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This rifle was made by Frank Pachmayr, probably in the 1930's, back when Pachmayr ranked among the best custom rifle companies in the U.S. Like most Pachmayr rifles back then, it has a stock made of a great piece of California-grown walnut. Like many custom Springfields of the era, it has a Lyman receiver sight along with a 2.5x Lyman Alaskan in a Griffin & Howe side-mount. (While the slide for the Lyman isn't pictured, it will be included.)

Originally a .35 Whelen, it was also eventually rechambered to .358 Norma Magnum, no doubt in the 1950's when the .358 Norma was a factory round and the Whelen wasn't. Whoever did the job did it well, as it feeds perfectly and shoots very well. (The Lyman Alaskan has a dot on fine crosshairs.)

When I purchased the rifle in 2006 (from the late custom rifle builder and collector Ike Ellis) it had an original Pachmayr White-Line ventilated recoil pad, which was hard and crumbling. It was a replaced with a Pachmayr Decelerator white-line pad. (While many people think white-line spacers were introduced by Weatherby, they were a Pachmayr deal, long before Weatherby. The originals were ivory--and may be on the pistol grip and ebony forend tip on this rifle.)

Will include a set of .358 Norma dies. Brass is still available, but is very easily made by necking up .338 Winchester Magnum cases.

Am asking $2950 shipped, and will take personal checks, money orders and PayPal.