New impulse buy

[Mustangs Rule]

@nhenry is going to lose that front sight when he has the barrel threaded.

pure sacrilege to do that to a beautiful firearm

 

[nhenry]

pure sacrilege to do that to a beautiful firearm

Eh. The Europeans do it on pretty much everything. These rifles even come with a threaded option, it’s just not imported

 

[nhenry]

@nhenry is going to lose that front sight when he has the barrel threaded.

Joke’s on you my tinnitus is so deafening it acts as ear plugs

 

[Mustangs Rule]

Joke’s on you my tinnitus is so deafening it acts as ear plugs

wear ear plugs and earmuffs when shooting, leave that beautiful rifle alone.

 

[nhenry]

wear ear plugs and earmuffs when shooting, leave that beautiful rifle alone.

I was going to. However, like military surplus and classic rifles, if it is in the owner’s interest to modify, they have every right to and I support whatever decision is to be made

I’m going to have a classical gunsmith friend of mine cut down the LOP a bit and install a red pachmayr. Don’t care about the resale value, I’m not sellin it. Made that mistake once before, never again

 

[Mustangs Rule]

I was going to. However, like military surplus and classic rifles, if it is in the owner’s interest to modify, they have every right to and I support whatever decision is to be made

I’m going to have a classical gunsmith friend of mine cut down the LOP a bit and install a red pachmayr. Don’t care about the resale value, I’m not sellin it. Made that mistake once before, never again

I off course understand your position. All I can offer is my deep respect for rifles of such elegance, historacal stature and workmanship and hope they can be left alone. When i pick up a classic rifle that had travelled through time and is fully intact, I feel the same way as when entering genuine wilderness.

In my rifle collection I have three which my own personal comfort might be increased my adding a recoil pad.
One is a second year, (1926) production model 54 Winchester. Almost impossible to find one original. Mine is 100% original.

Another is a half century old Safari grade Browning Safari. It is light and recoil is stiff. I could no more cut off the vintage hard butt plate with its gentle curve and replace it with a rubber pad than cutting off the tip of my nose.

Next, I have a 1954 pre-64 standard weight model 70. It is 100% original, I look at that ornate heavy metal butt plate and smile.

Also in my collection is a Sako-Colt, so rare. The front sight metal work is a work of art. Taking the scope off, now and then putting the Sako aperture sight on and shooting it as such is like returning the Olympics when the 6.5x55 was the caliber of choice.

I am 78 years old, few things bring me more shooting enjoyment than my winter snowshoe biathlon course and using my 100% vintage rifles.