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Cruising around at the gun show today in Kalispell, I came upon this rifle built by Jerry Fisher in the late 1960’s a 25 Durham, a custom chambering on a 243 based cartridge platform, opened to 25 caliber with sharpened shoulders.

This is an extraordinary handcrafted custom rifle with plenty of features only the best rifle machinist could make. The Sako action has the safety moved from the side of the action to the rear tang. The barrel is presumably a Douglas Supreme barrel turned to a very fine taper.

Lee Helgeland, another accomplished rifle maker, was helping Celeste Fisher, Jerry’s widow, sell some of his personal guns. This one is so slim and trim, I doubt it weighs 6 pounds all in. It has a skeletonized butt plate and the butt has been drilled out to lighten the rifle. The whole gun is trimmed up at all places it can to lighten the rifle. The original owner wanted the gun to be light so he could take it on a sheep hunt he was planning.

Celeste was a real nice lady to deal with, although she didn’t come down on the price at all. I did get an exceptional rifle with a tremendous pedigree that I will be able to enjoy for years to come…

Mighty fine, & Good on ya!

Please post pix when you get to go afield with that gem.

Best,

GWB

That's kinda purty ya know.

Nice score.

That's a pretty rifle!! What's your plan for the custom .25 caliber dies?

Very nice.

That's dang sexy
Love a quarter bore

Almost could be it's cousin....



Chambered for the 257 AI

ya!

GWB

Already got them. Lee did all the work and sent fired brass to Hornady and they built the dies for those cases…

OH MY GOSH!!!!!

That is one gorgeous rifle!

Nice rifle! Looks like the bolt was worked over. Barrel length maybe 22” ?

Congrats

Great find,best of luck with it,can t believe the price on the H & K P7,
$2,999.00 ? WOW.

That's a beauty, shrap.

Can't wait to see it~~

What a beautiful rifle. Love the weight too. Congratulations.

Kudos to that lady for knowing what she had and not coming down on the price.

And I’m glad that rifle was sold to the right guy.

That's a cool rifle.

I have questions; they are purely from ignorance. Please don't think I'm dissing on this rifle.

1) Why a 25 on a 243 case?

2) What does this buy you going after sheep or anything else?

Nice rifle. You will likely match up real well. Congrats!

Now that is a beautiful rifle! Congrats!

Well I'll join " its a beauty" crowd...

Thanks for sharing Shrap. Always enjoy you sharing when you find a new toy.

I'm sure its worth every penny regardless of what she cost ya. When it goes to a new owner, you'll never lose a penny on it, I'd bet. Meanwhile enjoy it!