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That scope looks awful high to me.

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Originally posted by 22WRF:
That scope looks awful high to me.

Well, it has to clear that Lyman 48 receiver sight.

What a classic (US) custom rifle.

Hog Killer

Yup, that is the real deal for sure. Keith, got another 30S coming. This one is drilled and tapped and missing the Lyman 48 so here comes my 400 H&H! With a little luck it'll kill some game in October.

Harry, glad you found a donor for your project.

Are you going to find a Lyman 48 to compleat the iron sights?

Hog Killer

No, I think this one will get my old B. Nickels 2 power with German post reticule. Since it's already drilled, I thought I'd rig it so I can actually hit something, LOL.

Steve, Nice rifle, thanks for sharing. MP

Thanks for sharing. The stock looks like a nice blending of English and American sensibilities.

LD

Thanks for sharing that, SDH. Sorry I highjacked the thread. Can you show a detail of the arrows just ahead of the grip? I haven't seen that treatment before this rifle.

Love those vintage Springfields.

SDH

Many thanks for posting those pictures. I love to see photos of any of the old timers who worked with Springfield rifles, and Owen was one of the best. I have seen some of Owen's work that looks good today even if the standard of quality isn't quite up to what people are accomplishing today.

Also, thanks for giving Michael's book a plug. It is well worth it for my money. We owe a lot to him for keeping this part of history alive and putting it on paper.

Thanks again

That is a very nice rifle.
I would love to have it, Does that mount come off as easy as it looks ?
I think with the lyman sighted in for a 180 grain Round nose, and the scope for whatever other load you want that would still be a great hunting rifle.
I do have one question though, was not the alasan scope a lyman, Leupold was in buisness way back when but I think the were only making survaying equipment untill I think the early 50s, I could be wrong but that is my understanding...tj3006

Thomas Jones,

You are correct that the original Alaskan scopes were made by Lyman. A few years ago Leupold made some "reproductions" of the Alaskan series.

Thomas Jones, The Lyman Alaskan scope was introduced in 1937.

Steve , Idared, thanks for the nice words about my work.

Many of Bob Owen’s rifles are not marked with his name so Steve’s pictures are good ones to point out some other characteristics found on Owen rifles.

Besides the arrowhead the rear of the magazines cut-off housing has been rounded off into a torpedo shape. The ON-OFF selector has been rounded off and the windage knob of the Lyman 48 has been removed and the stem cut with a screw slot. This was done because he used (on some but not all) a straight arm Lyman 48 for a Mauser slide. He did this so the sight could be mounted lower, milling a flat into the rear receiver bridge which let him mount a lower front sight as well. Owen was one of the first to offer a magazine release on a Springfield.

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Originally posted by SDH:
Michael, thanks for pointing those things out to us. Did he eliminate the cocking piece on your rifle as well?

Steve,
I suspect that he did, I have seen other Owen rifles with the cocking piece removed. As a matter of fact Owen wrote an article in The American Rifleman and the rifle he illustrated for the article was a 1903 with the cocking piece removed.
MP