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Was this ever in style???
19 April 2010, 18:57
jsl3170Was this ever in style???
Whoa:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti....aspx?Item=16519136919 April 2010, 19:07
Dr. LouNo thanks! If I inherited something like that, the first order of business would be to call McMillan. The pistol grip looks like a hoof and the forend is just ugly. However, to each his own.
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19 April 2010, 19:13
Mike in MichiganI actually had a rifle exactly like that one in my shop last year. As odd as it looks, it was quite comfortable to hold.
Mike Ryan - Gunsmith
19 April 2010, 19:51
AfricanHunterquote:
I never could figure out how Winslow anf some of the other wierd ones like Lawson ever lasted over a month in business. Sure not my cup of tea. Buy it for the barrelled action is all.
19 April 2010, 20:41
22WRFI would love to have it. I just wouldn't pay that price for it.
19 April 2010, 20:44
buckeyeshooterLooks like a fancied up Weatherby Custom!
Was it ever in style???
Absolutely was. Back in the 1950's rifle stocks just like that were in vogue.
I never was in vogue. I have always been a Bob Owen Sporter kind of guy, with classic lines, and outstanding craftsmanship.
19 April 2010, 23:55
fla3006So were '59 Cadillacs.
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Shoot & hunt with vintage classics.
20 April 2010, 03:52
ikesdadAnd dont forget those fins on the Chevys
......civilize 'em with a Krag
20 April 2010, 04:19
ACRecurveTo each their own......but that stock is a great argument for gun
smith control legislation!
Good hunting,
Andy
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20 April 2010, 04:43
JudgeGIs it quarter sawn or slab sawn?
JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous.
20 April 2010, 04:58
ikesdadWinslow made some really rakish stuff.
That makes my eyes hurt.
......civilize 'em with a Krag
20 April 2010, 05:17
Iron BuckWow..............and only $3K........
20 April 2010, 05:45
mel5141I'd rather have a sister in a whorehouse.....
easier to get rid of....at that price
20 April 2010, 06:12
Sagebrush BurnsThat stock makes a Weatherby seem conservative...
20 April 2010, 07:04
N E 450 No2I had a chance a couple of years ago to shoot an original Lawson thumbhole rifle.
It was a 300 Mag. It fed and extracted perfectly.
The workmanship looked very good.
It was very accurate, it shot great.
I had seen his rifle adds in magazines for years....
I was impressed with the rifle.
Whether you like that style or not it was well put together.
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20 April 2010, 07:09
N E 450 No2African Hunter
Tell the wife I said Hi as well.
When are you going back over?
DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY
20 April 2010, 08:27
AfricanHunterquote:
Originally posted by N E 450 No2:
African Hunter
Tell the wife I said Hi as well.
When are you going back over?
Tony, Probably never. I am not able to walk worth a darn. Just short distance.
Hope all is well. Wife is fine.
20 April 2010, 09:02
Zoboomafoo_dudeWow, that might be comfortable to hold, but I wouldn't want to take that thing out of the case in front of company.
20 April 2010, 09:07
BaxterBThis is akin to the pointy guitars that were so prevalent in the 80's. We had a saying about them " Stay away from those pointy guitars fellas, they'll give you VD."
20 April 2010, 10:04
Dago RedI just cannot believe that the 59' caddy was mentioned in the same thread as that rifle. it is absolutely gorgeous, curves, lines, chrome, a true gem.
Now, the above rifle, well, it's like a friend once said about ugly chicks, "they're like a scooter, fun to ride but you don't want your friends to see you on one". same here, may be comfortable, may even shoot great, but damn is it ugly.
Red
20 April 2010, 10:12
ikesdadquote:
Originally posted by Dago Red:
I just cannot believe that the 59' caddy was mentioned in the same thread as that rifle. it is absolutely gorgeous, curves, lines, chrome, a true gem.
Now, the above rifle, well, it's like a friend once said about ugly chicks, "they're like a scooter, fun to ride but you don't want your friends to see you on one". same here, may be comfortable, may even shoot great, but damn is it ugly.
Red
......civilize 'em with a Krag
20 April 2010, 22:11
montea6bquote:
Originally posted by Dago Red:
I just cannot believe that the 59' caddy was mentioned in the same thread as that rifle. it is absolutely gorgeous, curves, lines, chrome, a true gem.
Red
The point is that it is a very dated style. If you like fins and chrome the '59 Caddie is where it's at, but if you don't...
The "classic" style stock is more utilitarian, like a Jeep, and never goes out of style.
I thought this quote from the ad was somewhat humorous: "It is like buying a CUSTOM BELGIUM BROWNING RIFLE IN 375 H&H MAGNUM GUN."
Just like it, except _____.
21 April 2010, 04:02
BriceBelieve it or not, I know a taxidermist/gunsmith in Montana who recently built a similar looking rifle. I'd guess it weighed at least 11-12 pounds. He planned to take it to Africa. For his sake, I won't even mention where in Montana he is located.
21 April 2010, 04:12
Michael RobinsonThe reason that rifle costs so much is that it was once owned by George Jetson. Or was it Jane, his wife? Daughter, Judy? Or his boy, Elroy?
Anyway, you get the point. Now that's provenance.
Mike
Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
21 April 2010, 05:08
montea6bquote:
Originally posted by mrlexma:
The reason that rifle costs so much...
I think you meant to say "why they are asking so much." It actually didn't "cost" anybody anything because it didn't sell!
21 April 2010, 13:24
Nakihunterquote:
Originally posted by Sagebrush Burns:
That stock makes a Weatherby seem conservative...
Yes & it may have been part of the Roy Rogers collection! Hi ho Silver!
"When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick."