J R Buhmiller Rifles
Are rifles built by J R Buhmiller highly sought after? Are they very common? Thinking about buying one. It's a model 17 action,heavy 26 inch barrel,nice wood,22-250 caliber. It has a Weaver 330 scope on it. The 330 Weaver scopes on Ebay were 400 to 600 bucks. I have an Iver Henriksen rifle in 25 Neidner that has a Buhmiller barrel.It is very accurate.Would this be the same man? They want 695.00 for it. Thanks
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Buhmiller passed away many years ago. If it's built on a U.S. Enfield action could be something he built as early as the 50's. Even if the scope is worth that kind of money I wouldn't buy it unless I knew the barrel is in good shape and not shot out. The early 22-250's from that era were wildcat cartridges before Remington made it a factory round. The gunsmiths back then made their own reamers, make sure the chamber has the same specs as the modern Remington 22-250 cartridge. 0 -
There is a good article in the February issue of Precision Shooting on John Buhmiller that you might like to read.
PS: It's Niedner not Neidner.0 -
We are also looking at Buhmiller rifles, and need to learn how to distinguish between a rifle built by another, and bearing Buhmiller's barrel, and one built entirely by Buhmiller.
Buhmiller typically imprinted his bull barrels with his name, and most (?) gunsmiths left that imprint on the barrel, even if they machined off some of the outer steel, sometimes tapering the barrel toward the muzzle.
For instance, would Iver Henrikson have his name elsewhere on the rifle, along with Buhmiller's name on the barrel?
We would appreciate learning how we can distinguish the completely built rifle from one that has a Buhmiller barrel only.
Similarly, would we be out of line asking a dealer for provenance about a gun being offered for sale, purported to have been built by Buhmiller? Where a gun has been taken in trade, should the seller object to furnishing names and contact information on the previous owner so we might follow the information trail backward? Or is that considered out of bounds to ask for such information?
We would appreciate input and ideas!0 -
quote:Originally posted by Vince Koers
We are also looking at Buhmiller rifles, and need to learn how to distinguish between a rifle built by another, and bearing Buhmiller's barrel, and one built entirely by Buhmiller.
Buhmiller typically imprinted his bull barrels with his name, and most (?) gunsmiths left that imprint on the barrel, even if they machined off some of the outer steel, sometimes tapering the barrel toward the muzzle.
For instance, would Iver Henrikson have his name elsewhere on the rifle, along with Buhmiller's name on the barrel?
We would appreciate learning how we can distinguish the completely built rifle from one that has a Buhmiller barrel only.
Similarly, would we be out of line asking a dealer for provenance about a gun being offered for sale, purported to have been built by Buhmiller? Where a gun has been taken in trade, should the seller object to furnishing names and contact information on the previous owner so we might follow the information trail backward? Or is that considered out of bounds to ask for such information?
We would appreciate input and ideas!
Times are tough now in the gun business. I don't see any dealer objecting to a prospective sale, unless he has something to hide, or he's feeding you a BS story.
Should be understood now though with the advent of laser printers and available software almost any type of phoney document can be whipped up in a matter of hours.
Provenance through personal contact with previous owners is the only positive way of proving that the rifle was manufactured by Buhmiller. As long as their telling you the truth.0
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