Thread: Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

Originally Posted by shift14

Dads sporterised Long Tom. Bolt and action numbers match, but has been rebarreled.

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In use ‘55 I think, Fiordland.

Going by the wood, it’s the center rifle.

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He would have been 100 this November.
So this is quite timely.
I’ve scrubbed and patched it out. Had it all apart and scrubbed and degunged everything.
When weather and time permits I’ll go out to the farm and have play.
I have zero expectations, but our boy wants to use it as is down south, so fingers crossed.

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Your dad looks like he's taking a gentleman's retreat just after ww1 with the way his uniform looks