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StephenCoker
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Reged: 01/12/11
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Loc: AR, United States of America

Re: Fraser 8mm
14/11/12 09:59 AM

Surely no Scotsman would put his front sight on "bass ackwards" like a Westley Richards!

This is most certainly a post-Alex Martin purchase of Fraser. Several of these Fraser's seem to have surfaced recently. I've never seen a pre-Alex Martin Fraser magazine rifle built on anything other than a 93 Mauser (except for Dutch Mannlichers and Mannlicher Schoenauers). Also, all of the take-downs I have examined made use of the Deeley latch, a separate forend, and a set screw on the left side of the front receiver ring to disassemble the barrel. I've included my picture of a Holland & Holland magazine rifle disassembled that better shows the mechanism that Huvius describes.

There's really no practical reason for the Fraser/Henry style forend. It was just a house style that differentiated Henry's rifles from a sea of others (and later those of Fraser's). I absolutely love it though!

Still, for the money it's a cool rifle. I certainly wouldn't build a Fraser take-down for a customer for anything in the same ballpark!

Edited by CptCurl (02/12/12 02:41 AM)

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Fraser 8mm	Caprivi	11/11/12 02:57 PM
Re: Fraser 8mm	lancaster	11/11/12 03:50 PM
Re: Fraser 8mm	lancaster	11/11/12 03:57 PM
Re: Fraser 8mm	rglenz	12/11/12 02:21 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	Huvius	12/11/12 02:35 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	dons	12/11/12 09:42 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	pjaln	12/11/12 12:16 PM
Re: Fraser 8mm	Caprivi	12/11/12 02:53 PM
Re: Fraser 8mm	dons	12/11/12 11:05 PM
Re: Fraser 8mm	Caprivi	13/11/12 02:08 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	lancaster	13/11/12 05:21 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	rglenz	13/11/12 07:55 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	MikeRowe	13/11/12 01:37 PM
Re: Fraser 8mm	pjaln	14/11/12 09:24 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	StephenCoker	14/11/12 09:59 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	tredinnick	05/04/13 11:35 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	rglenz	14/11/12 09:46 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	lancaster	13/11/12 05:19 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	rglenz	12/11/12 02:41 PM
Re: Fraser 8mm	rglenz	12/11/12 03:31 AM
Re: Fraser 8mm	mckinney	12/11/12 05:51 AM

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