The sad fact is that American youth do not give a hoot about these amazing hunting firearms, nor any others of walnut and blued steel. Young people want a generic, ugly stainless steel and plastic topped with the Hubble Telescope with which they can assassinate unsuspecting game from impossible actual hunting ranges. We are ceasing to be a nation of riflemen and hunters, and are becoming a nation of heavily dependant would-be snipers.
@ ??? No idea what that is or who randy is. The gunsmiths qualified to work on top quality firearms and double rifles do not have video channels. I am on a bear drive right now. Will check in later tonight
The best bolt-action rifle that I ever owned was a military surplus, sporterized, 1895 Ludwig Loewe Chilean Mauser chambered for the 7mm Mauser cartridge. It was very simply sporterized by a Salt Lake City Mormon master gunsmith who was the father of a man whom I briefly served in the United States Army with. I purchased it in 1978 for $150, and unfortunately sold it about a year later for financial reasons. The factory stepped barrel was shortened, lightened, and re-crowned, but only one of the steps was removed, with the rear most step left intact. The original military stock was modified, the handguard removed, a lot of wood removed, the barrel channel partially glass bedded, the barrel free floated, a set of Q-D sling swivels and a military-style leather sling installed, and a so-so varnish finish applied. It was topped with an inexpensive Bushnell 4× fixed power scope. It came with a mil-spec .30 caliber ammo can containing 27 different handloads that the master gunsmith had worked up for his son while he had been serving in Vietnam. Along with a set of reloading dies and a small spiral bound notebook detailing all of the handloads and the steps taken to achieve them. It was what most people would call a *FUGGLY GUN!"* It wasn't very pretty, but boy-oh-boy could it shoot. It was capable of sub-M.O.A. accuracy all day long with every single one of those 27 handloads; both off of a bench rest as well as offhand by the gunsmith's son who was a sniper in Vietnam. Some of the handloads were capable of near one-hole 5-shot groups at 100 yards. *That fuggly sporterized 7mm Chilean Mauser was a true rifleman's rifle. It was capable of miraculous accuracy that was seldom obtainable in 1978 from anything but bull-barreled varmint, sniper, and target rifles that were exponentially more expensive than that converted military surplus Chilean Mauser was. Especially, considering that it was chambered in a caliber not normally associated with one-hole 5-shot groups at 100 yards.* *Although, if I recall correctly, Jack O'Connor often mentioned how accurate his wife Eleanor's custom 7mm Mauser rifles were, even though he was a fan of the .270 Winchester cartridge.*
Excess Prices for these will make you cry😢..Buy a Winchester Model 70 or Remington 700 or if you go to Africa..try the Winchester model 70 in 375HH or the CZ 550 or the Zastava..Guns for real use and hunting..These Guns shown are just beautiful showpieces..
These rifles represent one of the greatest achievements of "Humanity as the Toolmaker" : Functional High Art.
Gawd I wish I was rich!
As art work and history, they are priceless. As guns 🔫 worthless if you don't hunt with them what good are they. The people who owned them used them.
The sad fact is that American youth do not give a hoot about these amazing hunting firearms, nor any others of walnut and blued steel. Young people want a generic, ugly stainless steel and plastic topped with the Hubble Telescope with which they can assassinate unsuspecting game from impossible actual hunting ranges. We are ceasing to be a nation of riflemen and hunters, and are becoming a nation of heavily dependant would-be snipers.
You must be a fan of Randy at The Real Gunsmith.
@ ??? No idea what that is or who randy is. The gunsmiths qualified to work on top quality firearms and double rifles do not have video channels. I am on a bear drive right now. Will check in later tonight
@@pamtnman1515 He's an old time Wyoming gunsmith and custom rifle maker. I think you'll like him.
@@Paladin1873 thank you
The best bolt-action rifle that I ever owned was a military surplus, sporterized, 1895 Ludwig Loewe Chilean Mauser chambered for the 7mm Mauser cartridge. It was very simply sporterized by a Salt Lake City Mormon master gunsmith who was the father of a man whom I briefly served in the United States Army with. I purchased it in 1978 for $150, and unfortunately sold it about a year later for financial reasons.
The factory stepped barrel was shortened, lightened, and re-crowned, but only one of the steps was removed, with the rear most step left intact. The original military stock was modified, the handguard removed, a lot of wood removed, the barrel channel partially glass bedded, the barrel free floated, a set of Q-D sling swivels and a military-style leather sling installed, and a so-so varnish finish applied. It was topped with an inexpensive Bushnell 4× fixed power scope.
It came with a mil-spec .30 caliber ammo can containing 27 different handloads that the master gunsmith had worked up for his son while he had been serving in Vietnam. Along with a set of reloading dies and a small spiral bound notebook detailing all of the handloads and the steps taken to achieve them.
It was what most people would call a *FUGGLY GUN!"* It wasn't very pretty, but boy-oh-boy could it shoot. It was capable of sub-M.O.A. accuracy all day long with every single one of those 27 handloads; both off of a bench rest as well as offhand by the gunsmith's son who was a sniper in Vietnam. Some of the handloads were capable of near one-hole 5-shot groups at 100 yards.
*That fuggly sporterized 7mm Chilean Mauser was a true rifleman's rifle. It was capable of miraculous accuracy that was seldom obtainable in 1978 from anything but bull-barreled varmint, sniper, and target rifles that were exponentially more expensive than that converted military surplus Chilean Mauser was. Especially, considering that it was chambered in a caliber not normally associated with one-hole 5-shot groups at 100 yards.*
*Although, if I recall correctly, Jack O'Connor often mentioned how accurate his wife Eleanor's custom 7mm Mauser rifles were, even though he was a fan of the .270 Winchester cartridge.*
You had me at 7mm Mauser.
Is that a flaw or scratch on the wood at 14:54?
Shelhamer stock Neidner rifle = perfection
Excess Prices for these will make you cry😢..Buy a Winchester Model 70 or Remington 700 or if you go to Africa..try the Winchester model 70 in 375HH or the CZ 550 or the Zastava..Guns for real use and hunting..These Guns shown are just beautiful showpieces..
Ok, sold! I’ll be right over to pick them up,,all of them
Can you throw in a couple boxes of cartridges for each calibre.
We'll even gift wrap them.
Good Lord, why do these people speak in abbreviated phrases? It must be to impress people with more money than sense.