Twenty years ago I ordered a #1B in .300Win and a #1V in .223 and crossed my fingers with the wood grain. Both are OK, but don't compare with the photos of the '70's wood.

About 12-13yrs ago I found a #1H at Sportsmans in .375H&H with a jaw-dropping GORGEOUS walnut stock (and unmatched, plain forend). If it'd been chambered in anything smaller I'd have bought it in a second. I still kick myself for not buying it and then trying to figure out what to do later.


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