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Gents, I wanted to share the gorgeous rifle Wayne at AHR built for me. I left the engraving for the cross bolts and grip cap up to him, he chose to engrave the official flower of B.C.(my home), the Pacific Dogwood a really nice touch IMO. You could say I'm over the moon. Specks: Left Hand DGR 375HH Stainless Steel 24" bbl Banded Front Banded Sling NECG Classic Express Talley QD with 2-12 VX6HD Action Trued and polished Single stage trigger set at 2.5lbs New Bolt handle Satin Gunkote AAA English Walnut 14"lop Macassar Ebony Forend Pancake cheek piece Red Pad Slim and Trim Hope you enjoy       | ||
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  _____________________________________________________ A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. - Winston Churchill | |||
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Beautiful! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition” ― Rudyard Kipling | |||
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Drool! And it even has the bolt on the proper side of the rifle  | |||
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Very nice. Congratulations! ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Very nice.What brand of barrel are we looking at? | |||
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Excellent rifle. Love the stock layout. And Wayne has the best colored “cote” I’ve seen. Have fun with it. | |||
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Wow. Nice! Congrats. Now, to pick the perfect safari... | |||
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Fabulous. AHR, by far, delivers the most bang for the buck in a custom rifle. Congrats! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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I’m not sure who Wayne uses for barrels, good question. | |||
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Wayne...the master!  Beautifully executed work of art! Congratulations! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ColdBore 1.0 - the ballistics/reloading software solution http://www.patagoniaballistics.com | |||
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Beautiful rifle, but it seems like the bolt and cheek piece were put on the wrong sides  . Lee | |||
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Well done Sir Beautifully crafted My dream rifle | |||
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Nice! Do you have a closeup of the engraving? Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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nice working rifle.. love it opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Looks good. Dave | |||
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Done | |||
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Thanks allot guys, Wayne says its trim and handy and if everything wasn't backward he would have a hard time giving it up... I bet he says that to all the boys. | |||
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Gorgeous rifle! Especially with the bolt on the correct side. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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That is very nice and seems classic to me. Plus pretty is as pretty does right? | |||
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Thanks. Love engraving and a great idea! Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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That looks like a very nice workhorse, everything tastefully finished. Pachmayr Old English red pad I'm thinking? Put one on my Mauser 404 but would have liked them to be a bit more true red or orange rather than the pinkish red they are. Properly done can be installed without any sign of the screw insert unless of course done with plugs to cover the screws? I'm a lefty but never owned a lefty rifle, I think I would be most happy with that one though. | |||
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Well done.... Now go and wear it out | |||
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Beautiful rifle, outstanding work. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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That's a maker that has a track record that all the rest want!!!Very wise caliber choice; excellent looking: metal treatment, stock carving and color; great additional features. You're going to get a whole lot out of that RIFLE!!! Which scope are you mounting, S&B, Swarovski? D/R Hunter Correct bullet placement, combined with the required depth of bullet penetration, results in an anchored animal... | |||
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That’s just beautiful. | |||
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I toiled over the scope for a while originally it was going to be a Swaro 3-9x 36 but I ended up going with: https://www.leupold.com/scopes...pes/vx-6hd-2-12x42mm allot of nice options on this scope. | |||
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Thanks for all of the kind words guys. I was struggling with the caliber for some time originally it was going to be a .40 of some kind. But when it comes right down to it a large medium bore will do 99% of the hunting I need. I thought it could be used more effectively for most of my hunting scenarios. | |||
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An outstanding stock blank..My kind of wood, today we see too much clown wood (called marble cake).....   Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Ditto. Outstanding wood. Rip ... | |||
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Rip Atkinson my my both with enough brains to ''see'' a nice rifle when they ''know'' it Anyway it matters not, because my experience always has been that of---- a loss of snot and enamel on both sides of the 458 Win---- | |||
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He's right. The bolt is on backwards.  Beautiful rifle with amazing wood!
He told me my .550 Mag had a "stout kick", if I remember correctly, and didn't say he wanted to keep it. | |||
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Yes I'm another one who likes a nice straight grained stock. More like old classic British rifles were really like! Your choice of a .375 H&H makes perfect sense for where you live. Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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Fine rifle it is. Congratulations with the piece. Now go and get it molested on several safaris  DRSS: HQ Scandinavia. Chapters in Sweden & Norway | |||
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Congratulations, you have one very beautiful rifle - except I must agree with Lee. Therefore, I think it would look better like this:  " .... you never pay too much for something, you only buy it too early .... " How to Hunt Wisconsin Whitetail Deer with a Cannon How to Hunt Feral Cats with a Mortar | |||
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At long last a proper Mauser type rifle with the Bolt Handle on the correct side. Shame the gunsmith sawed the stock a bit short - add another inch and a bit and it would be perfect, I would also prefer the fore end a little longer, but I could live with it as is. Please wrap and send to me and I will look after it and use it properly | |||
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Congratulations, you have one very beautiful rifle - except I must agree with Lee. Therefore, I think it would look better like this: Nice trick! | |||
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Awesome gun.very nice have fun with.it. | |||
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Forgive what is possibly an ignorant question,who manafactured the action on this rifle? Mark | |||
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It's based on a CZ 550 Safari Magnum rifle. Which makes it doubly confusing that I have a CZ 550 Safari Magnum in .550 Magnum. | |||
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