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Ruger scope mounts? SERIOUSLY?

That has got to be the work of someone that is the direct product of at least 200 years of straight inbreeding!

You know it's funny, despite my love of English craftsmanship, I have seen more than a few "custom" mounts come out of England on auction rifles that were greater abominations than this.
One I recall in particular was grafted on to o very nice Mannlicher-Schoenauer wrecking an otherwise collectible piece.
Another was "applied" to an Evans.
Both were crude, yet sturdy mounts that worked effectively while destroying the weapons value.

Well, as they say..."there is nothing quite so permanent as a decent temporary repair". Given another century, that Ruger mount would probably hold up better than the remainder of the rifle.

You know, the way I figure it, not all guns or women are unspoiled virgins with no miles or baggage, but that still leaves an awful lot of qualities to be admired, enjoyed , appreciated and utilized! Hopefully someone will get a good deal out of the despoiling....

Yes the mount is not pretty but the major problem I see with this WR is the LOP which my 10 year old daughter could use and the rifle is two pounds too heavy, it's a pig, with scope your looking at a 10.5 pounds in a 333, that's the reason I would not give this rifle a second look.

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year old daughter could use and the rifle is two pounds too heavy, it's a pig, with scope your looking at a 10.5 pounds in a 333, that's the reason I would not give this rifle a second look.

I also wish the LOP were 14.5 with original butt-plate. I wonder if some of the weight comes from a recoil reducer perhaps installed when they installed the scope mount and recoil pad.

I just weighed my Jeffery .333 grade 4. It comes in at 9# even, the same weight as my Evans .375. The Jeffery feels lighter because the weight is more evenly distributed between your hands.

There are more than a few reasons to avoid this rifle. Although described as "original finish" a close look at the photos reveals stock wood with missing bits, and considerably under the metal. The metal to metal fit is very poor because of indifferent re-polishing, and a re-color that doesn't even come close to what original colors should look like. I would want to examine the action very closely to determine if any distortion occured when colored. This is truly a "mangled Jeffery".
Best of luck, SXS

there is a special place in Hell for people who do things like this...

Rich
Buff Killer