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Thanks Brett!
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small bore hammer gun
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I seem to remember buying both of my .375 H&H rifles in the same year, just because they appeared on the horizon close together. My favorite is an original London Rigby ordered by a good friend and shooting buddy who had an illustrious career that included duty as CIA Station Chief in Kabul during the Russian difficulty. He sold it to me shortly before his health declined and not long before his death. I have pictures of him standing over a Gaur, holding the Rigby, and also have his written request for a tiger hunt when he was stationed in New Delhi. Unfortunately, tiger hunting was off the map at that time, even for spooks and diplomats. All factory correspondence is intact and very detailed and interesting.
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12-23-2019, 12:40 PM | #26 | ||||||
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I had a good year of collecting and really should spend money this year fixing/restoring some of the Parkers and other guns I bought in 2019. However...
I would like to continue to go after some early Parkers, so a good condition back action would be nice find in 2020. I passed on a real nice back action a few years ago with a serial# in the 100s and I may start the year off by trying to pursue it again(if it is still available). I am also so enamored with my early Remington Whitmore 10 gauge that I feel I need to get one in a 12(another early one with non-rebounding locks that are reset by opening the action). A 16 top action hammer gun would be nice and fill a missing spot in my collection. Lastly, maybe a DH or CH 12 gauge with a straight stock and composite barrels. That's not asking too much...right? Last edited by Jay Oliver; 12-23-2019 at 12:41 PM.. Reason: typo |
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12-23-2019, 02:10 PM | #27 | |||||||
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12-23-2019, 03:33 PM | #28 | ||||||
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At this point in life, I won't know I want it until I see it and I still may pass.
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12-23-2019, 07:24 PM | #29 | ||||||
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I hope to find the one I can't live without. Not sure what that might be until I see it...and hold it. It will probably be a turn of the
Century-ish Parker (I like the era's engraving) with Damascus (or Bernard) barrels, light in weight, with a straight/splinter/two triggers, high dimensions configuration (and open chokes). Who knows, I may just find it.
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