut, men nu är den fulländad - GRATTIS ! Hoppas att det blir lite elefantjakt om ett par månader !

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Originally posted by ozhunter:

quote:

Originally posted by husky:.
Silver's 'non sissy' recoil pad

They are most defiantly not " Decelerator type" pads, hey...

Guess that I have British genes
because I am not that recoil senitive...