Rusty
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here are some of the pictures JPK sent me.
Beautiful rifle! I love the extended tang!
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JPK
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Rusty,
Thanks again for posting these photos for me.
JPK
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new_guy
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Marrakai
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What a ripper of a gun! Very nice.
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Rell
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Sweet.
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CFA
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Beautiful, I may have missed it earlier but can you give some details on the rifle like caliber, barrel length, new? etc. How about a full size picture.
CFA
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JPK
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To all,
Thanks for the compliments on my rifle. To me the only thing missing aestetically is vibrant english style case colors.
CFA and others who may have missed my original and subsequent post on this rifle, the rifle made by Marcel Thys in the mid 80's and is a back action sidelock ejector. The gun has bushed strikers with lock screws, a bolted safety, hidden 3rd fastener, and chopper lump barrels. The barrels are 26" and have a quarter rib with one standing and two folding. The butt wears a leather covered pad, lop is 14 15/16", dac is 1 9/16", dah is 2 13/16". Weight is 10lbs 9oz.
The rifle is chambered in 458wm and this has been the topic of much discussion on two previous threads. I bought the rifle with the intention that JJ Perideau at Champlins would convert it to 450NE 3 1/4". When JJ checked out the rifle for me prior tp purchase he suggested leaving it a 458wm and shooting it to see how thing went so far as ejection and extraction. He felt that it would likely be just fine. JJ shot the rifle and shot a two inch group at 50yds with a full inch of that being the result of crossing. The group was two inches high and two inches right of POA.
I've shot about 60 rounds through it and indeed extraction and ejection have been flawless but loading the gun has caused some hicups. Later this week I'll try shooting the gun using a technique suggested by New Guy to seat the rounds without issues. This next round of shooting will determine, I think, wether the gun will be converted. You can read the prior post to catch the details of the issues.
Thanks again,
JPK
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Chasseur
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Don't you know that a double rifle in 458Win is inherently unsafe and you need to send that rifle to me right now? 
Just kidding. Beautiful rifle, one of the nicer ones I've seen posted here. I love the extended tang and the forend latch.
Be sure to post some pictures of it, you and your buff when you get it.
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NitroX
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A beautiful rifle.
Here is the other thread
More shooting with my Thys 458
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NE450No2
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As I stated in the previous thread: I have handled that rifle, I was at Champlins the day JJ came back from the range, it is a nice handling double.
I think with proper technique the reloads can be done with out problems.
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CptCurl
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That is one fine looking rifle. Most of the Thys rifles I have seen were first class. I once saw a .577 NE by Thys that was second to none.
Curl
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CFA
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JPK,
Thanks for the info, I didn't realize it was the same rifle as posted before. I too am an advocate of case hardening and it would not be difficult to do. IMHO, with a rifle that beautiful and obviously in great shape, I would not hesitate to change it to any caliber that is your favorite and it probably would make the rifle more valuable.
CFA
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clark7781
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lovely rifle, dude...
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