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Wow what a nice rifle. A WR Coach gun. I find it a little humorous that the bottom engraving is a Roe Buck, I think it would kill a Roe Buck just fine. Take another look at the image -- that deer has fangs! -) Not a roe buck, but a musk deer buck native to India. ![[Linked Image]](https://odishasuntimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image5-e1414834351618.jpg) I think this rifle would have no trouble with one of them either!  John
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that is one cool little rifle thanks for showing!
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Hello drover, Thanks for the reply. Yes, nothing like it here in Wisconsin. Wow if that rifle could talk! Wonder how many tigers it has dispatched? Hello jmp300wsm, Thanks for the reply. If one appears here in Wisconsin, I'll take care of it. That would make a very handy rifle for close range pigs and deer, in the absence of opportunities to hunt tiger. The weight should make it a pussycat to shoot too, given the modest ballistics of the cartridge for which it is chambered - have you tried it? I wonder what the original barrels were? Hello dan_oz, Thanks for the reply. I've shot it over 200 times. According to Westley Richards, it started out to be a 30-06 caliber, but was later changed to 375x2-1/2" caliber.
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Very cool purchase! Thanks for letting us in on your treasure.
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That is one rifle that would be a keeper!
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Fantastic! Congratulations! Sometimes it pays to roll the dice!
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You've shot it 225 times, so how many tigers is that? Hello doubletap. Thanks for the reply. I killed "all" the wild Tigers here in Wisconsin. You’ve come up with some really neat and historical guns over the years.
To me this one takes the cake.
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DF Hello Dirstfarmer. Thanks for the reply. I like all rifles that are unique. This is one of my favorites. Wow what a nice rifle. A WR Coach gun. I find it a little humorous that the bottom engraving is a Roe Buck, I think it would kill a Roe Buck just fine. Hello Tejano. Thanks for the reply. I think it was used to kill all those species of deer, and tigers too.
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Wow what a nice rifle. A WR Coach gun. I find it a little humorous that the bottom engraving is a Roe Buck, I think it would kill a Roe Buck just fine. Take another look at the image -- that deer has fangs! -) Not a roe buck, but a musk deer buck native to India. I think this rifle would have no trouble with one of them either! John Hello jpb. Thanks for the reply. The deer engraved on the "bottom" of the action is a roe buck - the one engraved on the "lever" is the musk deer with fangs. that is one cool little rifle thanks for showing! Hello mooshoo. Thanks for the reply. Very cool purchase! Thanks for letting us in on your treasure. Hello bigwhoop. Thanks for the reply.
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Wow what a nice rifle. A WR Coach gun. I find it a little humorous that the bottom engraving is a Roe Buck, I think it would kill a Roe Buck just fine. Take another look at the image -- that deer has fangs! -) Not a roe buck, but a musk deer buck native to India. I think this rifle would have no trouble with one of them either! John Hello jpb. Thanks for the reply. The deer engraved on the "bottom" of the action is a roe buck - the one engraved on the "lever" is the musk deer with fangs. buckstix: Thank you for the polite correction! This is all too rare today Roe buck AND a musk deer buck! Also, my apologies to tejano -- he was correct and I had just missed the roe buck!John
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That is one rifle that would be a keeper! Hello Mathsr. Thanks for the reply. Yes, its definitely a keeper. Hello huntsman22. Thanks for the reply. Fantastic! Congratulations! Sometimes it pays to roll the dice! Hello kingston. Thanks for the reply Yes.
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Very cool. thanks for sharing.
Did the great grandson have any specific knowledge of the guns use as far as how many, if any, tigers had been shot with it? Any pictures of his great Grandfather with the gun?
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buckstix: Thank you for the polite correction! This is all too rare today Roe buck AND a musk deer buck! Also, my apologies to tejano -- he was correct and I had just missed the roe buck!John Hello jpb. Thanks for the reply. No need for an apology, I didn't even know there was such a thing as a sabre-tooth deer.
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Very cool. thanks for sharing.
Did the great grandson have any specific knowledge of the guns use as far as how many, if any, tigers had been shot with it? Any pictures of his great Grandfather with the gun?
Hello Kodiakisland. Thanks for the reply. All the Grandson told me was that it was special ordered by his Grandfather and that it was used for Tiger hunting, He didn't say anything about how many Tigers it might have killed. Unfortunately he didn't have any pictures or additional written documentation because all the store records before 1928 were lost.
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That looks to be one fine rifle.
Curious about brass, would a 303 British Case necked out to 375 work well? Where do you get your brass for that rifle?
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What a unique, awesome gun!
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That looks to be one fine rifle.
Curious about brass, would a 303 British Case necked out to 375 work well? Where do you get your brass for that rifle? Hello Bugger. Thanks for the reply. Brass is readily available in this caliber from several makers. I purchased Bertram brass from Buffalo Arms.
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What a unique, awesome gun! Hello moosemike. Thanks for the reply
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buckstix,
Thank you for the educational thread and the pictures.
You provided an interesting glimpse back in time.
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buckstix,
Thank you for the educational thread and the pictures.
You provided an interesting glimpse back in time. Hello nifty-two-fifty. Thanks for the reply.
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