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irfubar,
Roundoak's photo and the photo of me holding Elenor's 7x57 at WSF convention appear to be the same rifle, although opposite sides of the rifle are shown making the wood grain in the stock more difficult to verify as identical. Kurt
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Thanks Kurt, I believe Roundoak's pic and the rifle in the article I referenced and the rifle you held is Eleanor's main rifle.
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PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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I have read that it was a vz33 and another article/book that said it was a vz24. Either way, beautiful rifle!
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I have a hard time believing that Biesen would have built a rifle for Eleanor O'Connor with a Monte Carlo comb, a "Stegall" forend tip, and a steel butt. For these (and other reasons) I doubt like hell that it's her rifle.
FWIW, the rifle that was gifted to Eleanor and soon sold off because it was too heavy was a custom Mauser by Pachmayr in .270.
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The GB ad says "Please call the shop for more infor, ask for Ron."
Contact Information, Ron's Guns Inc. 194 Boston Post Rd. East Lyme, Ct. 06333, 860-739-6805. An hour ago I was walking around this very gun shop.. Didn’t see the rifle in question though. Driving through there again tomorrow will have to check. Did you ever get back to Ron's and get the straight story about this rifle?
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The GB ad says "Please call the shop for more infor, ask for Ron."
Contact Information, Ron's Guns Inc. 194 Boston Post Rd. East Lyme, Ct. 06333, 860-739-6805. An hour ago I was walking around this very gun shop.. Didn’t see the rifle in question though. Driving through there again tomorrow will have to check. Did you ever get back to Ron's and get the straight story about this rifle? I’ve been wondering the same thing myself.
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The GB ad says "Please call the shop for more infor, ask for Ron."
Contact Information, Ron's Guns Inc. 194 Boston Post Rd. East Lyme, Ct. 06333, 860-739-6805. An hour ago I was walking around this very gun shop.. Didn’t see the rifle in question though. Driving through there again tomorrow will have to check. Did you ever get back to Ron's and get the straight story about this rifle? He was closed by the time I got there.
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GSPfan ,
Maybe it doesn't "add value" to you, but it does to other people--which means such a rifle will generally increase in monetary value.
The same is true of custom rifles made by certain gunsmiths.
Some people also do get "pleasure value" from owning a fine rifle even if it was owned by somebody famous. I will never own a JOC rifle but I do own two rifles once owned by a gentleman named John Barsness. To me they are priceless.
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“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
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GSPfan ,
Maybe it doesn't "add value" to you, but it does to other people--which means such a rifle will generally increase in monetary value.
The same is true of custom rifles made by certain gunsmiths.
Some people also do get "pleasure value" from owning a fine rifle even if it was owned by somebody famous. I will never own a JOC rifle but I do own two rifles once owned by a gentleman named John Barsness. To me they are priceless. Hey I've got one. Don't know if it's worth more because JB owned it , but it sure shoots good. --- Mel 😉
The only thing I'm an expert at is my own opinion, and I have plenty of those!
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Mel,
Good to hear!
Actually, there are quite a few of my ex-rifles scattered around the U.S.--partly because I don't have the money or (perhaps more importantly) space to keep every one. As a matter of fact, right now am three rifles above my self-imposed limit on centerfire rifles--and have another headed this way. Luckily, however, it's a drilling, so takes up less room than a rifle AND a shotgun....
Plus, quite a few people inquire if a certain rifle I've in an article is for sale--and pretty often they want it more than I do. I even keep a list of particular rifles some people (especially Campfire members) have expressed an interest in if I ever decide to sell.
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John: Dibs on your 7x57! 
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
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I thought for sure it’d be “Take a number.”
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Dibs on Mule Deer's B-29 rifle!
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I bought a M70 at Cabelas ......that was owned by Jack O' Conner..
it had his name on it.
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CONGRATS - That's Dandy !!
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I think that JB and I both have one of those as well. There were only about 400 Tributes and 400 customs made. They are a cut above the other special editions.
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As a matter of fact, right now am three rifles above my self-imposed limit on centerfire rifles--and have another headed this way. Luckily, however, it's a drilling, so takes up less room than a rifle AND a shotgun.... Just out of curiosity, what IS your self-imposed limit and centerfire rifles?
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