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Hi everyone im new here and i figured this would be the best place to ask. someone offered me a gun bolt action .22 hornet stamped on the barrel is F.R butler. he knows nothing about this gun got is as a handmedown. anyone know who made these and what the specs were of the .22 hornet. any information will be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to the forum.

That may be a rifle smithed by the late Floyd Butler of Poultney, VT.

Butler was a smith known for his artistic stock work as well as general smithing.

FR Butler link

Here is an example of Floyd Butlers stock work.



Do you have any more details of that rifle such as the make of the action, a picture?

no i do not ill ask the person to send me a email of the gun all i know is it is in good condition, any value or price range his guns in general go from?

While Butler's work was artistic and well done I would not rate it the finest ever. I see a Butler rifle for sale on GunBroker and they are not giving it away.

On the other hand I would rate Floyd Butlers character and honesty equal to the finest people who have ever walked the face of this earth.

I knew Floyd personally and have had a number of guns smithed by him.

Butler rifle for sale on GB

the gun i am proably going to pick up is in good condition and the guy im purchasing it from has others a ruger single six very good condition, the .22 Hornet F.R Butler good cond., a S&W model 1000 needs blue work, a .257 roberts mauser ok condition, and a remington model 1100 trap older very good condition all for 400-500 for all. do you know if rechambered mausers are something deseriable? because i know a long time ago i bought one in 30.06 for around 60 bucks i dont know about now though.

Your saying $400 total for a Butler Hornet, a 257 Mauser, a S&W 1000 and a Rem 1100?

They are asking $1500 for the Butler rifle on GB!

yes and a ruger single six i know its a screaming deal just got to look at them before i buy them. he said if i dident want all he would take 100 for the ones i wanted. do you have any of butlers rifles? how are they?

Yes I have them and they are fine.

Good luck.

thank you, are they accurate? i was allways wanting a .22 hornet for some of the coyotes around here are they accurate enough for them?

Its a lever action, single shot rifle. There is the F.L. Butler stamp on the barrel, a serial # but thats it.

When you engage the lever, the action opens at the back, the hammer is locked and a single round is placed in the chamber. Action forward, and its ready to fire


that is what he sent me so im guessing its a highwall

the butler is the second one from the right
im thinking it is a model 1885, i saw one of your recent posts is this the same model butler did for you?

wild, i just bought this exact rifle today (must be the same one, same scope/sling/look etc), funny how things get around, was at a local gun store on consignment..The rifle is sweet, what caught my eye was the cool scope. I am more of an unertl guy but the combo was neat, had to buy it

Here is a link to pictures of Floyd Butlers work.

Look for that stock curl he did on some.

Floyd Butler stock work

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