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In my next life I think I'd like to be a gun safe for either DJ or TC....

Thanks, Here's a couple more:

M-70 338 Win Mag:







Pics not quite as good but oh well......................DJ

Another in Black and White:

M-70 458 Lott:







The reinforcement bolts are all internal on this Bastonge Walnut stock....................DJ

One of my favorites

Here's a cool one. 1952 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in .30-06 6X Unertl "Hawk" scope. Mechanically, this is the nicest rifle I've ever owned.

Terry

Last one and I'm out of guns I know, I cheated. The thread was the prettiest which would mean only one. Sorry .

Here is one of the 1st ones I did. A 1909 Argentine M98 Mauser. It's chambered in 9.3X62




Terry

TC1, I really like your 9,3x62 especially the sites and barrel band. I probably should add them to mine. Fun caliber isn't it?...................DJ

Wow, dj those are as nice a rifles as I've ever seen. Who smithed that 338 M70?

RD, the 7 Rem Mag, 338 Win Mag and 9,3x62 were my projects 3,4 and 5 in that order.
I have a 7x57 twin to the 9,3 started but haven't had the time to work on it for quite a while. I need to get back on it..............................DJ

TC1, got somthing similar here. Born the same year 1952, same as me but the rifle has held up much better...

BTW, here are a few of the 1952's buddies...

DJ, that 9.3X62 is a hoot. It gives you a pretty decent shove when you pull the trigger but it's not uncomfortable to shoot by any means.

65X54, those are some stunning M/S's! Please fill me in on the one in the middle and the half stock model.

Thanks,
Terry

I've got a bunch of pretty rifles (Dakota 76, pre-war Winchester 70, pre-war Winchester 94, pre-64 Winchester Super Grade, early 1960s Sako-action Browning Safari), but I kind of like the classic looks of this particular rifle ... and, besides, I just happen to have this one on file ready to post, so what the heck.

It's a Mauser 98 sporter that was built in the heyday of master smiths making Mausers into sporters the right way. It's .30-06. All the best components from the old days, and in nearly 100% condition. Shoots great, too.

I'm always blown away when you show your rifles. Beautiful doesn't begin to describe them.

Now I'm really jealous. Great caliber, too.

Here are some more of my pretty old guns.

Thanks TC & Hawkeye, I do enjoy the rifles... You both have some outstanding rifles posted here. I love the old mousers, got a few of them here. Not quite as nice as the ones you both have though.

TC, the halfstock is the rifle version of the 1903. Caliber is the 6.5X54. I like to use this one as it has a pretty decent set of lyman sights on it. Loaded up with some IMR 4831 and the hornady 160 round nose it knocks the snot of a whitetail. The middle rifle is a 1905 cal 9X56, it also does a good job on the whitetails around here. I use some IMR 4320 and a swaged down hornady 250 gr roundnose in it.
The top one though is one of my favotites, built in 1958 cal 9.3X62. It was built for the european market. I think it would work very well for about anything one would want to hunt on this continent..

Thanks,
Max

Good lord what a great bunch of rifles. Here's my homemade 50 cal flintlock, my only custom build in 375 and one of my favorite rifle for almost 40 years, Savage 99A in 250.

Doc, I do love that 375.

Owen?

Thanks RickF,
It was built by Bob West and he was well into his eighty's when he did it.
Doc