Friends, I posted this down in the .22 Forum, but I thought some of you folks on the Hunter's Campfire might like to see it, too.


This has been a GREAT .22 rifle and it's been my go-to .22 for many years now. YES, I shoot it!!! The rifle is both beautiful and it shoots wonderfully.

A Kimber of Oregon, sort of a one-of-a-kind with exibition +++ grade walnut; the grain and the fiddleback end-to-end on both sides is crazy.

Anyway, I kind of like it.

Hope you enjoy seeing my .22 rifle ....

God Bless,

Steve

Oh yeah, the serial number is Steve's .22

Cool, huh?

God Bless All,

Steve

Sweet, Steve!

Never seen a prettier one!

Simply perfect.

Thanks, old friend, for sharing that.

I hope you and that fine lady of yours are doing well.

Love it!
Is that a Win 52-clone action?

very beautiful wood!!

Wow, awesome.. You are one lucky guy.. Enjoy!!

Doing well. Karen goes in for a total shoulder joint replacement soon, so I'll be Nurse Betty for a few months

Steve

wowzer.............drool on the keyboard.........

Mini-Mauser more than anything.

Very nice. Love the looks of the bolt handle.

Accurate?

Wishing My name was Steve! boy I love that stock! you Sir have a Great taste in Guns!

That's a beauty.

Very nice Steve and best wishes for Karen's surgery.

Incredibly so. YES, holy Crap, it's a shooter.

For several years, I test-fired new Kimbers off the line a couple of days a week, as well as running my jewelry store.

The few Mannlicher-stocked rimfires they made was unbelieveably accurate. The center-fires in .221 Fireball shot well enough and that all went to crap in the .222s, .223s, 6X45s, 6X47s and .257 Kimber.

I don't know why ... It just was.

Yeah, my friend, this is a real tackholer.

Heavy for a rimfire. I haven't weighed it, but eight-pounds would not surprise me.

At least in my mind, it is the perfect rimfire rifle.

Blessings,

Steve

She's a beaut, Steve!

SandBilly.

KofO made a very, very limited Brownell Series, like Lenard Brownell. I got to meet Lenard and we spent most of two days together ... he was one heck of a great man and a true artist.

The Mannlicher stock and bolt handle were the signature of the Brownell Series.

After the series was finished, we had ONE Mannlicher bolt left and I high-graded this damnably killer piece of wood. Never seen the like of the wood, so it simply had to be mine. Cost me a few bucks, but I've always considered it was worth double

Later, we put this puppy together a few months later and it totally exceeded my expectations in every possible way.

Steve

That's real special. Hasbeen

Thanks my old friend.

Yeah, it's going to be a bugger but my wonderful wife of 53-years and my best hunting partner is almost totally crippled. She can lift or handle perhaps three-pounds with her left arm.

Obviously, something has to be done. And we're going to go for it.

She's come VERY close to dying twice in the last four years. We are due some GOOD LUCK for a change.

Blessings,

Steve

Dead sexy!


That is sweet!

That is awesome!

Beautiful gun with a great story to go with it. Keeper for sure..

Beautiful

Steve, A man has to own at least 1 good 22 in his life, best wishes and prayers for you and your family

Wowza... Nice 22 is an understatement !!

Beautiful rifle. Thank you for sharing. Prayers lifted for a successful surgery and speedy recovery for your wife.

WOW! The most elegantly beautiful squirrel rifle I have ever seen.

A man and his rifle!

Beautiful!

That is cool!

That is really nice. Thanks for sharing.

Ken Howell worked with those folks some and he had one of theirs that looked a lot like that one - serial # was KEH1. Seems like his kids used it for a hunter safety or shooting class up in Prescott. A few jaws dropped.

WOW

I really like that.

Nice gun, and best of luck with the surgery/recovery.

Very nice. I wanted a C of O .22 back when but could never afford one then.

Steve my friend, I noted the beautiful rifle, but more importantly I noted Karen's surgery. I hope she has every success with it. Please let us know how well she makes out as we'll be looking forward to the good outcome.

Dale

Oh man, Steve. That is one beautiful rifle. I can only wish...

What a beautifully stunning .22....

NIce

Really nice rifle.Hope everything works out right for the wife.Will send a prayer.Huntz

Sh1t, this is totally ugly.

I've taken apart maybe a thousand (or more), mooses, elk, caribou, deer and antelope, but when it's a wife of 53 years, it's different ... a lot different.

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Holy Sh1t.

Blessings,

Steve

Wow! Absolutely beautiful! One of life's great pleasures, awesome rifles. Thanks for sharing. Gary

that 22 belongs in the fantasy romance thread!
Best wishes for your Girl.

that is very nice

Geez! Rimfires usually don't give me a boner but that one sure does!

Pretty .22

Steve, you should be spanked for causing that much gun envy on a single thread. lol

Hugs to Karen and your Scottie.

That is one gorgeous .22 rifle.

Steve, the best part is that you shoot it instead of just letting it sit! Please let Karen know that there are thoughts and prayers out there for her.

That's one of the nicest 22 sporters I've ever seen.

That is AMAZING my friend.
Blessings,
Terry

My prayers for a quick, complete and comfortable recovery for your bride Steve.

I suppose there's some poetic justice that an outstanding rifle should be in the possession of such an outstanding courple


Prayers for successful op & post op for Karen.

Tks for sharing that beautiful rifle with us ruger and marlin owners

Beautiful rifle Steve.

Good luck to Karen on getting the new shoulder.

My thoughts, exactly, Steve.

You know the cops say you should use an engraving pencil thing to put your drivers license number on the receiver, just to discourage the thieves, you know? Maybe on the stock, too, just in case (LOL).

That is a gorgeous work of art, and what a story to go with it. Thank you for posting. Best read in a long time.

Karen is in our prayers, as are you through this time.

Steve, would you please be so kind as to post a target or two so we can continue slobbering on our screens.