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I just took a herters in on trade. It is a 300win and is the made in England u9 as near as I can tell. The trigger/bolt release is haywire right now, but that aside...it looks like a really high quality rifle with some fine touches. The barrel is a very light taper deeply blued beauty. I had intended to fix it and trip it, but I might finally try my hand at wood work on this one.
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I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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I believe Herters used a couple of different actions for their rifles, I may be wrong though. The last Herters U9 I handled was chambered in 6MM Rem. They also sold actions seperately, I may be wrong there also. Some of the other guys should add to this soon.
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I had a Herters of unknown Model, but it was a commercial 98 action...a little touch here-n-there and it served me very well for very many years...
It was a .300 as well...
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IIRC, most of the England jobs were BSA actioned guns.
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I had an old U9 in high school...a 6mm Rem. Nice rifle, but even then I didn't much care for the Weatherby/California stock touches. it shot very well, though, and I probably shouldn't have traded it off for whatever I traded it for.
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IIRC, I believe Herter�s used BSA and FN actions for long cartridges and Sako actions for short cartridges. After all, everything offered by George Herter was the "world's greatest", according to his advertisements.
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not just greatest...Model Perfect. Perfect, mind you.
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But they work great an his bows were top knochso were the rest of his line
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What you have is a BSA Monarch action with a Douglas barrel and a Herters stock. The guns are shooters.
Push the trigger forward pretty hard and you will release the bolt.
If you shoot it you will keep it.
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Oh, you can get wood from Richards and from Hoosier for them.
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I was thinking of a nice claro slab since of the stack of rifles I own few are wood and none are nice.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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I was thinking of a nice claro slab since of the stack of rifles I own few are wood and none are nice. I would bet on the rifle being accurate enough to warrant the use of good wood. I have three of them. My 300 shoots everything I have put in it well. I didn't put nice wood on it, but I did put a German made Zeiss on it.
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The finish on the barrel is very good, I will likely remove the few remaining tool marks on the action and rust blue it.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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The bolt lock is broken on this gun too, but I think I am just going to eliminate it.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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This thread would be much better with some pictures.
Just saying.
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Herters now there are some memories...the store in Mitchell, SD was paradise to me as a kid. IIRC they had a U9 and a J9 action. Model Perfect! The son Jacques actually became a psychiatrist and had an office in Casper, WY back in the 80's.
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The bolt lock is broken on this gun too, but I think I am just going to eliminate it. The bolts release either by pulling back on the trigger pretty hard or pushing forward pretty hard. I have both versions. You might have to close the bolt and then pull/push the trigger, holding it while you unlock and remove the bolt.
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This thread would be much better with some pictures.
Just saying. I'll see what I can arrange tomorrow.
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I have a J9 in 6mm Rem in my safe that my dad bought new in the 60's; nice rifle. I've since dropped it in a Boyd's laminate (Yugo 48); factory stock was too gaudy with the lighting bolt spacers. I'll post some pictures when I get a chance.
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The bolt lock is broken on this gun too, but I think I am just going to eliminate it. The bolts release either by pulling back on the trigger pretty hard or pushing forward pretty hard. I have both versions. You might have to close the bolt and then pull/push the trigger, holding it while you unlock and remove the bolt. The bolt release is a good trick to play on someone! This one locks the bolt down with the safety, but the tang is broken that engages the bolt. I will post some pics....its no beauty queen.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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