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Got my single-shot collection whittled down to just 4 rifles. Top to Bottom: 1987 Ruger No.1 RSI in 7x57 sporting a Leupold VX-II 1-4x20mm Boddington Leopard Serial no. 15 of 250. Ruger No. 1 .45-70 Govt. 50th year anniversary Merkel K1 Jagd Stutzen Stalking rifle in .308 Win. with a Swarovski 3-10x42mm
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Really nice stuff! That Merkel looks awsome.
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Really nice stuff! That Merkel looks awsome. Thanks, It is as light as a feather. Haven't shot it as work has been unrelentless as of late. You can tell the Germans know how to make a rifle.
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Very nice collection!
A Swiss friend of mine has an identical Merkel. Caliber, scope, and all! He hunts Chamois and other critters in the Alps with his.
Thanks for sharing!
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Very nice collection!
A Swiss friend of mine has an identical Merkel. Caliber, scope, and all! He hunts Chamois and other critters in the Alps with his.
Thanks for sharing!
Ed This is the first rifle I thought I was going to have to wrestle my FFL guy for. He kept saying, "It is made like a German car." He was also impressed with the scope mounting system. Thanks to the tutelage from "geedubya", I got the correct mounting system and he even put me on to this particular rifle. A thousand thanks to you sir. This is why I like to hang out on this site...... I'm expecting to see some strange, not just mine!
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there's a couple missing from this photo, but it's a start... top L to R: Liberty 1B .30-06; 1V .22-250; .45-70; Liberty .300 Win mag, foreground Liberty 1B .270. The .30-40 and a new to me .375 H&H are not shown
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there's a couple missing from this photo, but it's a start... top L to R: Liberty 1B .30-06; 1V .22-250; .45-70; Liberty .300 Win mag, foreground Liberty 1B .270. The .30-40 and a new to me .375 H&H are not shown That Varmint has an exceptional stick of wood. Do you seek out the Liberty's? How did you end up with so many Liberty's with nice lumber? (You must be a pretty wood whore like me.) Is your .30-40 Krag a custom? Very nice.
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Yes, I am a wood slut. But none of them are safe queens, all go hunting. Dad collected a few of them in the 1970's. The .30-06 and .300 were originally bought by him. He gave the .300 to a friend of my grandad's. He was in his '80's by then, but did shoot it a fair amount. It was given back to Dad when that gentleman passed, and then it came to me. It has a very long throat, and will run 180's well over 3100 fps. With its preferred loads, the accuracy can be quite good, too. The '06 I inherited after Dad passed. It does not have great wood, but is quite accurate, and MD's load of 58gr Big Game will run Nosler 150 AB's at 3125 fps The .270 Liberty I bought a year or so ago. This is a better picture of the .22-250, with three consecutive 5 shot 100 yard groups: It shoots 53 gr TSX reasonably well, so I will probably try it on deer this year. The .30-40 is a Cabelas limited Edition. It has a nice stick of Circassian, though I have not shot it much, yet. Working up loads with 150's and Big Game.
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All I can say on both are WOW!! I have seen a few of the Cabella's .30-40's and none were nearly as nice as yours. The satin sheets are a nice touch also......
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Butch, I'm pretty sure I saw a flattened diamond on that wrist. You should immediately pack it up and I'll be by this weekend to pick it up. I'll nurse it back to health and have it back to you in, oh, twenty years or so... Beautiful rifle! Ed
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Yeah I know. Maybe you can time the screws for me while you have it.
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Teach every child you meet the importance of forgiveness. It's our only hope of surviving their wrath once they realize just how badly we've screwed things up for them.
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My Hyper Single in 257 Roberts That's pretty Yummy Who did the work on it?
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All I can say on both are WOW!! I have seen a few of the Cabella's .30-40's and none were nearly as nice as yours. The satin sheets are a nice touch also...... Thanks - yes I had been wanting a .30-40 for a few years, mostly to see what the cartridge will do in a strong action. That one came up a few months ago and I decided to bite the bullet. It cost me the list price for it, but I think it should hold it's value - as long as a pig don't eat it, or something. The .45-70 above seems to be an excellent shooter with stout charges of H4198 behind a 300TTSX. So far they are running about 2250 fps. Hopefully I can nudge it up to 2350-2400 fps. There's a prewarning .375 on the way to me, with some nice wood, too, which is not common on .375's.
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Bernie Harrell in Ohio did the stock work and Kathy Forster did the checkering.
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Butch,
The stockwork is beautiful. The satin finish over the Circassian Walnut I think? The checkered steel skeleton butt-pad is striking. Nice pictures also. Looks like a keeper. Definitely eye candy. Absolutely a classic look. The No.1 is very suited to that type of improvements. Bravo.
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I haven't had a #1 in years, but like my Hyper Single.
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Kathy is a sweety-heart, for sure.
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I haven't had a #1 in years, but like my Hyper Single. My apologies, I'm afraid I opened my mouth and showed everybody my ignorance. Tell me about your Hyper Single. I saw some small things that didn't look like a No.1 like around the falling block lever. But I am ignorant of a Hyper Single.
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