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So here's a strange one that joined the collection .. Kettner DR for Big & small game. 11mm & 22 lr.

As always, your comments are welcome.


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Absolutely exquisite piece.

If it is yours, congrats.

Green with envy here!

Best,

GWB

Buckstix, you do find some spectacular rifles, well done!

I can't wait to get it in hand later this week.

Interesting piece - per always. Congrats!

Hello All,

I got the rifle in hand today - it turns its NOT a 22 lr .... its 22 Hornet x 11x60 caliber.

It weighs 8 pounds 10.5 ounces - 25-1/4" barrels - Both Triggers are SET Triggers - Buffalo Horn Grooved Butt Plate - Nikon Prostaff Scope with BDC reticle - Clock Hand Cocking Indicatore - Manual Safety (non-automato) - All Original Finish both Wood and Metal.

Tomorrow I take it afield and test it.

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That’s cool. It’s also funny how every time a British or European firearm maker took a tea break they stamped a proof. 😂. It is not UNDERproofed. 😀

Very nice, unusual rifle.

Will be fun to shoot.

Best,

Chuck

It is a pretty rifle. The scope choice seems out of sync, a high grade rifle with an entry level scope, but you'll probably swap to a better grade of scope at some point.

How hard is 11mm Mauser ammo to find? I remember, as a kid, that CIL made it for the Mauser 71/84s that were still lurking around, but I probably haven't seen a box of Dominion 11mm Mauser ammo for close to 50 years.

Hello 260Remguy,

Ammo is not a problem. I have several single-shot and double rifles in 11x60 Mauser caliber. I have been loading 11mm Mauser for many years. I even swage my own half-jacket bullets.

very nice piece , i have a Weatherby O/U , 22 K-Hornet /12 gauge mine shoots great and i bet yours will be a lot of fun to shoot. enjoy,Pete53

Hello All,

Here is a shooting update. I custom loaded both 22 Hornet ammo and 11mm Mauser ammo. (loads are shown on the targets) I fired the right 11mm barrel first, followed by the 22 hornet barrel. I fired 5 shots each barrel to zero the scope. After the 22 Hornet barrel was zero at 50 yds, I fired a 3 shot group with the 11mm barrel that went into a 1 inch group. Although left-to-right was good, the 11mm group was 10 inches low.

And now I understand the reason for the Nikon Prostaff Scope. The reticle is BDC = "Bullet-Drop-Compesator" that consists of a series of small aiming circles, below center, along the vertical wire. These circles are for reference" hold-over" for various ranges beyond initial zero. The aiming method I used is shown to the right of the target pictured below. Although the aiming was different for the 2 calibers, its easy to remember and use when hunting.

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Strange, yet simply beautiful! Mighty fine addition…congrats! 😎

Thank You,

This is a fun one.!

Very interesting!

You're reminding me to finishing loading some 8x57 R/360, for my Austrian combination gun

Hello,

I have a Double Rifle in the same caliber.