Affordable Smallbore Westley Richards Take-Down Rifle

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This lovely gun looks like a martini….but it’s not! It’s a miniature action built by Westley Richards in take down design. Chambered for the relatively powerful 300 Sherwood, a longer and stronger follower to 310 Cadet. Includes new brass. Brass and dies are easy to find and it’s easy to make your own brass from several pedestrian calibers if you prefer.

Nice adult full length stock. Steel butt plate. Good wood. Rear aperture sight needs to be better affixed. Metford rifled bore needs a good cleaning. (Happy to walk the buyer through the process)

$3800 and free shipping via FedEx to your FFL in the lower 48 States!

A rare gun at a reasonable price in a caliber that you can shoot. Perfect for varmints, predators, tiny 10, and range use.
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Ahh, those are very nice. I've been looking for one off and on for years and I love the little rook rifles. Alas, I just bought another double but it's great to see one for sale.
 
Brought the gun back to the house. Lowered the price to $3400, free shipping, including new factory brass (2 bags).
 
What a nice little rook rifle. You are correct it would be an outstanding varmint and tiny 10 gun.
 
Miniature version of “ Independent Fire “

Man I must find a MH of some type , a sporter maybe perhaps .
 
We’ll bump it down to $3300 free shipping. It’s a helluva gun for that money, and a takedown, and in the most practical of the small bore cartridges they ever made. (The one with the most power)
 
Bump to the top for Black Friday. ALSO, It includes many boxes of headstamped brass. Many bags of correct bullets. Multiple Lee swaging dies if you'd like to size common .308 bullets to perfect size, AND a set of 300 Sherwood custom dies.

The reloading gear is worth easily $1000 and is included with purchase.
 
In addition to the shown roughly 40 pieces of factory brass in the original photo, here's another photo of more that is included:

Here's most of what's included. Not shown are a bit of lubed lead bullets I have as well. Two sets of swaging dies to move .308 bullets down to .300 with ease, a nice set of CH4D custom dies, three boxes of bertram correctly headstamped brass (easy to form brass from common brass as well), and a variety of bullets.

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I will take it as discussed offline. I love the rook style rifles and have numerous variations of them.
 
Congrats to both buyer and seller; beautiful little rifle.
 

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