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| quote: Originally posted by Snellstrom:
Thanks Michael I always love your rifles and photos, do you have any others?
Sorry that's not mine the only picture I have of one, this is a Hoffman if I remember No. 17 stocked by James V. Howe. It's spring loaded and you just press down to release the bolt. |
| | | Posts: 808 | Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Registered: 04 January 2005 |
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| Note the resemblence to a boattail bullet? Sweet dude! That's a keeper for sure!  Aut vincere aut mori |
| | | Posts: 4865 | Location: Lakewood, CO | Registered: 07 February 2002 |
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| I just noticed.. that's a laminated stock?  |
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| Heh Heh... Would this be too over-the-top? Color case....as is the safety. Owen and Kornbrath.  |
| | | Posts: 768 | Location: Wisconsin | Registered: 18 January 2001 |
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| quote: I just noticed.. that's a laminated stock?
Yes, that's one of the styles Reinhart Fajen sold when they were still in business. They actually were fairly attractive and very stable.
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| | | Posts: 845 | Location: Central Washington State | Registered: 12 February 2001 |
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| that sure is some pretty engraving!!! |
| | | Posts: 4740 | Location: Fresno, CA | Registered: 21 March 2003 |
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| No picture, but I saw one that had the tab removed and the cylindrical part knurled. It may have been custom made that way and not a modified military one.
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| | | Posts: 217 | Location: SW WA | Registered: 14 February 2005 |
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| The reshaping of the cutoff boss on the side of the action on Idared's rifle is the neatest I've ever seen for the '03. I like it much better than any of the "streamlined" versions as it seems to preserve the feel of the action. It still looks like a Springfield. The flag seems a bit much though. Actually I don't really object to the appearance of the original. Just like the flared cocking piece it's part of the 1903 Springfield's persona. But if I were going to cleanup the side I'd do it Idared's way. It really looks good.
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| | | Posts: 531 | Location: Louisiana | Registered: 01 January 2010 |
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I sized it smaller to not overload the screen. Tom did some fancy math stuff (ogive something or other) to figure the shape for the boss. Anybody here know that he had worked designing rockets at one point? then he made a new switch/lever, whatever you call the actual part that moves. and new pin for it. 
