Thanks. They do, but unlike Talley’s, these are completely flat.
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Near perfection in a .375 H&H?
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Clodo Ferreira
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Hi RR,
LOVE your rifle! Near perfection, indeed!!
Can you show pictures of the ring's bottom?
Thank you!
CF
LOVE your rifle! Near perfection, indeed!!
Can you show pictures of the ring's bottom?
Thank you!
CF
Thank you. I can tonight. Pesky work travel today.
. They are straight walled/sided like Talley's.Their Mannlicher builds are beautiful. Their double shotgun offerings were truly exquisite as well.
They were designed by British gunmakers to allow pairs of shotguns to be quickly mounted in a driven bird shoot without snagging on clothing. Heavy caliber double rifles were typically equipped with a simple hard rubber pad to protect the butt and to foster secure shoulder weld through recoil for a fast and accurate second shot. Practically, a thin piece of pig or goatskin over a hard rubber pad, in addition to defeating the purpose of a pad on a rifle, also simply would not hold up well on the extended safaris of the day.
Americans eventually took over the market with more money than understanding or taste and started adding leather covered pads to their custom rifles. Since most would only be used a few times in a lifetime it really doesn't matter - unless of course that butt slides during a buffalo or tusker charge.
steve white
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Not to mention what happens to leather if it gets wet repeatedly?
Renaissance wax is what I use one them. Beads water like a duck.
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Nothing wrong with a leather covered recoil pad. 
By the way, beautiful 375!
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By the way, beautiful 375!
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