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Grenadier,

She is a beauty!! How long did it take Holland & Holland to build your rifle once you placed the order?

Also, I have a excel spreadsheet with 300H&H loads that I have worked up for my Hagn single shot. I would be happy to email it to you, if you want the data.

Cheers.....and thanks again for taking the time to post.

Mike

Man what a beauty! Too purty to take huntin....

Mad Dog

Beautiful rifle!

A real beauty!

A very beautiful rifle! I love the caliber.
Butch

Exquisite! Gun porn is so much more satisfying than the other.

Thanks for sharing .

A true classic.

j

What a nice thing to look at here in England. Thank you for sharing the pictures.

WOW that is one hot babe!!! Gun Porn at it's finest!!

LOVE IT!!!

GORGEOUS!!!

That is without a doubt one of the nicest rifles I have ever seen. Absolutely beautiful, both wood and metal.

Really Nice Rifle!!!

Enjoy...

Very nice.
LOP looks to be north of 15"? Makes for a very graceful geometry.

Spoiled by giant high mounted scope hanging back over the grip.

Very lovely rifle.

Also very interesting is the look at the fellow's workbench there at Holland and Holland.
I am sure that bench has seen a lot of very nice guns.

My word, thanks for sharing all the pictures, what a beautiful set-up! congrats

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Originally posted by jens poulsen:
Thanks for sharing .

A true classic.

j

+1

LOVE IT !!!!

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Originally posted by vigillinus:
Spoiled by giant high mounted scope hanging back over the grip.

I think you left an "IMHO" out of that statement.

Every scope mounting solution on a long LOP single shot is going to be a compromise of one sort or another.

This one does not bother me at all.

Great rifle.

Fabulous rifle.

Was this rifle at the H&H booth at SCI? I remember seeing a single shot rifle that i loved but couldn't recall where I saw it.

The only way to describe that rifle is, drop dead gorgeous. I really like the pics of the workbench and of the rifle in progress.

I wish you much enjoyment and hunting success with that exquisite jewel.

Bravo!! A beautiful rifle.

Nice Rifle.The grain really pops in that walnut.Is it English Walnut?????

I just did a Google and found the H&H in New York. I reluctantly have to visit Brooklyn on occasion. How was wondering can I just walk in off the street, look at guns and maybe get some kind of catalog? In blue jeans and old shoes? I dont want to embarrass myself, would appropriate dress be expected? I am pretty far from being an H&H potential customer, but; if welcome I would like to visit this place.

Fourbore,

The guys at H&H are consumate professionals. I enjoy their booth at the DSC show every year and they are always gracious and accomodating.

Go in, handle the guns ask every question that comes to mind and enjoy the visit. You may be a customer in the future and they are very aware of that fact.

What Bailey writes is true. Everytime I have been in the NYC showroom the gun dept manager on duty has welcomed my interest and been keen to show me all of the guns I was intersted in and more.

I don't wear jeans in NYC though. And always wear a good pair of walking brogues.

JPK

BTW, meant to add "gorgeous rifle", but for some reason the edit feature is not working for me tonight.

Grenadier, how much does the rifle weigh?

JPK

Now, I have something too look forward to in NYC

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You must be delighted in being the custodian of such an outstanding example of British craftsmanship. I know I would most certainly be.

At least we Brits can still claim to be the equal of any in some things. How much reworking of the original Hagn action did the guys at H&H have to do?

Glad to read that its destined to be hunted with and used rather than stuck in some display cabinet or worse still some bank vault.

THAT... is a beautiful thing.

Very nice indeed.

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Originally posted by Vol717:
According to good sources at the Vegas show, you paid $150K for it. Got any more money burning a hole in your pocket? I've got some swell swamp land for sale.

Well, I certainly hope you are feeling adequately superior now.

I don't have "sources", but I am willing to bet that it was his own money, what ever the sum, that Mr. Grenadier spent on this fine rifle. Congratulations are in order, not petty, childish envy.


Glenn Fewless

That thing is everything that a single-shot should be! I'll take two in 7X57!

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Originally posted by Vol717:

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Congratulations are in order, not petty, childish envy.

No envy. I wouldn't want it. If it was something I did want I certainly wouldn't parade it up and down the aisles. I'd keep it to myself. I don't brag and don't like braggarts.

Interesting concept... Bragging that one is not a braggart.

One cannot help but feel that the grapes they be sour.


Well, allow me to go on record that I am envious! It is a finely built rifle from perhaps the most famous house of London. I would have a pair if I could.


Glenn

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Originally posted by fourbore:
was wondering can I just walk in off the street, look at guns and maybe get some kind of catalog? In blue jeans and old shoes? I dont want to embarrass myself

As with most establishments of this sort, they are smart enough to NEVER discriminate on the basis of appearance. While traveling through, I have entered the NYC H&H showroom wearing jeans, Converse all-stars, and a rumpled button down shirt while carrying a dirty Filson duffle bag. The gentlemen working there wasted no time in saving me the trouble of lugging my bag and letting me handle any number of top-shelf doubles. Top Shelf Service.

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Originally posted by Vol717:

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Congratulations are in order, not petty, childish envy.

No envy. I wouldn't want it. If it was something I did want I certainly wouldn't parade it up and down the aisles. I'd keep it to myself. I don't brag and don't like braggarts.

While I WILL admit that many of these oh-so-admiring posts from sycophantic viewers remind me of a circle-jerk, nevertheless some of us are interested in seeing the subjects. I for one don't think it's bragging, just supplying good information.

If the guy had REALLY wanted to brag, he woulda told us just how much he paid for it and what a 'special' person he had to be just in order to get it at all.

Not telling the price is one indicator of good taste; another indicator is not allowing one's sour grapes to show quite so plainly.

I'm happy to say that most of the Tennesseeans I've known have been much classier than you. But then there are 3 completely different parts of that state and I don't know where, precisely, you're located.....
Regards, Joe

A superb "object'd art" and an wonderful addition to the firearms world.

May I ask if it is normal for the makers "branding" to be displayed on the most prime "real-estate" on the side of the action - was this a common practise for British gunmakers or others?

Yes, unfortunately the advertising WAS rather common, and still is in some circles even today. I even saw one recent heavily-engraved bolt rifle with the individual maker's name inlaid in gold on the barrel, IN SCRIPT!

Funny, My Grandmother also used the word 'common' when speaking of things or behavior of a lower-class or tasteless nature.(!)
Regards, Joe

I like the makers name inlaid in gold on a gun of this quality, and I am a bit partial to Hollands. A lovely rifle in great caliber. Enjoy it and I hope to see many photos in the future of you and that rifle in the field. Congratulations!
Steve