Greetings @csmiffy,
The .318 Westley Richards is a fascinating rifle with a distinguished history, just obscure enough but with components easily made or purhased. I believe that Eddie Herrick used one to shoot the first two moose shot in New Zealand. The odd groove size makes having one built very very difficult. We can still dream though.
Regards Grandpamac.
What about the fad rifles which blazed onto the scene and then disappeared eg 204.Sorta makes a 223wssm sound a true oddity. Recent years everyone has slagged off the 270 because it does not have long range projectiles but boy can it kill if you like the recoil. 7mm STW? and all the various 7mm hybrids.
Dear @grandpamac you forgot to mention the age of the said person firing the said rifle with scope......come on we need a total age of the complete set up to fully understand the op post
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Greetings @Sideshow,
Thankyou for pointing that out. Total age of rifle and rifleman is currently 152 years increasing to 153 years in April. This is just a pup compared to my Martini Krag which shoots almost as well. Combined age here is 213 years increasing as before. I have been thinking of using some of my old soldiers in some of the shoots this year. I have mentioned before that I no longer compete in shoots, rather I participate. I am of to a shoot tomorrow and am using my old .308, aggregate age 117 years but will use the Martini and Krag in later events. If nothing else it will give me some more handloading to do.
Regards Grandpamac.
Well there’s your problem right from the get go! @grandpamac 1 which I also well understand as I also suffer from the same affection.
Your an Aries there’s your trouble
Look no further problem solved only took 152 years to solve
It's all fun and games till Darthvader comes along
I respect your beliefs but don't impose them on me.
First, you have to say “obsolete for what purpose ?”
For collectors nothing is obsolete - the older the better !
Same goes for sentimental value of a special rifle to you.
For practical use, tikka T3 has more or less made many pre 2000 hunting rifles obsolete. They are more reliable, more accurate have better triggrs, easier to maintain and more durable than most wood blue rifles like the SMLE, Mauser based BSA, Ruger M77, even Weatherby and Brno for instance.
Of course, rifles can be durable and fully functional for over a hundred years if properly looked after and there are very few devices that can do that.
it could be well argued/debated the 4 to the pound black powder muzzle loaders are now,past usefulness date...the days of creaping up on elephants and unleashing big soft round balls of lead from close range then reaching back for 2nd gun from bearer are all but over...the likes of the 375 are much more effective and arguably safer to use,more humaine at both ends.....but having a 4 to the pound rifle either single or double would still be nice. and being thick as two short planks I would just have to go shoot something with it just to say I had....
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