Exhibition Rising block single shot

[Altitude sickness]

Tarbe, is that picture an example of one your having built. That is more my style. And more likely in my price range

 

[tarbe]

Tarbe, is that picture an example of one your having built. That is more my style. And more likely in my price range

Yes, this is what Bailey calls his "Base Rifle" which is, to my way of thinking, not very "base"!!

 

[Red Leg]

You will love it. The one I own is simply perfection.

 

[tarbe]

You will love it. The one I own is simply perfection.

Quite an endorsement, coming from you Sir!

 

[Altitude sickness]

that is a lot of rifle for the money. And will no doubt be very collectible and sought after when he retires.

 

[mdwest]

This thread is killing me…

I’m the “I’d rather shoot a Winchester, and spend the rest on a hunt” guy…

But now I’m thinking… “one really nice rifle in the safe ain’t gonna kill nobody”…

The problem is… I’m going to venture a guess that fine rifles are like international hunts… they are addictive… and the first one leads to a second one which leads to a third, etc…

 

[tarbe]

This thread is killing me…

I’m the “I’d rather shoot a Winchester, and spend the rest on a hunt” guy…

But now I’m thinking… “one really nice rifle in the safe ain’t gonna kill nobody”…

The problem is… I’m going to venture a guess that fine rifles are like international hunts… they are addictive… and the first one leads to a second one which leads to a third, etc…

You'll never know unless you try!!

 

[mdwest]

You'll never know unless you try!!

Enabler!!!!!!!

 

[Red Leg]

Quite an endorsement, coming from you Sir!

The only people I know of that can build a single shot approaching the elegance and usefulness of a Bradshaw might be Hartmann & Wiess of Hamburg.

My 7x65R

 

[Red Leg]

This thread is killing me…

I’m the “I’d rather shoot a Winchester, and spend the rest on a hunt” guy…

But now I’m thinking… “one really nice rifle in the safe ain’t gonna kill nobody”…

The problem is… I’m going to venture a guess that fine rifles are like international hunts… they are addictive… and the first one leads to a second one which leads to a third, etc…

Of course they are. Fine taste and the appreciation of quality extend into all sorts of areas. I may be wrong, but I suspect you aren't sipping two fingers of Old Crow or Southern Comfort in the evening.

Or at least I sincerely hope not!

 

[Strausser]

What makes other rifles less elegant and useful?
Trying to learn here,not being argumentative.

Sorry for derailing the thread.

The only people I know of that can build a single shot approaching the elegance and usefulness of a Bradshaw might be Hartmann & Wiess of Hamburg.

My 7x65R
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[mdwest]

I may be wrong, but I suspect you aren't sipping two fingers of Old Crow or Southern Comfort in the evening.

Or at least I sincerely hope not!

Indeed you are correct… I think the last time I tasted southern comfort was at a horrible party that went way too late into the next morning in 1988 as a sophomore in college..

College killed my taste for southern comfort, Jaegermeister, and goldschlagger… those three things will never touch my lips again… I’m still nauseous and have a headache from all of my late 80s and early 90s stupidity lol…

While I do love a fine brown liquor these days and will occasionally splurge on “the good stuff”… for the most part I stick to pretty “average” Irish whiskeys for the occasional nightcap… tullamore dew and red breast 12 seem to be the most common fare…

Not exactly “finery”… but certainly 6 rungs up the ladder from southern comfort lol…

 

[Red Leg]

What makes other rifles less elegant and useful?
Trying to learn here,not being argumentative.

Sorry for derailing the thread.

The most important quality in fine craftsmanship is the creation of perfect form to perform a function. In the case of the Bradshaw it is designed to deliver a single bullet in exactly the right spot. Every element of the rifle is designed to fit seamlessly with the marksman to perform that function. Excess weight, bulk, and form are eliminated - not to create a "light" rifle like many of these mountain rifle abominations - but to eliminate anything that doesn't work with the user to achieve function. The world is full of functional rifles that exhibit imperfect form.

The magic ratio in art and craftsmanship is 1 to 1.68. It as also expressed as the rule of thirds. That ratio creates the flow and proportion in all exceptional creations. Truly gifted artists and artisans employ it without conscious thought. Things just look correctly balanced. Others, like Leonardo da Vinci employed both the ratio and a grid system to assure perfect proportion.

None of this has anything to do with embellishment, though to look correct, it most follow a similar ratio with respect to both the engraved surface and rifle as a whole.

Other than the overall design, the best place to observe the 1 to 1.68 rule on the Bradshaw design is the relationship shared between the action, under lever, and grip. Another is in the way the stock is designed and how it flows proportionately into the grip and then on through the action and long thin sweep of the barrel.

It is a very elegant creation.

 

[Bailey Bradshaw]

The most important quality in fine craftsmanship is the creation of perfect form to perform a function. In the case of the Bradshaw it is designed to deliver a single bullet in exactly the right spot. Every element of the rifle is designed to fit seamlessly with the marksman to perform that function. Excess weight, bulk, and form are eliminated - not to create a "light" rifle like many of these mountain rifle abominations - but to eliminate anything that doesn't work with the user to achieve function. The world is full of functional rifles that exhibit imperfect form.

The magic ratio in art and craftsmanship is 1 to 1.68. It as also expressed as the rule of thirds. That ratio creates the flow and proportion in all exceptional creations. Truly gifted artists and artisans employ it without conscious thought. Things just look correctly balanced. Others, like Leonardo da Vinci employed both the ratio and a grid system to assure perfect proportion.

None of this has anything to do with embellishment, though to look correct, it most follow a similar ratio with respect to both the engraved surface and rifle as a whole.

Other than the overall design, the best place to observe the 1 to 1.68 rule on the Bradshaw design is the relationship shared between the action, under lever, and grip. Another is in the way the stock is designed and how it flows proportionately into the grip and then on through the action and long thin sweep of the barrel.

It is a very elegant creation.

Thank you for recognizing the golden ratio used in your rifle. The “rule of thirds”, lines of beauty and the constant pursuit of simplicity is what guides my design efforts.

Does my heart good to read your description.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Red Leg, since we can’t argue over politics. Let me be disagreeable here.

The barrel is too long

 

[Red Leg]

Red Leg, since we can’t argue over politics. Let me be disagreeable here.

The barrel is too long

You Sir are a flea scratching barbarian. As my dear departed mother would say (often while referring to Yankees) there is no accounting for taste.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Well my last name is; VanConant so there is some barbarity in my name

 

[steve white]

I must second the appraisal of Bailey's woodcarving--the only time I had seen that level of perfection previously was among the artisans in Ferlach, Austria. That really is all that is necessary to say. My congratulations, well done!

 

[tarbe]

I might name this rifle Fibonacci.

 

[AZDAVE]

@Red Leg your comment "You Sir are a flea scratching barbarian" has me wiping tears of laughter from the corners of my eyes. Glad I wasn't drinking coffee at the time.
I am sure your grandmother also used "Well bless your little heart" also.

@Bailey Bradshaw I commend you on an exquisitely well executed functional art.