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CptCurl
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Fraser .303 Single Shot
#271445 - 07/10/15 04:40 AM

Did anybody see the nice Fraser single shot .303 in Julia's auction today? A beauty.

http://jamesdjulia.com/item/2244-386/

It found a new home in Virginia.

Curl

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Edited by CptCurl (22/03/19 11:24 PM)

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bouldersmith
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: CptCurl]
#271450 - 07/10/15 05:25 AM

Nice rifle, congrats Roscoe!

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Huvius
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: bouldersmith]
#271452 - 07/10/15 05:50 AM

You will have to let us know how that carbonate of soda works on the bore!

Great gun for sure. Wish mine was close to as nice.

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MikeRowe
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: Huvius]
#271455 - 07/10/15 06:54 AM

She is a lovely addition to the stable, Roscoe.

The bolted safety is most unusual, and a bonus addition. It is sad the telescope sight is still not with her.

Please let us know how she shoots - the last Fraser single shot .303 I shot (one made a little later than this one) yielded the best group I have ever shot with iron sights at 100 yards. 1 1/2" for six shots.

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TH44
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: MikeRowe]
#271466 - 07/10/15 09:11 AM

That is a very nice rifle, the engraving is excellent, many thanks for showing us all

TH44

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DarylS
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: TH44]
#271467 - 07/10/15 09:14 AM

Roscoe - you KNOW I NEED to see that rifle (and your others) in person!

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crkennedy1
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: DarylS]
#271469 - 07/10/15 11:07 AM

What a thing of beauty! Congratulations!

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Rockdoc
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: crkennedy1]
#271471 - 07/10/15 11:37 AM

That is lovely.

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Ash
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: Rockdoc]
#271484 - 08/10/15 12:17 AM

I'm confused why it is been sent to Virginia and not to me..?

:P
Great pick up, good sir!

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Iowa_303s
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: CptCurl]
#271498 - 08/10/15 11:15 AM

I...I just want to hug that beauty!

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NitroX
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: Iowa_303s]
#271515 - 08/10/15 10:56 PM

Mein Kapitan, way too nice. I think you need to clean out your gun safe to make room. I have a brand new safe completely empty at the moment if you need to make some space.

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CptCurl
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: NitroX]
#271568 - 10/10/15 03:02 AM

Quote:

Mein Kapitan, way too nice. I think you need to clean out your gun safe to make room. I have a brand new safe completely empty at the moment if you need to make some space.

As a matter of fact, I have a hell of a problem. Need another safe pretty bad. Probably should have a fire sale. I keep telling myself I am going to quit this foolishness, but I'm addicted.

Curl

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Mike_Bailey
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: CptCurl]
#271600 - 10/10/15 06:41 PM

Curl, someone sent a quote to me yesterday.."Anything worth doing is worth overdoing, moderation is for cowards"

best

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CptCurl
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: MikeRowe]
#284941 - 07/07/16 10:22 PM

Quote:

She is a lovely addition to the stable, Roscoe.

The bolted safety is most unusual, and a bonus addition. It is sad the telescope sight is still not with her.

Please let us know how she shoots - the last Fraser single shot .303 I shot (one made a little later than this one) yielded the best group I have ever shot with iron sights at 100 yards. 1 1/2" for six shots.

An update:

Mike Rowe has applied his boundless talent to the Fraser's "scopeless" bases. It's not an original Fraser scope, but a Lyman Alaskan is a good, vintage scope that doesn't overpower a nice stalking rifle such as this. The project is complete, but I won't have it in hand until the end of July. Meanwhile, here is a photo that Mike sent me:

Once I get this rifle back in hand I will give a generous report to this forum.

Curl

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NitroX
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: CptCurl]
#284945 - 07/07/16 10:43 PM

Quote:

Once I get this rifle back in hand I will give a generous report to this forum.

Curl

Mate, you are always a generous guy. Looking forward to it.

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TH44
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: NitroX]
#284950 - 08/07/16 08:32 AM

Roscoe - I am glad you resurrected this thread, it gave me an opportunity to look again at such a beautiful rifle

On second appraisal, the engraving on the TRIGGER! is the extreme example of a rifle made to the highest standards of the British gunmaking industry

I hope you have fun in shooting it

Tony

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CptCurl
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: TH44]
#284965 - 08/07/16 09:09 PM

Tony,

Thanks for the kind comment.

More to come. . .

Roscoe

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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: CptCurl]
#284966 - 08/07/16 10:17 PM

That Fraser is just amazing. Absolutely fantastic. I've envious as hell.

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TOBY458
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: lonewulf]
#284979 - 09/07/16 07:09 AM

Beautiful rifle Roscoe! I have always loved single shot rifles. And the Fraser rifles in particular. Ross Seyfried used to write some fine articles about them. I remember one in particular about a 500 BP Express. It was called a Long Range, Large Game rifle, or something to that effect. I wore the pages out of the magazine reading that article!

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Bidgee
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: TOBY458]
#285168 - 14/07/16 05:12 AM

It is just a stunning rifle and takes my breath away. Truly craftmanship at its finest.

Cheers

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NitroX
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: Bidgee]
#326238 - 22/03/19 08:12 PM

Hey Curl, these images need replacing! I hope you kept them offline?

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CptCurl
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: NitroX]
#326244 - 22/03/19 11:26 PM

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Hey Curl, these images need replacing! I hope you kept them offline?

Fixed!

Thanks for alerting me to the problem.

Curl

P.S. I'm overdue for more photos and information about this rifle. My photography and forum posting has fallen behind in recent years. Stay tuned!

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CptCurl
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: CptCurl]
#326245 - 22/03/19 11:38 PM

Few people have the opportunity to dissect a Fraser single shot rifle. I have.

After I got the rifle in hand I disassembled it to clean and lubricate all the parts - standard maintenance for any machine. I documented my visit inside. Let me share my photos.

Here's an amazing tour of the gold plated innards of this superb rifle:

Perhaps this sheds some light on why many collectors consider the Fraser to be the best single shot rifle ever made.

Curl

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MikeRowe
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: CptCurl]
#326247 - 22/03/19 11:46 PM

They don't come any better than that, do they?

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CptCurl
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Re: Fraser .303 Single Shot [Re: CptCurl]
#326249 - 22/03/19 11:52 PM

More technical documentation of this wonderful rifle.

This rifle was fitted with the "Coles Patent Foresight Protector", which is not a very common accessory. I seem to be well-blessed with these things, as my Army & Navy Farquharson is similarly equipped.

When I had Mike Rowe make scope mounts to fit the original Fraser bases, Mike was interested to know the details of the Coles Foresight Protector. He asked if he could disassemble, examine, and photograph it. I agreed.

Here are his photos of this interesting accessory:

We do well to document these rare treasures.

Curl

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