Near perfection in a .375 H&H?

[RR 314]

These look like Talley QD mounts and rings.

PS: leather covered pads make sense on shotgun. Aids in mounting.

Thanks. They do, but unlike Talley’s, these are completely flat.

 

[Clodo Ferreira]

Hi RR,

LOVE your rifle! Near perfection, indeed!!
Can you show pictures of the ring's bottom?
Thank you!

CF

 

[Luvthunt]

Words cannot do it justice.

 

[RR 314]

Hi RR,

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.

 

[pjaln]

very nice , I have a brochure from when I was there in 1996 they were making stalkers on mannlichers sleek as could be

 

[RR 314]

very nice , I have a brochure from when I was there in 1996 they were making stalkers on mannlichers sleek as could be

Their Mannlicher builds are beautiful. Their double shotgun offerings were truly exquisite as well.

 

[Red Leg]

What’s wrong with leather pads?

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.