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7x57


Both 7x57 and 30-06

Interesting how close that front ring is to the turret.

Was that with of without the pink electrical tape on the muzzle ??
The devil made me say that? SORRY

Wow, that would have been a worthwhile visit. Too bad Jack wasn’t any smarter than shooting a 270 with a Leupold scope. I’m sure he would have learned a lot more about guns and stuff if he could have viewed the Campfire before he made so many mistakes...

Poconojack,

Yeah, that's ring placement is supposed to be a no-no these days, but O'Connor wrote that .30-06 was one of his most reliable rifles, always retaining over long periods.

Seems like it would depend on the design particulars of a given scope. Like optimum rear ring placement on 6x Leupolds being a bit different than other Leupold models

Those are some great looking rifles. Lots of character. In my opinion, synthetic stocks simply can’t have the character of walnut.

No telling what the torque on that ring is though. Wonder too, how forgiving a steel tube vs aluminum is when over-torqued moderately above recommended. When did scope manufacturers switch from steel to aluminum anyways?

I was typing faster than I was thinking. "Often" was a poor word choice. I remember reading and seeing pictures that the rifle was "out in public" for the unveiling of the JOC tribute rifles, perhaps at SHOT or the NRA annual meetings? I remember reading a thread or article where Bradford was going to take it hunting (antelope?) and was confirming zero. I've read a few other articles wherein people had the opportunity to shoot it.

You are right that it probably isn't "often." My point is that it happens at least occasionally, and I do applaud the concept.

On a similar note, it seems the caretakers of Duane Allman's Gibson Les Paul "Gold Top" sometimes allow it to be taken out in public and played. I applaud that as well.

I saw and handled the rifle at the RMEF Show, in Reno, last year, I believe.
It was an awesome experience.

I’d bet that nothing on any of Jack O’Connor’s guns was ever torqued.

Gringo Loco,

The big transition from steel to aluminum tubes took place in the 1950's in the USA, but in Europe it took considerably longer. I know some European scope companies were using steel tubes (at least as an option) into the 1990's, and maybe a little later.

Thank you sir.

That rifle is completely inadequate, I'm shocked any user would take game with it. Where is the 26 inch tube chambered in .300 ClavicleKiller, with at minimum 4x-20x 50mm? I mean, how would you make those frequent 600 yard shots?

prm

I understand. I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate Blued Steel and Gorgeous Walnut.......

However, over time people and 'character' change.

There was a time Model A s and T s and 32 Ford's were top of the line.

WHO wants one for a Daily driver today ? ?

Today I appreciate Synthetic stocks that are STABLE and S S . Taste Change.


Jerry

By Job, I think you're onto something there !!


Jerry

I need to head down there next summer. A bit of a drive from Sandpoint but it looks very worthwhile.

I would have loved to have gone to that.

I was taught to be a Jack O'Connor fan, by my father who had been inspired and admired the man for decades. I was a Jack O-Connor fan without having ever read anything the guy wrote when I think about it, but my father taught me about it - the superioty of the Mauser action, the pre-64 Winchester, the .270 cartridge and more, scopes, and stock design and high velocity over bullet weight, his love of hunting jackrabbits in the desert - also the importance of the right bullet type, which drive my father to reload cartridges when it wasn't common to do so, and to teach me how to do it.

It was only once the internet came along and it was easier to get books from overseas, or read old articles online, that I got to read the man, and I found my naive regard was not misplaced. The man's hunting life spanned the most interesting period of hunting history in many of the places he hunted, and he thought the hunting rifle worthy of true appreciation in its own right, like I did.

I was taught to be an Elvis fan as well, and when I went to the USA a few years ago I went to Graceland. I wish I could have gone to the JOC centre as well, but I didn't know about it at that time.

Enjoyed reading your post JB and the ensuing comments. Like many here I have read quite a few of Jack O'Connor's magazine articles and books and certainly his writing influenced my taste in rifles to some degree. Thinking back, also recall how we would refer to Jacks writings when sitting around the fire after a days hunt and talking about our "dream" rifles that we were planning to build. Hope I get an opportunity to visit the Hunting Heritage & Education Center in Lewiston, gotta add that one to my list.

Maybe a Kimber in 6.5 CM