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OR SOMETIMES JUST WANTS TO EMPHASIZE A PARTICULAR PRODUCT. (or maybe even get rid of it) Sometimes we just get anxious to get shut of the thing or cut our losses.

THOSE ITEMS WILL BE ILLUSTRATED ON THIS PAGE. USUALLY THERE WILL BE JUST A FEW BUT THEY MOSTLY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE, NO WAITING. THEY WILL BE PRICED LOW TO ATTRACT YOUR ATTENTION, SOMETIMES WE'LL THROW IN A KICKER TO MAKE THE BUY EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE.

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MARCH SPRING SALE!

#542 Uberti made repro of Colt pump action rifle in 45 long colt. Marketed and marked by Berretta with Berretta gold medallion in wrist. Bright blue and Case Hardening. Checkered wrist. 24 inch octagon barrel. fired only for function. Like new in box. If you want a FAST rifle for Cowboy Action, this is IT!! POR It retailed originally for $1100, going for much less now. $1000? Make an offer.

The case colors are just astounding. Beautifully done. The walnut is pretty plain but excellent quality wood with premium finish.

There are no major dings in the wood or metal. There are a few dim and hard to see scuffs on the butt. They are too fine to even show in the photo and they virtually disappeared with an application of furniture polish.

#546- Pauley 504 caliber in line Sporting Rifle with false left hand lock and side lock safety.

The English made many sporting rifles with the sidelock on the left side, but meant for use by a right hander. They had noted that the right hander's thumb lies in perfect position to cock a left sided hammer . This rifle, made by DOC, is made in that style. It's fully useful for both right and left hander. It is 504 caliber, with White 1-24 twist rifling, made for the same Power Punch and Power Star bullets that shoot so well in the in-line White designed rifles. The lock and hammer are false, as were all of Pauley's designs, pulling back on the hammer cocks the in-line mechanism so you can cap it ready for the shot. There is also a Side Lock Safety, designed by DOC, that locks the trigger in SAFE when straight up, and releases it for FIRE when horizontal. It is located on the right side. The cocking handle serves as a second safety, locking up into a safety notch once cocked. Snap it down to get ready for the shot. The folding rear sight is mounted on a quarter rib. The tang is long, and will acomodate a tall Vernier rear sight if wanted. I want $1000 for the rifle but will keep it on the SALE page for $800. Now $700

The stock is walnut with nice grain running correctly through the wrist, the pistol grip is capped by rosewood. Both are stained English Red, then varnished with Brownell's fantastic waterproof epoxy varnish. The metal is finished with bright blue Dura-Coat, a better and more durable finish than any ordinary brown or blue.

The quarter rib and folding rear sight can be seen in this view. The front sight is a fiber-optic red bead on a ramp. The ramrod rides on an under-rib and is held by two ferrules. The long tang will take a Vernier rear sight if you want,The fore-end is styled after Henry. There is a rubber recoil pad, which does not look at all out of place. The English originated leather covered rubber pads at about the time this rifle was designed in 1812.

The Side Lock Safety is seen here at the rear of the sidelock swell in a very ergonomic position. It locks the trigger, which locks the hammer, when upright on SAFE. The trigger is single, with a 2 lb. letoff. It is adjustable. The cocking handle, seen here on the right, is actuated by a braided wire, which means you can cock the hammer then push it forward out of battery for the shot (that way there is no weight on the inline hammer). Also, the hammer cocking handle can be rotated into the up-lifting safety notch for a second and very secure SAFE once the rifle is cocked.

THE ABOVE IS A PERFECT IDAHO ELK RIFLE, OUTSIDE PIVOTING HAMMER AND ALL

#370- J S Pauley percussion long-rifle by DOC, 54 caliber Getz barrel for round ball, round bottomed rifling, 1-60 twist, nicely figured walnut full stock, Lightly engraved English brass trigger guard, butt plate and thimbles, delicate single trigger, false side hammer with coil spring action firing #11 cap. Doc-designed action and trigger parts meant to mimic what Pauley might have done. Very accurate, nice off-hand rifle with good balance and excellent trigger pull. Doc has been having fun with it taking it to Rendezvous and hurrahing the traditionalists, few of whom know anything at all about Pauley. It's a blast. They don't know whether to protest or not. A unique traditional rifle- used only by Doc SACRIFICE PRICE $1000 OBO NOW $800

J S Pauley was a Swiss who worked in London on Gunmaker's Row. His work is innovative and elegant. He patented the in-line action in 1812, only 4 years after Forsyth invented the percussion system, then disappeared in the 1830's. Like many of us innovators, he was far-seeing, perceptive and a master with his tools, but was a disaster with a Pound.

#590- Here is another DOC-built English Sporting Rifle with rather plain but strong grained walnut stock, pistol grip and fancy contrasting wood butt plate, English style. The butt is checkered in the English fashion. It sports a traditional flat spring Henry percussion sidelock to fit the heavy metal Manton breech, plus drip bar, which gets rid of the weak wood just in front of the lock. There is a single fore-end key in silver ovals to complement the Henry fore-end tip. It has a single set trigger which will fire the rifle set or un-set, an under-rib with double steel ferrules and adjustable tall Vernier long range rear sight with Lyman front sight (with interchangable apertures) to match the Kelley 451 caliber 1-18 twist shallow groove barrel. The grooves are 0.035 thou deep, designed to use 500+ grain White/Whitworth style long lubricated bullets capable of 1000 yard target as well as closer ranged hunting. (Molds are available from Mountain Molds-Pocatallo, ID) All the superlatives applied to the #580 and #581 Sporting Rifles above also apply to this one, except for the plainer walnut, and it has the advantage of the Single Set trigger, which is a nice feature.. $1000 OBO Make an offer, we listen.

The barrel is a lustrous deep brown while the lock, tang, trigger and trigger guard are a deep hot blue. The walnut has been finished with penetrating oil under varnish. The wood is not very lovely but it is strong and close grained.

#624 Doc built English Sporting RIfle 451 caliber, used but in great condition. Douglas 451 barrel in perfect condition, mountedin Red English finished laminate straight gripped stock with inch thick butt pad. Traditional flat springed percussion lock with heavy but handsome Manton style percussion breech. Very accurate, capable of long range shooting. DST can be finely tuned. Best load is 70 grains Pyrodex-P and a 460 grain White or No Excuse slip-fit bullet. I watched this rifle take down a good sized sheep at 125 yards one day. The critter went over like a tree and hardly wiggled. This is a great hunting rifle capable of target work.

This rifle started life years ago as a prototype for White Systems, but never was accepted so never came into production. As such, it is one of a kind. It came back into my hands through a trade up to a more expensive fancy rifle. $800 OBO

#625 Doc designed and built in-line Double Rifle, 504 caliber, regulated for 600 grain White Slip-Fit bullets, previously owned, has been to Africa twice, has taken the bigger plains game and buffalo. Actions are in-line, very similar to the Doc-designed Whitetail and M97 rifles. Sights are on the money at 50 yards with bullets from both barrels grouping together. Best load is 120 gr PyorodexP with 600 grain White or No Excuse slip-fit bullet. It was traded back in on a finer rifle.

Safeties are built into the in-line action. Pull the cocking handles back to full-cock then rotate them up into the safety notches. Knock them down to fire. In the left hand photo (above) the left handed cocking handle is in the fired position and the right handed handle is up, locked into the safety position. In the right hand photo, both handles are locked up into the safety position. Weight about ten lbs. Recoil like a 300 Mag. Ugly but very well conformed and very functional.$1500 OBO It needs to go back to Africa.

#597 Doc built lighter LEFT HAND Hawken rifle, plain but extremely sturdy maple stock, Green Mountain 50 caliber octagon barrel one inch across the flats and 32 inches long. rifles with 1-66 twist for patched round ball. All iron furniture except silver fore-stock ovals, (not there yet in the lower photo) and silver nose-cap. There are no known antique left handed Hawken rifles, but this one is as close as you can get with a repro. Goto 'custom traditional' for more photos. POR as is.

#598 Lighter Hawken percussion half stock rifle by DOC. Plain Plus walnut stock. Green Mountain barrel in 50 caliber, 1" diameter, 32" long, 1-66 twist for patched round ball. Absolutely traditional in every way. 14 inch pull. All iron furniture. Silver trim. All the Hawken features you have come to expect, like double bolted wrist, long bar DST which fires set or unset, long tang, double keys in silver surrounds, stout 7/16th inch ramrod, double ferrules on soldered rib, silver nose cap. Barrel and most furniture browned, lock finished antique blue, barrel will be marked 'Hawken- St. Louis', my GBW cipher will be found on the bottom of the barrel. For sale as is, or finished, later. see more photos in 'custom traditional' above. POR as is

#599 Sporty Hawken rifle by Doc in 54 caliber with fancy AAA tiger striped maple stock, Green Mountain barrel 1" diameter X 32" long, 1-66 twist for patched round ball. Iron furniture with silver trim, trigger guard has the occasionally seen spur. 14 inch pull. Hawken features like double bolted wrist, long bar DST which fires set or unset, long tang, double keys in silver surrounds, stout 7/16th inch ramrod, double ferrules on soldered rib, silver nose cap. Barrel and most furniture will be browned, lock will be finished antique blue, barrel will be marked Hawken- St. Louis, my GBW cipher will be found on the bottom of the barrel. Absolutely traditional in every way. For sale as is, or finished, later. Classic Hawken features throughout. more photos available under 'custom traditional' above. POR as is

#600 Bridger Hawken 58 caliber by DOC, AAA maple stock, tapered Kelly barrel 32 inches long with 1-72 twist for patched round ball , Classic Hawken conformation with all the minor details exactly right, copies the Hawken that belonged to Bridger now in the collection of the Montana State Historical Society, Doc designed the master for the stock carving during his GRRW years. All iron furniture including fore-end cap, silver trim, adjustable step rear sight, long bar DST double bolted to tang, this is as close a copy of the original Bridger rifle as there is available. Available as is, or finished, later. POR as is. There are more photos available in 'custom-traditional' above

#621 Early Fullstock Percussion Hawken rifle, 50 caliber, one inch octagon GreenMountain barrel 40 inches long, great-grained but plainer walnut fullstock, traditional engraved flat spring lock signed J&S Hawken, double-bolted long tang, Hawken percussion breech with flat-to-the-wrist trigger guard mounted on long DST bar. Traditional in every sense of the word. The walnut needs to be sanded and oiled and the iron needs browning, but its for sale as it is, or later, finished. POR OBO. Watch for more pics as it progresses.

The the furniture is iron except the German silver key surrounds. There are three flat keys. The DST fires set or unset. The sights are a Modena style rear and G. silver blade front on a brass base. The only thing missing is the iron Modena style patchbox. Watch for it to appear as the gun finishes up. This will make a superb hunting rifle. There are more photos in 'Custom Traditional' above.