#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 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 folding rear sight is mounted on a quarter rib. The tang is long, and will accomodate a tall Vernier rear sight if wanted. $1000 now $700 OBO 

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 Side Lock Safety is seen here at the rear of the sidelock panel in a very ergonomic position. (PHOTO LEFT) It locks the trigger, which locks the hammer, when upright on SAFE. Push it forward for FIRE. The trigger is single, with a 2 lb. letoff. It is adjustable.  The left sided cocking handle, seen above in the middle and right photos, is actuated by a braided wire, which means you can cock the hammer (seen on the right above) then push it forward out of battery for the shot (see below, left) 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 when the rifle is cocked.  (photo left, above) The quarter rib and folding rear sight can be seen in the photo right, above. 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. J S Pauley London is engraved on the lockplate. The rifle has been accurized, shoots into three inches at 100 yards with the open sights and my old eyes and it is right on the money at that range with 80 gr fffG 777 and a 500 grain No Excuse bullet.

#580- DOC-built 451 caliber English Sporting rifle with super fancy walnut halfstock, really an elegant piece of wood. You can see that the breech is a Manton with Drip Bar over the traditional flat spring lock. There is a pistol grip and Alexander Henry forearm. The lock is a Henry design too. The Kelly barrel is tapered octagon 30 inches long in 451 caliber with 1-20 twist and shallow 0.035 thou deep grooves,meant for long lubricated White (or Whitworth) type elongated lubricated bullets. These guns are terrific hunting rifles and are capable of 1000 yard target shooting. All furniture is iron, the buttplate is checkered wood, an English whim of the 1860's. There is an under-rib with two ferrules. The barrel is browned, the other iron furniture blued and the stock varnished English style. Sights are a Globe front and English style adjustable  ladder rear- looks much like the adjustable ladder rear Springfield sight that was so popular from the 1850's on. (Springfield copied it from the original English Sporting-Target rifle sights) POR-OBO don't be afraid to make an offer. $1500 OBO

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Although this is a beautiful rifle, it was designed to be used. It is extremely functional and ergonomic, every part of it friendly to the user.  The butt is thick and wide to soak up recoil, it fits shooters using either hand without alteration, balance is superb for offhand, sights are adjustable and good for up to 700 yards as is.

Look at all the steel surrounding the nipple. It's the strongest system in the world, bar none. The drip bar above the lock just in front of the bolster gets rid of the weak wood above the lock that you see on Hawkins and the like. The rear sight is the spring loaded ladder type with a sliding adjustable notch-on-bar.

The butt-plate is checkered ebony (wood), The trigger guard comes off by removing the two screws than turning the trigger guard off the plate. It takes 5 turns to get it off. The trigger is single and pulls off at 4 lbs.

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The lock is held by a single bolt and the barrel by a single key. The accents are German Silver except for the brass ramrod tip. Weight is about 8 lbs. The rifle throws up to a 520 grain lubricated bullet with terrific accuracy and force. Ballistic Coefficients are up at .300 for fantastic downrange performance. Bullets load slip-fit so second shots are fast yet accurate. These are the best of the traditional muzzleloading rifles.

These Sporting Rifles are truly extrordinary. The barrels were originally designed by Whitworth using a long hexagonal bullet and a fast 1-20 twist. That bullet was later modified by various English designers including Rigby and  Medford, then later by myself, becoming the multi-grooved, round cross section, lubricated bullet used nowadays in Whitworth, RIgby and White rifles. All are capable of astounding long range accuracy and superior down range killing power. I can't claim much in all this- all I did was adapt the Old Masters ideas to modern production techniques. None-the-less, these are the finest, quickest and most powerful modern muzzleloading hunting rifles in the world! 

#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. 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. This is a great combination hunting-target rifle, exactly what is was designed for.. $1200 OBO now $1000

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.

The vernier rear sight is tall enough for 1000 yard shooting. It folds out of the way, either forward or backward. It was made by Pedersoli and adjusts in all directions. The single Set trigger will fire the rifle with a 4 lb. pull if not set, it can be adjusted down to an ounce if set. 

All screws are fire blued, as i

#591 Doc built never fired Douglas barreled 338 Magnum on a highly modified Winchester-made Enfield P-17 action. The rear action bridge has been cut down and curved bolt handle added that will clear scope. The magazine has been straightened but left big enough for 4 cartridges. It has a fancy custom trigger and Warne scope mounts, plus barrel bands for sling and front sight. The recoil pad is a Decelerator. There's even a thumb cut-out on the left side of the action a' la Mauser. Pull is 14", weight is 9 lbs. I want $900 OBO for it but will listen to offers.  I will also need an FFL from your dealer. Make sure he understands that I don't have one since I usually deal in only muzzleloaders. 

The rear sight is a folder to get out of the way of a scope. Warne mounts are already in place, ready for your scope. Warne one inch rings to match the mounts are included in the package.

This rifle was a back up gun for my many bear hunts but never fired it or used it, not even once

Most Enfeild rear bridges are pretty ugly, you can see that his one is quite attractive. Thumb safety is still the same, very convenient and quicK.

 The magazine has been straightened, but left deep enough to hold 4 cartridges. Trigger pull is adjustable, about 4 lbs. now.  The action cocks on closing, actually faster on repeat shots than one that cocks on opening. This rifle is set up for dangerous game.

#601 Remington Rolling Block Black Powder action rebarreled to 50-110 by DOC, Barrel is by Douglas, never fired, round, 1 1/8th inch diameter and 30 inches long. Buttstock is maple by Treebone, the temporary fore-end is a chunk of plain walnut, it will eventually be replaced with matching maple. Pull is 14 inches. Weighs about 10 lbs. The bore is beautiful, never fired,  and it should be an excellent shooter. It will eventually end up sporting a tang mounted ladder rear sight and globe front which are included in the price.  FFL needed. $700 as is, MORE LATER WHEN FINISHED OBO

#625  Doc designed and built in-line Double Rifle, 504 caliber, regulated for 600 grain 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. $1500 OBO

The ugly green Camo finish is Dura-Coat, a baked on epoxy finish that is absolutely weather proof. The metal underneath is stainless for double protection.

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 (immediately to the left) the left handed cocking handle is in the firing 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. It uses the musket cap for sure ignition on dangerous game.

The barrels dismount from the stock by removing the 1/4 X 28 screw from the front of the trigger guard extension. There are two sets of recoil logs, both are glass bedded. The triggers come out with the barreled action. Sights are Marble fiber-optik red front and two dot green rear. The recoil pad is an inch thick. Pull is about 14.5 inches to the front trigger and the gun weighs about 10 lbs. It's a great rifle for close-up heavy game taking.

#650-A  White Super Safari in 504 caliber, now just the new, but old stored barreled action in a brand new stock. More photos will follow as it finishes up. The photo is here just to tempt you.  

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#605B- Doc-designed White Super-91 with unfired Blue action and barrel in 504 caliber, Winchester 70 type safety (no secondary safety), laminated stock with 13.5 inch pull over Limb Saver recoil pad, adjustable trigger. steel trigger guard. under-rib with double pipes for ramrod, Delrin ramrod with double brass ends. The stock shows a few chips where the butt was shortened and a new recoil pad installed, but has been re-finished and re-furbished to near new. This will be a good rifle for the smaller shorter-armed man or maybe even a woman. Sights not shown but are included. $500

      Winchester original 12 gauge 1897 pump, cut off at 20 inches and slicked up for Cowboy shooting, new matte re-blued, new checkered buttstock, new recoil pad,  pull 14 inches, fully functional and slick as a whistle. $400