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http://www.fanzoj.com/en/gunro...ile-rifle/index.html Looks like something a Klingon would hunt with, if he wasn't using some sort of bladed weapon. "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | ||
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There is no doubting the quality of the man's craftsmanship, he maybe even an artist in steel..... But God that is ugly. I understand there are some fantastic gunsmiths at work in Ferlach, but it is not to my taste's at all. Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get you.... | |||
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No doubt!  Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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I look at it like one of the theme bikes from Orange County Chopper. Only this guy is not a hack with a mig welder and a Uni-bit. The craftsmanship is unmistakable, but the theme may not be for everyone. | |||
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It's not a rifle that makes me dream of having one just like it. But it might have worked if it had been done differently. Turning polished steel into something that looks rough and unpolished doesn't do it for me. _________________________________ AR, where the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history become the nattering nabobs of negativisim. | |||
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The case and the srewdrivers are beautiful. | |||
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I kind of like the front sight. The customer is the individual with the creepy taste, the gunmaker is just executing the vision of his patron - that is his business. | |||
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The case alone probably costs more than I would spend on a rifle. It appears to be a well-made rifle and I like it more than some flashy California styled rifles I've seen. What would the PH say when you pull that rifle out of the case?!!!!  ______________________________ "Truth is the daughter of time." Francis Bacon | |||
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Just because you can does not mean you should. | |||
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Big tip a coming!!!! | |||
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Well, just think, if you had to bribe your way out of some African country, you could just pry a couple of the jewels out and be on your way. Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | |||
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A bit over the top for me. Captain Finlander | |||
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I like it a lot from 8 feet away - nice lines to the stock. I wouldn't buy it, but I'm not the one they wrote the marketing script for either: "..... strongest wood in the world". It's a flamboyant gun for a flamboyant consumer and well crafted. The artisan punched out his own creative envelope a bit in it's making and added a new facet to the custom gun world. I don't see the grounds for such derision. | |||
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LOL! It's Johann! I used to communicate with him almost daily. Met him in Vegas about 10 yrs back. Actually a very nice guy. Probably in his 40's now. Has a gorgeous sister. If you can think it, he can probably build it. Handled a SxS in 22LR and the asking price was something like $50k. Totally handmade. Most of his firearms are built at the customers request/specs. Alan  | |||
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while that one isn't my style, look at the lion engraved on the grip cap of the A&D 470 then go through and find the tiget 375. the engraving appears to me of the very highest quality, looking almost too realistic. very beautiful, but definitely for a select clientele, I wouldn't want to get the bill even for that grip cap. Red My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them. -Winston Churchill | |||
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"the juice of life" "A visual poem?" I dunno... the Ti mauser is neat though except those googley eyes on the leopard | |||
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While on the site, you should navigate over to the Double Rifle pages and check out the new boxlock series. I really like the lines and the execution looks flawless. Simple and tasteful. | |||
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Beautiful rifles! | |||
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Some good "pepto" for the croc-rifle! "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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Now this is thinking outside the box! "Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you; Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your sins, the other for your freedom...." | |||
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This is the case that proves the old adage: "just because you can, doesn't mean you should..." Rich | |||
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That rifle is fantastic, in every sense of the word! I love it! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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And you have to admit, even thought the bear engraving is not to my taste, that 4 barrel rifle is frickin wicked cool. double shotgun and double rifle in one. sweet! Red My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them. -Winston Churchill | |||
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Ya know what....I am not ashamed to say "I LIKE IT"! I would absolutely own it and hunt the heck out of the planet with it! I would get it scratched up and love every minute of owning that rifle for the next few decades. It's definitely unique, but I have seen quite a few Weatherby's I find more distasteful. | |||
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Impressive. I doubt that many of these get bloody. ****************** "Policies making areas "gun free" provide a sense of safety to those who engage in magical thinking..." Glenn Harlan Reynolds | |||
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Not my cup of tea, but there's a few on that site I could very easily find a home for.. A titanium 98!!!! | |||
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I quite like it. Get rid of the rubies....I'm a diamond man myself  ------------------------------ A mate of mine has just told me he's shagging his girlfriend and her twin. I said "How can you tell them apart?" He said "Her brother's got a moustache!" | |||
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The stock is really nice - put a beautiful blued action and barrel in it and .... "Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult." | |||
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Love that description! And the finish on that stock is pretty spectacular. Peter Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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Unequalled craftsmanship by anything I've ever seen on this site. Talk about wow factor. There are two types of people in the world: those that get things done and those who make excuses. There are no others. | |||
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 for quality and craftsmanship. | |||
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They are nice rifles no doubt but lack soul,IMO.The art work looks like something copied off of someting and then printed on the rifle-a CNC type engraving if there is such a thing.Look at the eyes on the leopard on that titanium rifle.No half decent artist would give the leopard a look like that.One of the engravers who I wouldn't mind paying to have his work done on my rifle is Hans Eisbacher.I enquired about a beautiful cougar he once engraved and was told that it took nearly four years of running after him before it was finally completed. | |||
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 I wonder how much of the fancy stuff could be attributed to "craftsmanship". Maybe you were just looking for a reaction? I think I agree with Shootaway(never thought I would type that!), the metalwork looks like it was produced by some type of CNC controlled laser etching program. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Whatever. Beats the shit out of the coookie cutter crap people drool over. Use a decent piece of wood, then put in a '98 then yawn.....quarter rib, barrel band.....yawn ....boring shit if you ask me... There are two types of people in the world: those that get things done and those who make excuses. There are no others. | |||
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Would you do something like that to your car or house? | |||
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I look at it this way. I don't have any safe queens. But that rifle to me would be the definition of a safe gueen, something you take out for show and tell. It does have a Wow factor. Do I like it, not really, would I pay for it- No. But if it were given to me, I'd show that motherfucker off any chance I could. And unlike a top of the line custom insert_____________ there really ain't much difference between them. They all look the same. Nice wood, then quarter rib, barrel band, hood sight....fn boring- frankly when you look at the "metalwork" that is championed here, it really is pretty boring shit. There are two types of people in the world: those that get things done and those who make excuses. There are no others. | |||
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Well, I know where you're coming from and I can respect that. But if you go back and look at the rifle: rubies for claws and gullet and diamonds for eyes????? I mean come on!!!!!! But I do know where you're coming from. I have three rifles with the NECG's banded front sight, and so does everyone else it seems..... Talk about played-out! Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Why do I feel the baggage guys in South Africa might help themselves to the jewels first ... I think it's a beautiful rifle, but definitely a safe queen. Wouldn't mind a horn-back floorplate though on a working rifle. ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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Except for the ruby's I really like it. Maybe a little over the top but that's what a custom rifle is all about. Having it the way you (the customer) wants it. Only the owner will determine if it's a "safe queen" or not. When I hear that term used about other peoples rifles it makes me wonder what the motivation is for such a comment. Terry -------------------------------------------- Well, other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? | |||
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