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13 January 2007, 04:56

deer308

what is your ultimate custom hunting rifle

hi guys,

just thought i would ask my friends accross the water and anywhere else.

what would be your ultimate custom made hunting rifle.

regards
deer308

13 January 2007, 05:02

Alberta Canuck

I had both mine, and foolishly sold them 30 years ago....

A Westley Richards hand-detachable box-lock .450/.400, and

A Westley Richards (Mauser) .318 Accelerated Express.

Too soon old, too late smart....

13 January 2007, 05:10

deer308

hi alberta,

they are both very nice rifles and i would say that over here in the uk it would be very hard to replace them these days.

regards
deer308

13 January 2007, 05:29

vapodog

Hard to say but it's a toss up between a .375 H&H M-70 classic on a pretty piece of (believe it or not) Claro.....and a .404 Jeffery on a 1999 MRC action on exhibition bastogne.

Sadly they don't get used but for fun anymore.

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13 January 2007, 05:35

deer308

hi vapodog,

i to like very nice wood,i once had a rifle made on a sako action in 300 win mag and the stock work with the piece of turkish walnut cost nearly Â£3000 .

regards
deer308

13 January 2007, 05:39

vapodog

Some pics of the wood on the .404

13 January 2007, 05:40

deer308

very nice, i will try and put a photo on tonight of the sako.

13 January 2007, 06:13

FMC

Pre War mod 70 270 Win, built the second month of production (March 1936) ser. #109, 24in Krieger barrel, Conetrol rings on custom bases, nice piece of bastogne, stock by Soverns, leather covered recoil pad, rust blued, nitre blued screws and extractor, inletted sling swivels, skeleton grip cap, now has a Zeiss VM/V 3-9 x 42 scope, and the beauty is the bitch shoots under 1/4in all day long.

It is the most beautiful and unique rifle I own, and ironically, the most abused as it has more dings scratches and gouges than all my other rifles combined. Those pics were when it was new. But like I said, the bitch'll shoot..........

14 January 2007, 01:52

deer308

well boys if i was buying a new rifle i would go for something like this.

bat action (repeater)
match grade s/s barrel hunter contour
6.5x55 caliber
robertson stock with floor plate.

i know that you guys in the US can have these built for a very good price but over here the cost stupid ammounts of money.

any more ideas.

14 January 2007, 02:05

MKane160

Forrest B. has several that rank in my top 5, but, please Howard, post some pictures of Number 1. It's that 7mm Rem Mag that Chic did for you.....

MKane160