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Bore photos.

Yes sir, I forgot to include that info, it is a neutral cast.

Offering for sale my antique pre-1898 WR 12ga. This shotgun has newer sleeved barrels with no legible lettering on the rib. It has working ejectors and is chambered for 2 3/4” shells. It shoots delightfully with 1oz light target loads. It has a wood stock extension that crawls it into a 15.75”...

Offering for sale my Heym 8.15x46r Schutzen rifle. Quite a fancy old rifle with a 30” barrel. Bore and mechanicals are good. A few notable wood imperfections, please see photos. Very accurate rifle. The 8.15x46r can be made from common 30-30 cases. I do have some custom loads I will offer to the...

I’m offering up for sale my Remington Custom Shop 458 win mag. It’s been a great proven rifle. I overdid it a bit buying a double rifle recently and need to thin the herd a bit. The gun has a good bore and mechanicals. Round count is not high. I put around 30 rounds through it over the years...

Thank you gentlemen for the input. I remember OWS had a good stock of obsolete/oddball calibers some years back. Unfortunately their website doesn’t show much variety of ammo anymore. I emailed safari arms, I’m hoping they maybe able to accommodate if I could supply the brass. I will get a...

I was wondering if anyone knew of a good outfit that custom loads large rifle ammo. I was disappointed to read that the folks at Colorado Custom Cartridge are winding down their business and I don’t know who custom loads odd/obsolete large rifle ammo anymore. I have some old rifles I would...

Thank you sir. You were very easy to work with and I appriciate it. I hope you enjoy the rifle and I’m glad it found a good home. Enjoy!

Sold Pending Funds- Thank You

I was asked about partial trades. I prefer to sell outright to make room in the safe. However, my main interest is antique British rifles. I like Martini sporters in large calibers (not modern gunsmith creations, just older English guild Martini sporters). I was asked, so I thought I would put...

I live in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. It’s about 2 hours south of Chicago and 2 hours west of Indianapolis. Thanks

Thank you sir. Anyone interested in a .500 Jeffery should be advised it is a great deal more recoil than a 416, 458, 500 nitro ect… It seems right in line with a .505 Gibbs recoil, but that is just my opinion. Adrenaline fueled hunting shots aren’t so bad, a day at the range taking plinking...

Howdy, it looks like factory specs are 10.94LBS and a 13.75” LOP. I attached a photo of the CZ factory spec sheet. Thanks

I can do $4000 shipped on this rifle. It needs a new home.

CZ 500 Jeffery. I heard some of these had loading issues and were a bit finicky. This one operates well with Hendershots and Aria Ballistics ammo, I cannot speak for other brands of ammo, I have not tried any. Has some hunting bruises on the wood as shown in photos, metal parts are A+. The bore...