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Have any of you ever seen a Hoffman Arms Rifle made with a Model 70 Winchester Action anywhere? Either for sale or in a collection? The release of the Model 70 would have coincided with Hoffman reopening in Amarillo towards the end of the company's existence. Thanks Jim ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | ||
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Uh oh...you misplace yours? ;-) | |||
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I hope not, that is a purty rifle. Jeremy | |||
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Trying to see how many might have been made if any. Still got the lovely, thank you. Cheers Jim ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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I just picked up an Amarillo Hoffman at the gun show yesterday in 10.75x68, it's on a Mauser action though. | |||
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Thanks. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Can we see it??!!! Pleease??  Matt FISH!! Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984: "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." | |||
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Hahahaha I'll do a whole post on it soon when I get the chance to get some good pictures of it. | |||
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Thanks! Matt FISH!! Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984: "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." | |||
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I did a lot of research some time back on Hoffman Arms, no reference was found to the mod. 70 action ever being used, only Mausers..But that was some time back and it could very well be possible from Amarillo shop time wise..but it,s easy enougn to stick a marked Hoffman barrel on a mod. 70 and make such a claim..Id be very suspicious of such a gun and do my homework on it before buying it. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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I already own it Ray. Thanks for the info. The gun was sold originally in 1941 by Hoffman to a gent in Anchorage AK. It was sold then to a second gent who traded it in a deal for a super cub to the owner of Great Northern Guns here in Anchorage. An ex-employer of mine bought it from him and passed it on to me. It is original as from Hoffman except for the stock which was done by Martin Hagn. Pictures ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Didn't Hoffman advertise that they'd do re-bbl work on a customers rifle? The bbl would then have a Hoffman name and address on it but IIRC that name & addr was somewhat different from the style that was put on the full custom rifles they built. Maybe it was just the deletion of the sequential gun# on the re-bbl jobs that set them apart. I can't recall now. There are some that may have further info over on the Double Gun BBS forum/ under the Classic Sporting rifle section. I have a Hoffman Mauser 30-06. Plain but classic Lyman 48 sighted rifle made in Ardmore. A favorite of mine and very accurate. Found it at a gun show lying in with a collection of break open shotguns, sporterized Arisakas, busted Sears pumpguns and plastic stocked Tack-y-cool stuff. | |||
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Given the barrel contour used on Frostbit's rifle, I would lean away from it being a simple re-barrel. The Winchester stock would very likely not have fit the new barrel. In 1941, they probably used what they had, or the customer supplied, much like today. Steve Barnett guns has a german actioned double rifle that Hoffman Arms finished, so they weren't strictly a Mauser shop. Jeremy | |||
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My barrel has Hoffman Arms Co Amarillo Texas no. 26. I'd put up a picture but no longer use photo bucket. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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