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ismith
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Looks like she got lost in the Weatherby factory back in the 60's, but should clean up ok with a silvers pad and a rust blue. Looks to be an early John Dubiel stocked rifle.





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Is wrought now by a coward few,
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...can't see anything wrong with that stock.

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setters5
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Love the old Springfields!
 
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rcraig
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Very nice. And yes, the white line pad needs to go away.
 
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Nice rifle Irl. A red pad would certainly straighten it right out.


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The only thing wrong with that beautiful rifle is the recoil pad.

That is a keeper!


Mike

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ismith
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Nice rifle Irl. A red pad would certainly straighten it right out.


That and a proper rust blue! They even got the poor Lyman.


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A proper rifle, that.
 
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I love the jeweled bolt!! Beautiful rifle! From what I can see, it doesn't even look like that rifle needs a rust blue...
 
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Nice, but yeah… lose the recoil pad.


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ismith
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Nice, but yeah… lose the recoil pad.


Going to swap it out for a red Silvers pad.


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Is wrought now by a coward few,
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The only thing wrong with that beautiful rifle is the recoil pad.

That is a keeper!


My Type A Oberndorf Mauser 404 came with a white line ventilated pad virtually identical to that on ismith's rifle. With the white line spacer removed the brown pads do not actually look too bad but I found the ventilated pad did not soak up recoil as much as I would like on the narrow butt profile of the stock so eventually swapped it out for a Pachmayr Old English red pad which provides much better cushioning.

From this


to this
 
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ismith
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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
The only thing wrong with that beautiful rifle is the recoil pad.

That is a keeper!


My Type A Oberndorf Mauser 404 came with a white line ventilated pad virtually identical to that on ismith's rifle. With the white line spacer removed the brown pads do not actually look too bad but I found the ventilated pad did not soak up recoil as much as I would like on the narrow butt profile of the stock so eventually swapped it out for a Pachmayr Old English red pad which provides much better cushioning.

From this


to this


I like it! I'd love to see more pictures of that rifle as well.


What force or guile could not subdue,
Thro' many warlike ages,
Is wrought now by a coward few,
For hireling traitor's wages.
 
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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
The only thing wrong with that beautiful rifle is the recoil pad.

That is a keeper!


My Type A Oberndorf Mauser 404 came with a white line ventilated pad virtually identical to that on ismith's rifle. With the white line spacer removed the brown pads do not actually look too bad but I found the ventilated pad did not soak up recoil as much as I would like on the narrow butt profile of the stock so eventually swapped it out for a Pachmayr Old English red pad which provides much better cushioning.

From this


to this


That's the ticket.
 
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Ever so nice, if I ever run across a good one like that if will have found a home..


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I like it! I'd love to see more pictures of that rifle as well.


Not the best photos but the whole rifle (has a mount fitted from receiver to rear sight for an EER scope or red dot sight.


 
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I love these old guns of yesteryear. The Springfields and Krag Js, customized with low combs for irons and they work just fine with a scope, those old timers knew that, its todays brain dead who smerk at the low combed stocks and scopes with there lack of experience and magazine education..


Ray Atkinson
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I like it! I'd love to see more pictures of that rifle as well.


Not the best photos but the whole rifle (has a mount fitted from receiver to rear sight for an EER scope or red dot sight.




I don’t know how many times I have seen pictures of your 404, but it never fails to make my pulse quicken.

I appreciate the addition of a scope base between the receiver ring and rear sight base. It transforms the rifle it into a modern all around working rifle. I would be willing to bet the creators of those rifles would have appreciated the updates.


Jason

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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.

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I like it! I'd love to see more pictures of that rifle as well.


Not the best photos but the whole rifle (has a mount fitted from receiver to rear sight for an EER scope or red dot sight.




Very nice!

Couple questions: Did they remove the sides of the mag box and use the stock for the mag box sides? And was this one made for Charles heyer in Nairobi?
 
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