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Sville
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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: Orvar]
      #187553 - 08/08/11 04:12 AM

A absolutely fantastic rifle, very nice work!! You can be happy!!

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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: Sville]
      #187565 - 08/08/11 09:27 AM

Magnificent is too mild a description. I was talking to a gunmaker-friend in Europe and he put it accurately - SDH is perfect in his opinion. You have a gun made for you by a living treasure.

Thank you for sharing and great hunting!

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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: mehulkamdar]
      #187600 - 08/08/11 10:31 PM

Bravo

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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: eljefedouble]
      #187608 - 08/08/11 11:51 PM

Perfect !!!! (is it chambered for 30/06 ?).
Robert

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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: bwanabobftw]
      #187609 - 09/08/11 12:21 AM

Beautiful!
What a great gun!

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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: Huvius]
      #187611 - 09/08/11 01:02 AM

Bwanabob, yep, .30-06 best

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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: Mike_Bailey]
      #187703 - 10/08/11 05:49 AM

That came out very, very nicely, Mike. I know you are happy with it. Will you share the specs - bbl length, wt, caliber, etc?

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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: Grenadier]
      #187704 - 10/08/11 06:30 AM

Mike,

I am always in awe of the skills that craftsmen such as Steven (Dodd Hughes) possess. Thank you for sharing what you have of the step by step creation of your new treasure, it’s a real beauty.

Regards,

Buchseman

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Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

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Mike_Bailey
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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: Buchsemann]
      #187708 - 10/08/11 08:18 AM

Buchseman, me too, being such a cack handed individual I am always astounded by what some artisans can create just with their hands and tools, whether it be furniture, cases (gun or otherwise), knives, whatever, never ceases to amaze, my missus would rather call in the TV repair man to change channel than let me near the remote !...grenadier, will revert with info when it is here, best

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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: Mike_Bailey]
      #188038 - 17/08/11 11:48 AM

Thanks to all for the kind words, this project has been a true pleasure and Mike has been a wonderful man to work with, great attitude, good choices and beyond patient!
I'll answer a few questions and post a couple more pix. The rifle weighs 8 lb. 13 oz scoped and 7 lb. 9 oz without. 25" cut-rifled barrel in .30-06. For any of you that might get Gunmaker, American Custom Gunmakers Guild Journal there will be a two part photo essay of this rifle in progress in upcoming Fall and Winter issues.
The 180 grain loads were custom ammo that Mike supplied and the 165 grain, Nosler Factory Accubond. Each group is centered above point of aim, the 180s 3 1/2" high and the 165s about 6" high. Very pleasing!
(The test firing was at a friend's ranch in the Gallatin River Valley, and yes those are peafowl about 35 yards out!)






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Edited by CptCurl (17/08/11 09:07 PM)

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Re: New Hagn Dodd Hughes [Re: SDH]
      #195124 - 28/11/11 04:06 PM

Excellent!

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