Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters WHO MADE THIS RIFLE ? - A Unique 458 found at a local Gun Shop here in Wisconsin

nice looking rifle, great price!

Wonder what that 7mm is? 7 Mauser or 7-08

Would have to be 7 Mauser, as Remington didn't roll out the 7-08 as a factory round until 1980.

This Herter stuff dates back to the '60's.

Here is my French Walnut Herter's stock on an 03 Springfield with McGowan barrel, a project from my youth. I was in high school when I built this rifle. I did cut the big roll over comb back a bit, thought it was a tad gaudy. Skip-a-line checkering was the thing back then. I got the tools and went after it, cut the rosewood pieces and inletted them. Glass bedded, free floated, Tru-Oil finish has lasted very well for 50+ yrs.

I haven't shot this gun in over 40 yrs. Just picked up the 4500 Bushnell scope here on the Fire Classifieds and plan to kill a WT this Fall, just for old times.

DF

Looking good Sir!

Dirt,
that is a fine project you completed there. I have a spot in my past for Springfield Sporters. They were common in my area growing up and the hunters I looked up to had a number of them.

Thanks, Butch. I take that seriously, coming from you.

Looking at it today, I can see amateur features, but at the time it looked pretty good to me. I was proud of it.

So, for me this is like a trip back in time. WT's won't know it's a nostalgic old rifle.

And, I may as well confess: It's chambered in that unmentionable round, the one with the '06 case and .277" bore...

But, I was really young back then...

DF

" It's chambered in that unmentionable round, the one with the '06 case and .277" bore...

But, I was really young back then... ;")

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Smart too!

Thanks, Bob.

A good hunting bud wants one in 30-06. I have a '42 vintage 03 I picked up in the mid '70's. I modified the original front sight for white bead; it has a vintage Lyman receiver sight with quick release button, Timney trigger and Fajen stock. I've offered it to him. Will need to weld a new bolt, notch the receiver, drill and tap for scope, install a scope friendly safety. I'm looking for a smith to do that work, as the locals don't do that.

He mentioned a new barrel, but I told him this 03 barrel looks pretty good thru the Hawkeye, obviously hasn't been shot that much. He needs to scope it and see how it shoots. I told him we could cut an inch off the barrel and recrown to lose the military sight. Or, he could leave it as is so the Lyman receiver sight could still be used. Like me, he likes scopes, older eyes don't do so well with peep sights. But who knows what the next owner may want to do.

DF

Interesting thread & thanks for putting it up.


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Some sweet old girls, strutting thier stuff. Very nice.