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Rare and unusual .303
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:22 am
by Grumpy
What do you make of this one Mehul ?
Built by Westley Richards - but in the late 1920s.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:04 am
by dev
Wow as a guy who has suddely fallen in love with bolt actions, I think this is really delicious looking.
Regards,
Dev
Re: Rare and unusual .303
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:33 am
by msandhu
looks old but gold
Re: Rare and unusual .303
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:54 am
by mehulkamdar
Very interesting - a Mauser actioned 303. I have read that Mauser made a very small number of actions for this chambering. Did you buy it, Grumpy? I'm sure it would be a very valuable piece if sold in the US.
Cheers!
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:35 pm
by Mack The Knife
Nice!
The barrel looks unusually thick though. Was it primarily a paper puncher?
Any idea what this rifle weighs?
Mack The Knife
Re: Rare and unusual .303
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:45 pm
by Grumpy
Here`s the spiel to go with the rifle ( complete with the vendors spelling mistakes ! ):
".303" Wesley Richards single shot target rifle, an extremely rare heavy barelled
targetrifle produced in 1929 for Mr J.T.Lake, a well known international target
shot andQueens prize winner in Australia. Mauser G98 action, target trigger,
A.J.Parker rearsights, an accurate and rare rifle in excellent condition."
£700
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:52 pm
by Mack The Knife
Thanks, Grumpy.
Mack The Knife
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:54 pm
by danish21
Nice rifle grumpy.
Danish