I have a Hartford with the same barrel (30" heavy) and really like it. The one buff it encountered didn't much care for it though. Good looking rifle, Ranch, even Shiloh's "standard", straight grained wood is good looking. It looks like yours and mine have the same wood, too. Congrats on finding a good shooter.

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