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keith,

i really enjoyed your post and the photos--very nice target.

you are very fortunate to have a wife who likes to hunt--and is quite successful at it !

the perfect moose there, too.

the ithaca rifle i referred to (the one from 1974), had a little bit more of that "california look" to it than yours--likely because it was made earlier.

if i recall correctly, it had the rosewood angled fore-end tip, pistol grip cap, etc.--the very copied "weatherby look".

about the time yours were possibly made, the pendulum was starting to swing away from the weatherby look, to a more conservative approach--and even a little later, to a more classical look too--abandoning fore-end tips and grip caps, rigs having more satin stock finishes, and lower combs/or even straight combs...

keep that gal shooting and hunting !

I did own one M65 Deluxe in 30-06 in the original box with both Tikka and Sako logos on the box.

Hi_Vel,

If I'm not mistaken; The rifle you are referring to is a LSA-65 Deluxe .

The Deluxe had all the features that you refer to.

In 1976, I looked at a Ithaca LSA-65 Deluxe in .25-06. I was enthralled with that rifle. But, alas, the price was on the north side of $400. and I was going thru a divorce at the time. That was the only Deluxe I have ever actually held in my sweaty palms.

According to the BBoGV, the LSA-55 & LSA-65 Deluxe , had a Monte Carlo rollover comb, Rosewood P/G cap and F/E tip, and Skip-Line checkering. Also had clean barrel, and scope mounts furnished.

GH

P.S: I would further note that these rifles had the Wundhummer swell on the pistol grip...

grasshopper,

thank you for the clarification--and your explanation sounds like the correct conclusion on those differences.

it is remarkable--and mighty fine--to be able to learn from all of you.

the BSA i mentioned earlier in the thread was much the same: forend tip, roll-over cheekpiece, pistol grip cap, palm swell, (but i don't believe that BSA had skip line checkering though).

they are an astonishing example of extraordinary craftsmanship--even the spring on the follower has its own unique little touch--i've shot them and can absolutely attest to their accuracy being on par with sako's.

For those of you who are interested, I just happened on to a LSA-65 Deluxe on Auction Arms:

LSA-65 Deluxe

GH