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A Fantastic find - A Custom Brevex Mauser by George Heonig

Hello All,

I thought you might want to see there are still treasures to be found so I've brought this over from another Forum.

The Auction ended last Saturday ... and the gun arrived here the following Thursday. Four days from bidding to delivery. Remarkable service from this Auction Company.

What a fantastic deal this turned out to be ..... do you recognize this action?

The listing never mentioned the action type, but I recognized it as a rare BREVEX Mauser. I collect BREVEX Mausers - this makes number 11 in my collection ...

I recognized the left side gas vent hole, and the nub behind the extractor, and the distinctive bottom metal. All tell-tale signs of a BREVEX Mauser action.

The Canjar set-trigger seemed a bit strange, but it may explain; that the rifle was intended for Long-Range Benchrest competition, up to 1000 yards. A sport that was very popular in the late 60's into the early 70's, likely the time when this rifle was made. At that time, only a Brevex Action was long enough for the 338-378 cartridge. In the early 1960s this cartridge was a wild-cat developed by Elmer Keith. In 1998 Weatherby added it to their list of standard calibers.

Another one of the Brevex Mausers in my collection ( the top one in 257 Wby Mag caliber ) was also setup for such long range competition.

When I got the rifle in hand, I installed a Vintage Weatherby 2-3/4-10x Scope. A fitting mate to this Classic Rifle.

Here are some additional Specs:

French Brevex Magnum Action
338-378 wildcat caliber
27" Heavy Barrel
11 pounds 11 ounces w/ Weatherby 2-3/4-10 Scope - unloaded
14-1/4" LOP
Red Pachmayr Presentation Recoil Pad
Flush T-Slot Sling Swivels
2-position Winchester Style Swing Safety
Secondary Forward Barrel-Mounted Recoil Lug
Flawless "Wrap-Around" checkering on both the grip and forend
Looks virtually un-fired - a few tiny stock dings from safe sisters

and .... the real surprise was the Maker's Stamp in the stock ... "GEORGE HOENIG" ... the Famous Master Gunsmith ... and one of the very best builders of Custom Rifles ...

Lucky for me - the Auction listing didn't give any details - and I was able to snag this remarkable rifle for less than 1/10th of its true value.

Tomorrow I test fire it, and will report back on its performance.

As always, your comments are welcome.

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