| buckstix |
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| 04/04/22 06:35 AM |
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Re: WHO MADE THESE TWO CUSTOM RIFLES ? ?
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Project rifles perhaps from an up & coming young gunsmith?
The stock design on the 470 is far better thought out but You have to admire the work overall it is very good indeed - all very good hunting rifles!
Hello 93x64mm
Thanks for the reply.
Both rifle stocks are nearly identical in fit and finish and features. The 550 Express stock has a drop for increased mag capacity. In addition, the 550 Express also has a "cock-on-open" feature, while the 470 Capstick is left as "cock-on-close".
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Oh yes - those are very nicely done & MOST worthy of being called custom rifles.
Very nicely filled. The ebony caps on the cross bolts is nicely done.
Hello Daryl_S,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, I still have a couple dozen Custom Big Bore rifles in my collection, and these two are right near the top in quality.
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+1 to Lancaster's observation.
Interesting glossy finish and skip line checkering treatment, certainly a retro kind of taste. Possibly intended for or made by a 1970's Texan?
Odd to me that they never got to the stage of filing the sights in.
- Mike
Hello 3DogMike,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, they are both "Brand New" never used in the field. With there being so many similar rifles in the auction I assume they were all made for collecting and not hunting. Or the owner never got around to using them in the field.
As far as date made, the 470 Capstick cartridge didn't appear on the market until Art Alpin introduced it in 1990. (A-Square) And the 550 Express wasn't around until Neal Shirley introduced it in 2007. Based on this, I assume the guns were made in the last 10 - 12 years, 2010-2012 or later.
The Auction Tags and the stocks are marked "NB" which I assume was the consignor / Customer for the rifles. I know 7 similar rifles were listed at the Cleveland Ohio auction. The 470 Capstick is stamped "NB-12" so the customer may have had as many as 12 in his collection.
If anyone knows a Big Game Rifle Collector from Ohio, or nearby Michigan or Illinois, with the initials "NB" ... please let me know.