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Discus420
12-23-2017, 04:21 PM
This is a eddystone receiver that was customized by Nick Papernek one of the orignal wildcat gunsmiths from the 40's/50's He worked with Donaldson and Wheeler it has a perfect bore , taped for scope blocks and has a beautiful 28" moly chrome Heavy barrel from that time period more pics here https://imgur.com/a/2i0uj
Trigger Dayton Traister adjustable 475$ cash in Colorado or USPS Money Order Paypal I have an FFL buyer pays shipping please ask questions or ask for other pics it has a beautiful quality custom walnut stock from that period ?? I am adding a brand new in the box Leupold Scope AR MOD 1 3x9x40 with 3 turrets 223 308 and 6.5 creedmore. This was 300$ by itself with a custom turrets NEW in the box unopened This is a Benchrest Rifle it weights in at 12 lbs.- most all of that is barrel ! its a tack driver

From the book ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN GUN DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE L.R. Wallack (i will include a copy) "The story of modern rifle accuracy is the story of benchrest shooting and that story has been told by Warren Page in a book entitled The Accurate Rifle also published by Winchester Press. We started the game of modern benchrest shooting in a big way over Labor Day weekend in 1947 in John- stown, New York. Actually, the first man long ago who laid down behind a log and rested his rifle over that log was the first benchrest shooter. There was a flurry of that sort of shooting in the days when Harry Pope and George Schoyen and others made those wonderful barrels back in the 1890s and early 1900s. But, by and large, the game was ignored un- til the late Harvey Donaldson invited a number of shooters to a match that Labor Day weekend. I was one of those honored by the invitation and the late A1 Marciante and Nick Papernek accompanied me."

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Discus420
12-25-2017, 01:36 PM
BTT with Price Lowered added shipping info and bore pics also new pics in the link

Discus420
12-26-2017, 01:41 PM
added a 300$ Leupold scope unopened new in the box

tdoor4570
12-26-2017, 02:19 PM
where at in Colo.

Discus420
12-28-2017, 04:02 PM
Closed

ShooterAZ
12-28-2017, 04:19 PM
Thread closed.