Found, Jack O'Connor's favorite sheep rifle.

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25 December 2008, 14:07

Idared

Found, Jack O'Connor's favorite sheep rifle.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti...m.asp?Item=118807749

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25 December 2008, 14:38

JBrown

Well... I guess you can't argue with the guy, that IS a "sheep rifle"

I was pondering the stuff you read in ads on gunbroker. "This rifle was built by world renown master rifle builder Guy Callhoon." Then you look at the seller's email: gcallhoon@redneck.net

This listing did have some good ones: had cut checkering! Not Machined! 18 lines per inch.

Barrel made of very hard steel which explains the purple "bluing."

Wow

Jason

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25 December 2008, 16:01

enfieldspares

I'm glad to see that the craft, the skill, of fine bespoke custom rifle making is still being practised in America. The legacy of Niedner, Ackley and Newton lives on it seems.

25 December 2008, 16:47

Idared

I think my favorite is

quote:
The stock was customized in anticipation of a Western high altitude sheep hunt that never occured.

25 December 2008, 17:25

Joe Miller

You guys know better than to be looking at gun porn on Christmas morning, especially really bad gun porn with sheep on the stock!

Joe

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25 December 2008, 17:37

jeffeosso

i thought the 3 pins being hidden like an acorn cluster was dang clever... and the sheep.. well, i can't carve my initials in a table, so, in an odd way, i think the guy meant it to be a tribute... if the pharoahs had custom rifles 4000 years ago, i would bet each one would be carved with an animal head as a totem.

i guess i gave the guy a little more artistic license than usual.. but it is christmas

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25 December 2008, 18:51

tnekkcc

Commercial Mausers trade starting at ~ $375 at the Puyallup gun show.

That one might get $475 with a fancy stock like that, but not a $900 sell price.

You might see it at $900 ask price, but you can see used guns with twice the ask price of retail price for a new gun.

25 December 2008, 19:40

GSP7

"The stock is made of European Walnut and has a sleek european design"

From the discribtion, The seller must have a very low IQ, or somekind of brain injury

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25 December 2008, 20:19

craigster

The three tone forend end tip is really special, not to mention the cool see thru rings.

25 December 2008, 20:29

vapodog

quote:
Originally posted by JBrown:
Well... I guess you can't argue with the guy, that IS a "sheep rifle"
Wow

was this your first hunt?...

Let us all be thankful he wasn't planning an elephant hunt

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25 December 2008, 21:42

TC1

Very unique. I'm sure it made someone very happy at one time.

I can appreciate the effort.

Terry

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25 December 2008, 22:59

Michael Robinson

With a little more work, a good stock carver could make that into a beautiful, not to say sexy, sheep rifle.

It only took a few minutes to do this rendering.

Now boys, control yourselves:

Mike

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26 December 2008, 00:57

bja105

I don't think its bad at all. I like it! My wife agrees with the rest of you. If it was $300, I'd buy it.

26 December 2008, 01:08

Paul B

I have a few J.C. Higgins M50s hanging out in my gun safe and it looks to me like all he did was butcher up a factory stock to try and make it look better. He failed. badly I might add.
Paul B.

26 December 2008, 01:30

Matt Norman

I'd give him $900 for it....providing there were eight $100 bills lining the barrel channel. (better make that nine)

Reminds me of the personal 'truck gun' a guy tried to sell me recently. Too bad he didn't let it ride up front in the cab with him.

Bet it was only shot once! Appears to have been a direct hit with a 12 gauge.

Yup, that's Jack's personal sheep rifle. And I'm wearing a bow-tie a foot wide too!

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26 December 2008, 02:41

Customstox

MR, very cute. I think that high altitude sheep should not smoke though.

I do think someone missed the chance to shape the grip into a scrotum with a ball on each side. "Go ahead and shot the rifle. No way I am not grabbing that thing." It would understandably end up with little use.

Was there any kind of explanation for the divot on top of the comb? I don't particularly want to go back and look. Also wonder why there is no compass.

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26 December 2008, 03:18

enfieldspares

quote:
Let us all be thankful he wasn't planning an elephant hunt

Or to assassinate Bin Laden!

26 December 2008, 08:49

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by Customstox:

Was there any kind of explanation for the divot on top of the comb? I don't particularly want to go back and look.

I think that had to do with the sheep's nose rising up out of the comb. You really owe it to yourself to go back and look.

Jason

26 December 2008, 09:49

303Guy

That stock looks just a little like a battering ram. I bet it works! Only, it's the nose that gonna get you - right on the snoot!

27 December 2008, 01:39

MileHighShooter

Wow suprise suprise...this rifle didn't sell and is now relisted with a starting bid of 500$ lol of course it says reserve not met so he's probably still trying to get more cash out of it.

If you think every possible niche has been filled already, thank a wildcatter!

28 December 2008, 00:08

Paul B

Did anyone notice that the rear sight has it's dovetail located smack dab in the middle of the barrel's chamber? One of my Higgins 50's had that feature. It too was a .270 that has since been rebarreled to 7x57 and restocked in the European style.
Seems to me that putting a deep dovetail right over the chamber where pressure would be the highest is to me a very dumb idea. Guess none of the Higgins set up that way ever blew up but I sure wasn't comfortable with that set up. You can't blame FN for the screw-up as it was High Standard that did the barrels.
Paul B.

28 December 2008, 11:44

cal30 1906

Poorly designed.

I have seen worseowner custom jobs.

He did alright though in the layout making it even and such.

I am just saying I HAVE SEEN WORSE.

cal30

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28 December 2008, 16:34

Dr. Lou

In it's defense, it's not near as ugly as the one a while back that was adorned with brass tacs, looking like it was made Hector's Custom Guns of Tijuana. Lou