Shooting Corbett's 450-400

[NJC]

That must have been an amazing experience! You are a lucky guy!

 

[Red Leg]

What a neat thing. Hope Bill sets up again at DSC this year.

 

[degoins]

Wow what an incredible experience!!!

 

[Pole Pole]

During my early high school years a friend and I drove to Salmon Idaho to stay with his parents acquaintance who was a bush pilot. Elmer often came to his house at the airport for coffee. After meeting him several times he invited me to his house. I don’t recall him having many guns but he showed me a S&W serial number 1 that was given to him by S&W for help develop the 41 mag or maybe it was a 44 mag. Also, he started reaching under couches pulling out double rifles. All were what he called “working rifles. One of the guns he described as “the most used but least abused guns that he has ever seen”. Could this possibly have been Corbett’s gun? If Elmer owned it in the early 1960’s maybe so. He did comment that most of the doubles were given to him.

 

[sestoppelman]

Chris, is this rifle in Bill J’s collection? I’ve handled a number of Bill’s rifles but I don’t recall this one.

Who is Bill J?

 

[Chris Sells]

During my early high school years a friend and I drove to Salmon Idaho to stay with his parents acquaintance who was a bush pilot. Elmer often came to his house at the airport for coffee. After meeting him several times he invited me to his house. I don’t recall him having many guns but he showed me a S&W serial number 1 that was given to him by S&W for help develop the 41 mag or maybe it was a 44 mag. Also, he started reaching under couches pulling out double rifles. All were what he called “working rifles. One of the guns he described as “the most used but least abused guns that he has ever seen”. Could this possibly have been Corbett’s gun? If Elmer owned it in the early 1960’s maybe so. He did comment that most of the doubles were given to him.

Keith owned a Boswell 500 and a Westley 476. We had both of those rifles (along with Corbett's 400) at this event.

 

[sestoppelman]

Who is Bill J?

Do I need to know the secret squirrel handshake or something?

 

[Pole Pole]

May have been the 500 as I remember big holes in the barrels.

 

[Chris Sells]

Do I need to know the secret squirrel handshake or something?

No, no secret handshake. I just don't want to post the owner's name on the internet.

 

[Troubleshooter]

Having said that, it did shoot to POA for me.

Shooting that rifle sounds like a great experience! Just out of curiosity, what type of ammunition did you use? (e.g., vintage, modern factory, or reloads)?

 

[glblanchard]

Very cool Chris!!