| Huvius |
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Dickson's Little Brother
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Just got this Alex Henry Rook rifle in the mail.
WOW! What a dainty little gun!
My wife asked if you need to hold your pinky out when you shoot it...
| StephenCoker |
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| 23/05/13 10:07 AM |
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Damn! Given your post's title, I thought you were going to post that you had acquired the only known single shot Dickson Round Action rifle. This is the only time I can say that I'm honestly disappointed about an Alexander Henry!
Gorgeous rifle. Congrats. You need to share more info and pictures though.
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| 23/05/13 09:26 PM |
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Lovely!
Curl
| DarylS |
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| 24/05/13 12:23 AM |
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I thought maybe Sheriff Lamb and the foxy tall streak of womanhood Prosecutor got together on Vegas?
| Oldbrit |
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| 24/05/13 05:46 AM |
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Lovely rifle, which rook rifle cartridge?
| Huvius |
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| 24/05/13 06:08 AM |
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Lovely rifle, which rook rifle cartridge?
Well, that's where its lineage goes astray...
Looks like it is lined to 22 Hornet but a cast is on the schedule.
| Matabele |
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| 27/05/13 03:14 AM |
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Beautiful!
| Caprivi |
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| 27/05/13 05:44 AM |
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Just lovely. While I see it as a capital offense to chamber a fine British single in a american varmint caliber, the 22Hornet almost gets a pass............almost....:):):)
Praise be that it doesn't have a tele' pole barrel and a big Unertl scope on it.
| Huvius |
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| 30/05/13 11:09 AM |
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...the 22Hornet almost gets a pass............almost....:):):)
Praise be that it doesn't have a tele' pole barrel and a big Unertl scope on it.
Yes, I tend to agree, but not knowing what the bore looked like pre-sleeving, I will reserve judgement. In fact, I have a couple other rooks with sewer pipe bores which I can't get to shoot very well and I must admit, the Hornet is a tempting alternative.
I did a chamber cast and it is indeed a standard Hornet.
The stalking safety didn't work but when I removed the lock, it was simply a loose screw which holds the safety slide in place. All better now
Here are more pictures:
