I just wish I could afford to by this auction lot.http://auctions.holtsauctionee...o=+++35444&saletype=

Just about covers every option I think.

That makes two of us.

three...

Rich

No more expensive than the cost of a decent automobile, and probably a whole lot more enjoyable. Why not? You only live once...

Isn't that the way with all quality items made by true craftsmen. From furniture, firearms, and watches.

Beautiful, but... Does that scope look a bit far back, or is it me? Would be tough to adjust the way the mounts are...

This is really an elegant rifle! Wow! Sure would like to know more about the action..sorta looks like a Shirley???

I suspect the scope is about where it should be...these single shots tend to be a little misleading..can't prove it, though!

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Originally posted by montea6b:
Beautiful, but... Does that scope look a bit far back, or is it me? Would be tough to adjust the way the mounts are...

I know there aint much comparing a #1 to this one, but I've had a few Rugers. When I mount scopes, find the sweet spot, then step back and look, they always seem WAYYY far back, but thats where they need to be for me.

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Originally posted by Duane Wiebe:
This is really an elegant rifle! Wow! Sure would like to know more about the action..sorta looks like a Shirley???

Action is the work of Giles Whittome an independent gunmaker and firearm and ballistics expert from the UK.

Here's his bio;

Principal Occupation Gunmaker and Forensic Firearms Consultant
Experience Firearm identification and related ballistics, (shotgun, rifle, pistol, sub-machinegun and light and medium machine gun. Not artillery). Ammunition identification. Wound ballistics. Instruction in automatic-weapon combat. Sporting and military gunmaking. Firearm forensics.
Present position Maker & Consultant
Qualifications

Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants - 1973 -1994.
Career: Weapon Training Officer, Light Infantry, 1957/58
# Gunmaker since 1964.
# Extensive elephant-control and other big-game experience, Tanganyika, 1959-63.
# Managing Director of Sterling Armament Co 1984.
# Author of approx. 100 monographs and technical articles on firearms-related subjects, incl. ballistic trauma.
Instructor for many years to infantry and police firearms units on automatic-weapon combat.
Retained by defence as firearm expert witness in over a dozen cases in last two years, including murder, double murder, wounding with firearms, illegal weapon conversion, illegal possession of machineguns, firearms residue identification, etc.

I think the action is similar to a Hagn but the bottom metal work has been extensively modified