| Huvius |
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| 14/08/12 01:54 PM |
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Wilkes Rook Refurb.
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Thought I would post some pictures of my Wilkes .300 Rook rifle and get a plug in for Bertram and Co. at the same time...
I bought this Wilkes a few years ago.
It had a poor replacement stock but the action engraving and remaining colors as well as bore condition just begged for some attention.
I bought a blank on EBay (cheap!)which had a crack running length-wise on the underside. The seller said it was only an inch or so deep so I picked it up thinking it could be used on a straight gripped gun.
Well, it was selected for the Wilkes and the crack ran a lot deeper, just short of the grip so couldn't have worked better! Lucky...
Steve did some really nice work on this stock.
| Tom30887 |
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| 14/08/12 01:56 PM |
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Re: Wilkes Rook Refurb.
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Very nice!
| HistoricBore |
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| 18/08/12 06:12 AM |
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Re: Wilkes Rook Refurb.
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Indeed very nice. I can't understand why some modern manufacturer doesn't make replicas of the old top-lever style rook rifles. They are so elegant that they would be bound to sell.
Do you have the stock cast-off to suit you (assuming that you are right-handed)?
| mehulkamdar |
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| 23/08/12 06:49 AM |
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Huvius,
Absolutely beautiful! Steve does fantastic work and you have great taste, my friend!
Good hunting!
| mehulkamdar |
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| 23/08/12 06:50 AM |
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HistoricBore,
A German gunmaker sent me details of some rook rifles that he makes from scratch. They are very expensive and beautifully made. Can't recall the exact name (it is not one of the big and familiar names AFAIK) right now, and my website is being moved to a new hosting company, but I'll dig the info up and post it here.
That said, I do think that a restored historical gun like this one would be the cat's whiskers compared to even a brilliantly built new one. But that's just my humble opinion . . .
| brosteve |
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| 25/08/12 11:28 AM |
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Re: Wilkes Rook Refurb.
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Congratulations...what a pleasure it must be! Steve
| tinker |
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| 25/08/12 02:30 PM |
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Nice little rifle
It seems Steve likes these jobs, and it shows in the results.
Cheers
Tinker