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mickey
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Loc: Pend Oreille Valley, Idaho

Re: John Wilks Double Rifle
29/11/05 10:31 AM

I have had three Wilkes rifles and my partner has one presently. T hey recently went out of business as one of the Brothers, John? had cancer. The two brothers were son's of the original John Wilkes and are quite elderly.

I have been to the old shop a few times quite enjoyed a 'real 'gunmakers shop. Piles of barrels, etc everywhere. recently they did mostly repairs I believe and rechambrings.

Their rifles are first rate and I would put them in the same class as Evans and Westley Richards..

Here's the target for the Wilkes.

]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/Gatorator/Gators%20Pictures/470Wilkes.jpg[/image]

The 475#2 is my 'Ultimate' cartridge. The plunk the cartridges make going into the barrel are the best of any Double.

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Lovu Zdar
Mick

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Edited by NitroX (06/12/05 01:21 AM)

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John Wilks Double Rifle	thumper	29/11/05 06:07 AM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	N320AW	02/12/05 03:43 PM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	Marrakai	03/12/05 12:41 AM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	N320AW	03/12/05 02:27 AM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	mickey	03/12/05 02:47 AM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	N320AW	03/12/05 11:12 AM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	mickey	03/12/05 12:16 PM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	N320AW	03/12/05 02:10 PM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	mickey	03/12/05 02:41 PM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	400NitroExpress	29/11/05 12:19 PM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	mehulkamdar	29/11/05 05:38 PM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	mickey	29/11/05 10:31 AM
Re: John Wilks Double Rifle	bonanza	29/11/05 08:28 AM

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