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The only "blemish" that I can find is a "double hit" on the "280 Ackley" barrel stamp. I think I could live with that. Mighty fine. Do love fine wood. Best, GWB
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My dream is to have a few rifles of that quality one day.
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Good Lord...what a beautiful rifle. You'll love the caliber too I'll bet.
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Don, that is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks guys. Frank does nice work and his "assistant", Chuck, does some great wood work. I've also had them add checkering to a few of my rifles.
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Wow, that is some kind of fine rifle. Perfect enough for me, too! Thanks for sharing it with us. Rifle porn all the way.
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You got a real dandy there. Fine work indeed.
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Don, you have fine taste in rifles and craftsmanship. I love it!!! I'm drooling..
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Yeah, that's a real nice rifle you have.
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what is that action? Looks like either an FN or Mark X. Either way, nice rifle!
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That's a beautiful rifle Don.
Just a small rant, and certainly not trying to take anything away from your beautiful rifle. I can't figure out why some gunsmiths do what they do. They'll do all that work to build something beautiful then hand stamp the caliber on there instead of spending $20 to get someone with an engraving machine to make it nice and pretty. It's maddening.
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That's a beautiful rifle Don.
Just a small rant, and certainly not trying to take anything away from your beautiful rifle. I can't figure out why some gunsmiths do what they do. They'll do all that work to build something beautiful then hand stamp the caliber on there instead of spending $20 to get someone with an engraving machine to make it nice and pretty. It's maddening. Thinking the same thing.
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I know this is an old thread but this rifle is a beauty
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JUMPIN-GEE-HAASSAFAT!!!!! That's nice, congrats Don.
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Even with the bolt on the incorrect side it's still a beautiful gun. Good find.
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