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Gibbs Farquharson Pairing
      30/07/11 12:01 PM

This rifle may look like your run of the mill Gibbs (if there ever was such a thing) but it is actually a smaller frame than my 461 but larger than the rook actions. The stock and length of pull is very near to identical to my 461 so I am thinking it was not made as a child's or ladies rifle.
Almost every dimension of the action is roughly 10% smaller and the block is much shorter than most Gibbs Farqs.
It is chambered in 303 British and weighs roughly 5.5lbs! Yes, I expect it will be quite a handful.
The barrel is nitro proved, but the gun is from right around the time that the 303 went from black powder to nitro. I would say a probable rebarrel (no address) but there is record of another medium actioned rifle of similar weight in 303 too. A nice mild load would be a pleasure in this gun - any suggestions?

For now, just a couple teaser shots - you all know how slow I am to post more pictures so this will have to do for the time being. Still working on bigger pictures too.









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Edited by Huvius (22/10/11 01:13 PM)

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* Gibbs Farquharson Pairing HuviusModerator 30/07/11 12:01 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser Rule303   31/07/11 04:07 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser BillfromOregon   31/07/11 10:42 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! HuviusModerator   31/08/11 10:06 AM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! HuviusModerator   31/08/11 10:09 AM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! kamilaroi   31/08/11 11:47 AM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! Englishman   31/08/11 05:31 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! Ben   31/08/11 05:35 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! kamilaroi   31/08/11 07:58 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! CptCurlAdministrator   31/08/11 08:45 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! HuviusModerator   31/08/11 11:18 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! NitroXAdministrator   01/09/11 01:07 AM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! Sville   01/09/11 03:55 AM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! Phillip   01/09/11 04:49 AM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! kamilaroi   01/09/11 10:49 AM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser - Now With Better Pictures! CWJ1898   10/09/11 10:51 AM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser CHAPUISARMES   30/07/11 12:20 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser Orvar   30/07/11 05:23 PM
. * * Re: Gibbs Farquharson Teaser CptCurlAdministrator   30/07/11 09:43 PM

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