New "classic" .318 Westley Richards?

[Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy]

@Tintin no flies on that, sir!

Love seeing all these fine rifles.

 

[degoins]

I'm bit embarrassed to put a picture of my 318 WR up after seeing the pics @Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy posted


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I don't blame you. Send that junk to me and I'll dispose of it properly.

 

[Tintin]

318 Westley Richards . Tin Tin is the Jeffery man.

The .333 Jeffery project is dragging on a bit - no progress to report on that front

 

[rdog]

The .333 Jeffery project is dragging on a bit - no progress to report on that front

That is disappointing Swan has done 2 bbls for me in that time a 6mm ARC & 7 MM REM MAG all turned out great & shot less than 1 moa .

 

[Tintin]

That is disappointing Swan has done 2 bbls for me in that time a 6mm ARC & 7 MM REM MAG all turned out great & shot less than 1 moa .

A bit of a long story, various delays not associated with Swans.

 

[alby]

Here is my William Evans .318 similar to Micks but a bit more beat up.

Ok what am I doing wrong, can't attach photos...

 

[alby]

 

[drbeech1968]

That looks like it will turn out into a beautiful classic rifle, action looks like a 1909 Argentine ? I am very
happy with my 318 WR, brass from 30/06 ,250 grain Woodleigh bullets &180 grain copper bullets from
Atomic 29 in South Australia they shoot 3 shot sub MOA groups.

Yes, it is a 1909 Argentine action. Satterlee Arms redid the bolt handle in the classic Oberndorf tear drop shape. I am excited to get it finished and ready to go.

 

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very nice Alby, any idea what year?
Cheers Mick

 

[alby]

very nice Alby, any idea what year?
Cheers Mick

G’day Mick,
1924 apparently.

 

[Certus]

A bit of a long story, various delays not associated with Swans.

Swan building .333 barrels?

 

[Tintin]

Swan building .333 barrels?

Yep.

 

[Certus]

Yep.

Interestingly a fellow Aussie who had a .333 built refused to tell anyone where the barrels were being made. Wonder why?

 

[Tintin]

Interestingly a fellow Aussie who had a .333 built refused to tell anyone where the barrels were being made. Wonder why?

 

[Certus]

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Ha! I guess but stuffs potential business from that barrel maker. Any US makers do a .333?

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

Interestingly a fellow Aussie who had a .333 built refused to tell anyone where the barrels were being made. Wonder why?

Did they then offer to supply barrels....at a higher price, and arrange their own pet gunsmith to do the work....
gumpy

 

[Certus]

No.

 

[Tintin]

Swan building .333 barrels?

Yep Swans did mine

 

[RayAtkinson]

I have a RJ Renner full blown classic Ruger light weight 7x57, beautiful gun with iron sights, stock is Schnable for end, side panels, English/Germanic cross breed..For 2000 grand you get the whole shebang add the cost of the rifle at 700 or whatever and you get it all..just the metal work on most customs cost 2000 or more...Hard to beat and mine shoots mostly half inch for 3 shots and an inch for 5 shots..Its my go to deer and sometimes elk and been my PG gun for years and buffalo on one occasion.

I sold my 318 WR recently for gobs of gold, but my 06 with a 250 gr bullet matched it,..

 

[RayAtkinson]

I recently sold my original 318 WR as they are out of sight on the market..I found out if you take the nostalgia out of the scenario and load 250 gr bullets in our old 30-06 you gotta 318 WR with more penetration it seems! oh well it is what it is!