Thank you! I had followed Mr. Bradshaw on Facebook for a while, as I thought his double rifles and engraving were both interesting and exceptional. I had been looking for a Hoenig rotary action but only found one for sale- ever. It was well north of what I could afford. One day, Bailey posted a rifle he was working on- a rotary action that was full stocked and chambered in 7x65R. The action and wood had me fainting. I immediately messaged him and asked if it was spoken for. He said it was available, as he built it to showcase his new action that was based on Hoenig's creation. I asked him the price and was surprised it was just under $10,000.
I asked him if he would chamber it in 7x57R. He said he would be happy to. I asked if he could make it into a "regular" stock. He was happy to do that as well as an other embellishments. I made the down payment that night. I had some time to wait for the final product, which gave me time to save money to pay for it. At some point, Phil Massaro reached out to Bailey and asked if he could do an article on his rotary action. Bailey messaged me and asked if I would mind Phil using my rifle for his article. I was happy to and Phil was kind enough to send me a signed copy of Gun Digest Vol 40, Issue 9 from 9 July 2023.
It is a very light rifle and will make an excellent stalking gun. I lent my rifle back to Bailey during my deployment and if you visited Bailey at DSC this year, you may have seen my rifle on his table. Bailey calls this rifle the BRSS, which I think stands for "Bradshaw Round Single Shot."
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The original pictures from Bailey Bradshaw's FB post showcasing his rotary action rifle.
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The original Mannlicher stock
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Working on the shortened handgaurd.
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Closeup of the action and gold triangle rear sight.
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A much better photograph from Phil Massaro's article.
Photo Credit: Phil Massaro
I did a review on my YouTube channel, or at least as full a review as my layman knowledge could do.
