Treasure "rediscovered"

06 December 2020, 00:40

bghntr416

Several years ago I was in a neat little gun shop just over the Texas border in Oklahoma. They had a lot of guns you would just not expect to find and prices were in line with what one would expect until I came across a little petite Mauser in 270. Beautiful wood, fantastic workmanship in both metal and wood, and priced for a song...about $1500 as I recall. No name anywhere but it wreaked of quality. For that price I ran to the counter with it. I have shot it a little but never have worked up a good load for it. Today I pulled it out of the safe with the intent to check all the screws, make sure everything is properly torqued, etc before I get serious about load development. Action screws were a little loose so I pulled off the stock out of curiosity. My first surprise was that there was no bedding compound anywhere in the stock. Maybe I should not have been surprised as the inletting is marvelous on the outside. So, I really start to look at (and admire) the precision work on the inside of the stock and I get my next really BIG shock. Stamped inside the stock is " D.W. Wiebe"
The rifle features:
2 position safety
skeleton grip cap with the inside checkered
skeleton butt plate with inside checkered
checkered bolt handle
sculpted bottom metal
23.5 inch barrel

06 December 2020, 00:54

Doug W

Hey, you don't get to post that tale w/o pics!!

06 December 2020, 01:42

Lord Frith

Wiebe as posted by Duane in earlier posts.

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Originally posted by bghntr416:
Several years ago I was in a neat little gun shop just over the Texas border in Oklahoma. They had a lot of guns you would just not expect to find and prices were in line with what one would expect until I came across a little petite Mauser in 270. Beautiful wood, fantastic workmanship in both metal and wood, and priced for a song...about $1500 as I recall. No name anywhere but it wreaked of quality. For that price I ran to the counter with it. I have shot it a little but never have worked up a good load for it. Today I pulled it out of the safe with the intent to check all the screws, make sure everything is properly torqued, etc before I get serious about load development. Action screws were a little loose so I pulled off the stock out of curiosity. My first surprise was that there was no bedding compound anywhere in the stock. Maybe I should not have been surprised as the inletting is marvelous on the outside. So, I really start to look at (and admire) the precision work on the inside of the stock and I get my next really BIG shock. Stamped inside the stock is " D.W. Weibe"
The rifle features:
2 position safety
skeleton grip cap with the inside checkered
skeleton butt plated with inside checkered
checkered bolt handle
sculpted bottom metal
23.5 inch barrel

06 December 2020, 01:46

bghntr416

Corrected! Thank you! Sometimes my fingers do not do as they are told when I type!

06 December 2020, 02:03

bghntr416

06 December 2020, 02:16

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06 December 2020, 02:23

bghntr416

I tried and tried to size pics properly but failed. Apologies. JB

06 December 2020, 02:59

Timan

$1,500 won't cover the parts for that build.
Congrats, on a hell of nice find.

06 December 2020, 03:28

metal

Nice find, and a steal at $1500.

06 December 2020, 03:39

custombolt

The find of the year if purchased within the last 10. Congratulations. to you and Duane on another fine piece.

06 December 2020, 03:51

bghntr416

I feel very blessed indeed. I purchased it about 5 years ago if I recall correctly. I have found some pretty good deals but this one will be tough to beat.
JB

06 December 2020, 05:29

Doug W

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07 December 2020, 02:38

Atkinson

Whew! lotta gund for the mon!!

07 December 2020, 04:33

TREE 'EM

How would you like bragging rights that you doubled your money on your gun purchase?

Unabashed offer here

07 December 2020, 22:22

custombolt

5 years ago or yesterday, nice keeper JB.

08 December 2020, 07:23

Kevin Gullette

That "little gun shop" wouldn't happen to have been Murf's Guns in Duncan......would it??

It's a good gun shop.

Kevin

08 December 2020, 17:39

skl1

Beautiful! I'd say you did way better than the guy who discovered Forrest Fenn's hidden treasure!

09 December 2020, 00:05

bghntr416

Hi Kevin. It was not in Duncan. I can't remember the shop or the town but it was just north of the Texas panhandle. I was visiting a friend in Dumas and he took me over there. I wouldn't mind finding that place again...

10 December 2020, 11:14

Kevin Gullette

Sounds like it may be a bit north of the Stratford area. Maybe Boise City or Guymon.

Kevin

10 December 2020, 22:22

ZekeShikar

Now I'm just mad at you for such a wonderful find!

The price? You didn't buy it. You stole it and you should be promptly reported to the proper authorities!

Zeke

10 December 2020, 23:58

Big Wonderful Wyoming

Sounds like what Ron Kesslering's was in the late 1990's and early 2000's in Mount Vernon, Washington.

He had pallets of Weatherby Mark Vs, Dakotas, 700 Custom shop guns, and about 20 or more custom rifles by everyone Ottmar, Biesen, prices were amazing for what it cost to build them.