Found At The Bozeman Gun Show

[shrapnel]

Cruising through the show, I found this rifle in a table that had to be bought, so I did. A nice custom 22 Hornet made from a shortened Winchester model 70 Hornet action…

 

[Coyote Assassin]

Should've held out for one with better wood.

 

[Scott85]

Wood is beautiful!!!!

 

[KB_]

very nice. My browning gold medallion stock looks very much like that. Love walnut (I think that is walnut)

 

[jeff_gibbons]

Any idea who put that rifle together? If it shoots half as good as it looks it’ll be awesome.

 

[Nick87]

Man that thing is gorgeous.

 

[p_ham]

Beautiful rifle. I've got a Peruvian Mauser in the safe that looks like somebody tried 4 times to install a side mount scope. It's getting chopped and welded for a pistol cartridge of some sort but I'm undecided.

 

[shrapnel]

 

[Jbotto]

The gun show I went to today didn’t have anything like that. A few “sporterized” rifles that looked like some one tried to make a stock out of the same board four times. That is a beautiful rifle! I hope it’s a shooter!

 

[Caseknife]

That is very beautiful. I wouldn't want to take that out in the field but am sure that you will. Is that an Al Biesen stock? I have never seen his work but heard that he did some pretty special stock work.

 

[shrapnel]

That is very beautiful. I wouldn't want to take that out in the field but am sure that you will. Is that an Al Biesen stock? I have never seen his work but heard that he did some pretty special stock work.

I don't know, someone suggested maybe Tom Burgess. I will take it to Kalispell and let Monte Mandarino look at it. He can tell by the work on the gun who the maker is...

 

[Steve O]

Mercy. That’s a beauty! Hornets are awesome.

 

[Flatbrimmer]

Very nice. I bet it cost a pretty penny though.

 

[shrapnel]

I took it to the range yesterday, I will be keeping it…

 

[andrew11]

Pretty stock for sure

 

[44hunter45]

I love chop jobs! It is so cool seeing a fine action with all the wasted bolt stroke removed.
Gorgeous rifle. If I had bumped into that at the gun show, I'd of had some 'splaining to do at home.

 

[MT_elk]

Wow. The checkering is extremely well done. Beautiful rifle! Great find!

 

[Mountain Man]

very nice. My browning gold medallion stock looks very much like that. Love walnut (I think that is walnut)

I think it is curly maple. That wood is commonly used for flintlocks and it looks very similar.

 

[KB_]

I think it is curly maple. That wood is commonly used for flintlocks and it looks very similar.

Gotcha, Looked like walnut from the photo. Very nice regardless.

 

[Brian in Montana]

Man, that is a pretty gun. Looks like it shoots pretty good too.