Rare and unusual .303

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Rare and unusual .303

Post by Grumpy » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:22 am

What do you make of this one Mehul ?
Built by Westley Richards - but in the late 1920s.

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Post by dev » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:04 am

Wow as a guy who has suddely fallen in love with bolt actions, I think this is really delicious looking.

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Re: Rare and unusual .303

Post by msandhu » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:33 am

looks old but gold

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Post by mehulkamdar » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:54 am

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.

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Post by Mack The Knife » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:35 pm

Nice!

The barrel looks unusually thick though. Was it primarily a paper puncher?

Any idea what this rifle weighs?

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Re: Rare and unusual .303

Post by Grumpy » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:45 pm

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

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Post by Mack The Knife » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:52 pm

Thanks, Grumpy.

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Post by danish21 » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:54 pm

Nice rifle grumpy.

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