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ZG 47 BRNO, correct? Beautiful

Lovers of fiddleback will be fainting.

Very simple and elegant! A great hunting rifle.

That one won't go out of style anytime soon.

That must be ForrestB's rifle. Serious fiddleback!

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Serious fiddleback

yup....but more than that

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Originally posted by vapodog:

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Serious fiddleback

yup....but more than that

Much more than that. The usual Wiebe excellence in every detail.

Beautiful work as always Duane. Forest is lucky to have you for his gunmaker.
Dave

Duane

I really enjoy looking at your work. Your style and proportion is extremely good.

What type walnut did you use? I have a blank with heavy tiger striping and unusual grain structure looking from the top like yours.

Duane the quality of your craftsmanship is so consistent, it is inspiring.

Can't tell from pictures...is the barrel full octagon. Another nice one.

Duane do you measure the clients for a custom fit, take a provided measurement or build to a generic medium with small adjustments such as LOP etc.. Basically what is the standard you have experienced with your clients.

Duane I really like the rifle but

It would look a lot better without that ugly purple German scope on it.

Duane thank you for the insight.

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Originally posted by SR4759:
Duane I really like the rifle but

It would look a lot better without that ugly purple German scope on it.

An American talking about ugly German/Austrian scopes..? Hm...

Do you Americans make better ones?

M

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Originally posted by metric:
An American talking about ugly German/Austrian scopes..? Hm...

Do you Americans make better ones?

M

Maybe not better, but prettier!

As always a pleasure admiring another masterpiece. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

Nice rifle! I would have chosen a different blank prefferably one that my gunmaker fancied and ended up in his stash.

That's a beautiful piece of fiddleback, so I don't understand the comment about choosing a different blank. On second thought, I probably never will, and my list of "Ignore Posts From" will continue to grow.

Lee
http://baumgarthandmadeknives.blogspot.com/

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Originally posted by Lee Baumgart:
That's a beautiful piece of fiddleback, so I don't understand the comment about choosing a different blank. On second thought, I probably never will, and my list of "Ignore Posts From" will continue to grow.

Lee
http://baumgarthandmadeknives.blogspot.com/

I was going to comment "Gee, could you find something with maybe a straighter lines".



Seriously though, great looking rifle!

(*I have a piece of mannlicher length full fiddle stock in the garage just waiting for the funds to be cut. Color me jealous. Just a great rifle!)

Yes we make scopes that are both better and better looking though you would not know what I am talking about since Norway makes none.

I will agree that the wood and workmanship are first class. I tend to like rifles with no scope.

BTW the purple is caused by poor sealing of the anodizing. It looks like they might have cut corners on the sealing process. Hot water or nickel acetate is used to seal anodizing on aluminum. Sealing the aluminum improves the light fastness of the black dye. If that scope is left under florescent light or strong sunlight it will turn even more purple. Perhaps, Swarovski being in a cold country, has trouble keeping the sealing tank warm enough in the winter.

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Originally posted by metric:

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Originally posted by SR4759:
Duane I really like the rifle but

It would look a lot better without that ugly purple German scope on it.

An American talking about ugly German/Austrian scopes..? Hm...

Do you Americans make better ones?

M

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BTW the purple is caused by poor sealing of the anodizing. It looks like they might have cut corners on the sealing process. Hot water or nickel acetate is used to seal anodizing on aluminum. Sealing the aluminum improves the light fastness of the black dye. If that scope is left under florescent light or strong sunlight it will turn even more purple. Perhaps, Swarovski being in a cold country, has trouble keeping the sealing tank warm enough in the winter.

I would suspect that there is no purple color in real life, just in Duane´s non-converted fotos.

It´s true that USA-made scopes are well made in tecnical means but when sun goes dawn it´s better to use those "big and ugly" german or austrian made scopes. Their ability to transfer light through is, I would say, from another world if compared to any USA -made scope. Maybe Nightforce could come near but they are even bigger.

The work is second to none as I've come to expect with Duane. I think that wood is out of this world cuz I'm a bit of a fiddleback freak, but I can understand why some may not care for it. Only thing I would have done different is a contrasting tip. Again, personal preference.

And I really like the treatment of the checkered bolt release. I haven't seen one done quite like that before and it looks really cool.

Not sure the nature of Shootaway's complaint... nor do I want to start an arguement over opinions on aesthetic appearance, but I think it is strange that he mentions he would prefer it be something that his gunmaker fancied. I find excessive deference to the builder's preference a strangely passive trait that I wouldn't expect from an individual in a position to shell out top dollar on a custom. If it were me I would definitely have a strong say in the blank selection...

Good point about who takes the risk of a flaw in the blank though, I hadn't considered that aspect.

Gunmakers have many contacts and I would guess they have their ways of finding the best blanks.The clients role is in telling the gunmaker what he wants and he will be shown blanks that fit that description from which he will chose the one he fancies.

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Originally posted by SR4759:
Yes we make scopes that are both better and better looking though you would not know what I am talking about since Norway makes none.

I will agree that the wood and workmanship are first class. I tend to like rifles with no scope.

BTW the purple is caused by poor sealing of the anodizing. It looks like they might have cut corners on the sealing process. Hot water or nickel acetate is used to seal anodizing on aluminum. Sealing the aluminum improves the light fastness of the black dye. If that scope is left under florescent light or strong sunlight it will turn even more purple. Perhaps, Swarovski being in a cold country, has trouble keeping the sealing tank warm enough in the winter.

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Originally posted by metric:

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Originally posted by SR4759:
Duane I really like the rifle but

It would look a lot better without that ugly purple German scope on it.

An American talking about ugly German/Austrian scopes..? Hm...

Do you Americans make better ones?

M

High class comment...

After have owned over 30 high grade scopes(mainly Zeiss, S&B, Svarowski and Leupold) I have a certain idea of what works and what dont..
I hunt both during daylight and at night-time, and I be sure to use a German/Austrian scope when the night comes..

M