This is a cool rifle
In a great Caliber.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/843910550
As usual the pictures are very good.
Nice Kasey.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/843910550
As usual the pictures are very good.
Nice Kasey.
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That's an interesting rifle for sure! I can't say I've ever seen that particular style of "checkering".
I'm also not too familiar with the 358 Norma Mag caliber.
I do love the Maple stock!
Life is far too short to hunt with an ugly gun.0 -
358 Norma Mag is a little hotter than a 35 Whelen 0 -
SCOUT5 wrote:358 Norma Mag is a little hotter than a 35 Whelen
Just a tad
250gr bullets at 2750 fps
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gearheaddad wrote:
Life is far too short to hunt with an ugly gun.
you don't have to worry about scratching an "ugly" gun.......0 -
Real bark checkering done with a wood burner like they use on wooden duck decoys...
While the gun looks good it's hard to date without a scope on it...
Based on the aesthetics and the Norma brass I would think early 1970's...
That trigger is set back and deep profile curved - bet there is little over all take up and travel - unless it sets forward when cocked...
Santa Barbara Mauser does not help the listing - knowing what Smith or shop did the work would...
I bet it has not been fired in decades.
The bolt shows some wear.
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hillbille wrote:gearheaddad wrote:
Life is far too short to hunt with an ugly gun.
you don't have to worry about scratching an "ugly" gun.......
Guns are like girls, I'll take the pretty ones. When I get though scratching them up then you all can have them.0 -
Smitty500mag wrote:hillbille wrote:gearheaddad wrote:
Life is far too short to hunt with an ugly gun.
you don't have to worry about scratching an "ugly" gun.......
Guns are like girls, I'll take the pretty ones. When I get though scratching them up then you all can have them.
you don't have to worry about scratching an "ugly" gun.......
Pretty well sums it up, Smitty. :shock: :? :roll:0 -
Here is the dimension drawing for the .358 Norma Magnum:
It has a slightly larger case capacity than the 7mm Rem. Mag. @ 88 grains vs 82 grains. It outshines the .35 Whelen significantly when loaded properly. This alone makes it a shame that this cartridge hasn't achieved more notoriety than the Whelen. Unfortunately, the .338 Win. Mag. outpaces this cartridges even for the big bears and moose. Loading with the 250 gr. Partition or the Swift and you can hunt nearly everything without fear with 4,800 ft/lbs of energy at the muzzle.
My choice in the .35 caliber category has always been the .35-378 Weatherby.
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If memory serves me is there not one or two offerings from lazzeroni that are near equivalents or improvements upon the class of cartridges we are discussing...
One of the warbirds or patriot series???
A sharp shoulder ackley improved variant with very little case neck and much extra powder / water capacity in the body???
I seem to remember a belted magnum proprietary wildcat along those lines building on the work achieved with the whelen and norma variants...
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