Somebody please buy this:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=471507458
so that I don't have to. I have wanted one of these for years, but the money's just not there now. Looks like a good one!
-Nobade
Somebody please buy this:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=471507458
so that I don't have to. I have wanted one of these for years, but the money's just not there now. Looks like a good one!
-Nobade
Sorry, no can do. I don't have the money either!
Wayne the Shrink
There is no 'right' that requires me to work for you or you to work for me!
She is sweet looking gal just can't swing it this month
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left.
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Looking for a Hensly &Gibbs #258 any thing from a two cavity to a 10cavityI found a new one from a member here
enjoy your new rifle.
Nobade, that's cruel and unusual punishment!
I assume it's an early, completely PH made rifle- before the Italian outsourcing. The seller gives that impression anyway. With the correct bullet and load- those have a reputation for fine long range accuracy.
Just got the bill from my last hospital stay for my heart problems,.....pictures are always nice to look at you know?Robert
Pretty!!!! Not in the cards for me tho..... almost got the $ for my No. 1
KE4GWE - - - - - - Colt 1860, it just feels right.
You guys are missing out on a sweet rifle! I have a Parker-Hale Volunteer, and it is everything folks claim for it. Extremely accurate with the Lyman 451114 bullet, and hard hitting. They don't come up for sale very often.
No kidding. I wish I could make it mine.
-Nobade
There's a bid. Is it one of us?
KE4GWE - - - - - - Colt 1860, it just feels right.
Wish it had the accessories with it and he had been more careful with the screw on the bolster.
The "accessories" would be the same as for any BP muzzleloader. That clean-out screw is a non-issue. The number one most important thing to check/verify before purchase would be the entire bore condition- muzzle to breech. Getting the most out of it will require the correct mold/bullet along with some experimenting.
Me too, but my wife would shoot me with that same gun!
Fly, (ps) been wanting one of those for years
Shame on y'll let 'en a period correct rifle like this get-a-way. Can I get by with my excuse?> Its not left handed.
Mine was a prize rifle awarded to a friend who shoots in international black powder championship matches. He had two, and needed a center fire deer rifle, so I traded him a 308 Winchester Ruger M77 International and Leupold scope. We both came away happy.
The description noting American Civil War use may not be correct ("the sniper rifle of the unpleasantness between the states back in the early 1860s"). The "Volunteer" was the mid-19th century British equivalent of our NRA, and sponsored marksmanship in England through competitions. The Enfield Volunteer rifle was built especially for those competitions, much like our National Match M1 Garand rifles. While it is possible a few made their way into the hands of American soldiers, it is unlikely that England supplied them for that purpose.
That seems pricey for over here in the UK, they usually go for £500-£600 in very good condition and can be found cheaper at the club level. My current example has the Whitworth hexagonal rifling and shoots very well.
This is a link to a typical original PH Volunteer "for sale".
http://www.gunstar.co.uk/parker-hale.../rifles/667820
I'm having a M/L year this year and currently have a P58 and two P53s alongside the Volunteer in my battery, all original Parker Hales.
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Pukka Bundhooks
500-600 British Pound = 750-900 USD. So the GB start bid seems close to comparable, with the caveat that the one up on GB is in top bore condition. Seems reasonable, unless the bidding goes nuts toward the end of the auction- which can happen.
I did notice the seller posted the ser#. A 3 digit number certainly indicates a completely Birmingham gun probably from the 1970's-early 80s. I think the serials were much higher when P-H began the Euroarms Italian connection.
Last edited by fouronesix; 03-08-2015 at 10:06 AM.
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