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If you want the straight stock, non blue straight bolt handle and 30-06 or 270 magazine what are the options besides these rare guns?
Also curious about the Leupold mounts. To my eye they are the best looking option and seem to allow for relatively low scope mounting. There is a nice rifle done up with one and 2.5x in Terry Wielands “ great hunting rifles”. Are they rare or expensive?
If you want the straight stock, non blue straight bolt handle and 30-06 or 270 magazine what are the options besides these rare guns?
Also curious about the Leupold mounts. To my eye they are the best looking option and seem to allow for relatively low scope mounting. There is a nice rifle done up with one and 2.5x in Terry Wielands “ great hunting rifles”. Are they rare or expensive?
The newer models, post war, were more common with silver bolt handles, in 30-06 and 270. They can be found but only pop up sporadically.
The Leupold Adjusto mount is great, but you need to find the mount and rings, both of which are proprietary designs. It’s a bit of an odd system to use, but does have a 26mm ring option so older, period correct (post war to mid 70’s) scopes can be used. When the base is mounted, use of the iron sights is obstructed. These crop up on eBay every so often, but are expensive. Williams also made a side mount, as did Pachmyer. Same challenges apply. In finding what you need.
The Leupold Adjusto mount is great, but you need to find the mount and rings, both of which are proprietary designs. It’s a bit of an odd system to use, but does have a 26mm ring option so older, period correct (post war to mid 70’s) scopes can be used. When the base is mounted, use of the iron sights is obstructed. These crop up on eBay every so often, but are expensive. Williams also made a side mount, as did Pachmyer. Same challenges apply. In finding what you need.
Hard to know what it would be like to actually use a grip safety in a hunting situation. It might work...it might not. Really good ideas often (not always) catch on...but apparently this did not...but I have never actually handled one. It might be more appropriate on a lever gun.
I don't trust safeties. Advice I have read from African pros: take out the safety and throw it as far back in the bush as you can. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot and be careful where you point that muzzle.
This is not for everyone. I explained my attitude about safeties to a fellow once and he exclaimed, "Remind me never to go hunting with you!" He was an obnoxious know-it-all type (although without much actual hunting experience)...so problem solved.
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A few levers have a grip safety like that, but you don’t really notice it if you grip the lever normally. I used to be a lever gun afficionado, I think on this rifle I would be overwhelmed by a desire to try to cycle the action with the lever after firing
The M98 safety is the best out there, whereas the trigger block safeties are certainly not as good.
I've hunted a few times, both guided and hosted, where the host required that the rifle have an empty chamber until a shot is needed. I very much like that approach and can fully appreciate why a guide would like it when taking complete strangers out on a hunt.
gunrunner100
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I second this approach, having experienced firsthand rounds going off past my head and at my feet from well-versed hunters.
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Anybody got QD scope mounts for the 1903 model, cal 6.5x54?
Thanks
Thanks
I don’t have, but the ones I have seen were very expensive. I think one could be made for little more by an accomplished machinist.
Maybe give G E Flach on here a shout. He is certainly able to do the work, and is here in Canada.
Europtics is also a good source for this kind of stuff.
Ted
Maybe give G E Flach on here a shout. He is certainly able to do the work, and is here in Canada.
Europtics is also a good source for this kind of stuff.
Ted
- Location
- The Cariboo
Thanks, I will ask Gery and check out Europtics.
