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rigbymauser
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Steward Granger and a borerifle
#169284 - 10/10/10 07:48 AM

..as classic as it will ever get.

Edited by CptCurl (21/10/10 10:49 AM)

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: rigbymauser]
#169301 - 10/10/10 02:37 PM

From "King Solomon's Mines"?

An eight-bore?

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: NitroX]
#169948 - 20/10/10 10:46 PM

Hi,
I think it was an 8bore.
Some more pictures:

Thanks
Martin

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: beleg2]
#169974 - 21/10/10 02:35 PM

The look in Granger's eye in the first picture is all business! Classic!

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: Omnivorous_Bob]
#182462 - 25/05/11 04:56 PM

Quote:

The look in Granger's eye in the first picture is all business! Classic!

Bob

Have to dig out this movie again and watch it.

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: NitroX]
#182464 - 25/05/11 05:20 PM

That´s a coincidence. I was at the Holland shooting school last week to test the .500 after we adjusted the rear sight, on the way there with Pat I stopped at the premises of the two chaps, father and son, who do all the barrel blacking for Holland, Purdey, Westley et al, very dickensian place, lovely blokes, both ex Holland, the fathers´ (who is 74 years old) grandfather worked at Hollands. fascinating process but the father had finished the double rifle that was given to Stewart Grainger who apparently had a clause in his contract the film producers would provide him with a rifle as a present ! Nice pressie, best, Mike

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#182475 - 25/05/11 06:00 PM

It often shows when the actor actually knows how to shoot doesn't it. None of this "quaint" modern gangsta holds we see today, Imagine Grangster steely eyed trying to shoot a double rifle held sideways ....

.... just doesn't work does it?! Not pukka, chaps.

I would guess Granger would have been a guy to go on more than one real safari during his life.

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#182476 - 25/05/11 06:01 PM

Strangely enough there is a fella here who did his WR double, name of Derek Granger

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: kamilaroi]
#182710 - 28/05/11 11:13 PM

Does it look like the guy with the tie on is holding a "Paradox" ? It looks like the rear site is folded down like on a "Paradox" . Maybe it's just a bad pic (or my bad eyes).
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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: bwanabobftw]
#182727 - 29/05/11 08:32 AM

Looks like OmiverousBob!!

;^)

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: NitroX]
#182738 - 29/05/11 01:06 PM

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Imagine Grangster steely eyed trying to shoot a double rifle held sideways ....

Isn't that how the Over-Under was conceived?

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: NitroX]
#185023 - 02/07/11 03:57 AM

He may know how to shoot but he doesn't know how to shoot an 8 Bore. The way he is letting the barrels sit on his hand instead of wrapping them is a recipe for disaster.

A nice pose though for the camera.

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Omnivorous_Bob
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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: mickey]
#185044 - 02/07/11 10:22 AM

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He may know how to shoot but he doesn't know how to shoot an 8 Bore.

Yep! Those were my thoughts exactly when saw it, but it is such a classic movie I cut'em a ton of slack. At least back then the actually went to Africa to film some of it, rather than it all being on a studio back lot or today's CGI junk, and they portray hunting as perfectly reasonable.

As an aside, even after I tell folks how they have to hold the barrels when shooting one of my guns I usually have to show them and emphasize that they really, really, really do want to hold on.

All a part of the fun!

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: mickey]
#185064 - 02/07/11 04:34 PM

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He may know how to shoot but he doesn't know how to shoot an 8 Bore. The way he is letting the barrels sit on his hand instead of wrapping them is a recipe for disaster.

I didn't know that. I wonder how I held the .600 NE when shooting it. Guess I took a firm hold naturally.

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: NitroX]
#185312 - 06/07/11 11:52 AM

guys....there are also 2 350 rigby magnums in the film both were sold of at the mgm props sale i think like in 1970 or something like that ,, jack lott wrote about it in guns and ammo annual title "the first magnum mauser",,his friend bought the gun (who ive managed to track down)it still remains in california and not for sale ,,although its been a while since ive asked,,,one of my favourite movies ,,,i hear debra kerr referring to stewart,,,," oh hes a dreadfull man""in her high pitched vioce,, hahah...paul

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Re: Steward Granger and a borerifle [Re: pjaln]
#185335 - 07/07/11 05:10 AM

Ah , "Those were THE DAYS..."

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