Zane Grey’s 1895 30-06

[Bullthrower338]

Watched Zane Grey’s beautiful 1895 Winchester bring 375k plus 27% buyers premium on RIA this morning. What a gorgeous rifle. Rifle came with the cancelled bank check for the amount of $381.68 in 1921. Pretty cool and thought I would share this.

 

[Wheels]

So what hunt do you have planned for it?

 

[Green Chile]

Nice provenance and the icing is that cancelled check. Very cool.

 

[Bullthrower338]

So what hunt do you have planned for it?

I’m not going to hunt with it until I get the muzzle brake installed Bob!

 

[Doug3006]

Should be easy enough to convert it to a PRC caliber too.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

To the both of you: thanks for the morning belly laugh.

 

[VertigoBE]

Should be easy enough to convert it to a PRC caliber too.

Well if you are going for a PRC rifle, you'll need to drill and attach a piece of pic-rail for the optic too. That gorgeous little peepsight is not going to cut it on the 500 yard range.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

@VertigoBE ... Maybe that's true for you - the peep sight won't cut it. I know it'd be true for me. But is it possible that you're underestimating Cody's skill level with the rifle? I have to believe between the muzzle brake and the generous recoil pad (which he didn't mention but surely will be installed), that perhaps he'll have what he needs to bring out the full potential of both the rifle and its peep sight?

And heck, while we're humorously Frankensteining this exquisite piece of art, let's just add a tacticool fore end, which really gets at the heart of one of my own personal firearms related pet peeves: tactical lever guns.

Strictly my opinion, but I think the creators of such things should be quoting the words of Mary Shelley: "A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me... the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed that it was the wretch, the filthy demon to whom I had given life."

 

[VertigoBE]

@VertigoBE ... Maybe that's true for you - the peep sight won't cut it. I know it'd be true for me. But is it possible that you're underestimating Cody's skill level with the rifle? I have to believe between the muzzle brake and the generous recoil pad (which he didn't mention but surely will be installed), that perhaps he'll have what he needs to bring out the full potential of both the rifle and its peep sight?

And heck, while we're humorously Frankensteining this exquisite piece of art, let's just add a tacticool fore end, which really gets at the heart of one of my own personal firearms related pet peeves: tactical lever guns.

Strictly my opinion, but I think the creators of such things should be quoting the words of Mary Shelley: "A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me... the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed that it was the wretch, the filthy demon to whom I had given life."

I'm actually a bit embarrassed @Tundra Tiger . I got this picatinny rail thing all wrong. This rifle is one of those abnormalities in that it ejects from the top... An AK47 style side-mount and optic will be more functional in this case. Added bonus, it'll nicely cover and protect those gold inlays. Wouldn't want to give your position away anyway.

The tacticool fore end would only make sense if you'd use it to install a harris bipod. For long range precision shooting, that might actually make sense.

On a more serious note, if your government does not allow you to own semi-automatic rifles (or is very difficult about it, then perhaps the "tactical lever gun" is the next best thing. Just saying.

 

[Doug3006]

Regardless, the pic rail is a must!

Before continuing down the rabbit hole of being snarky, I really must say that that is not just a beautiful rifle, but a piece of American history. From a provenance perspective as well as an artistic perspective, that rifle is one of a kind. I hope whoever bought it treasures it as much as I would.

Cerekote….

 

[Tundra Tiger]

On a serious note, I understand there are "legitimate" reasons. I believe maybe there are some states that such rifles ARE a lawful answer to that particular question? So yeah, I get it. I just think they are not a very pretty thing. Again, just my opinion.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Doug, I want to the first part of what you said, but also about the Cerakote part.

 

[Bullthrower338]

Cerecoat FDE and some of that old school camo stock tape would assure that even the most savvy gun thieving hood rat would pass this rifle by! Always leave a hipoint in plain sight as the American hoodlum levitates to such a “gat”.
P.S. I’m with ya on the tactical lever gun if the Duke was still around he may have to make a movie called Waynebo and it would work perfect in that role! I’m still a proponent of if I can’t have my HK91 then I’ll just fire off a couple shots in the air like ole Joe says and wait for the police to get there to arrest the crooks that will no doubt still be there frozen in fear of old Betsy knowing I mean business.

 

[Arctic97]

I can just imagine Elmer Keith hearing this news and rolling his eyes.....hahaha...

 

[CD24]

Someone needs to drill some sling studs into that stock. I have a nylon/velcro sling with a punisher patch that is just waiting for a rifle like that one.

 

[gizmo]

I will definitely give you 381.68 for it. Hell for you I'd give 400.00

 

[CoElkHunter]

Well, according to the online US Inflation Calculator, $381.66 in 1921 would be worth $6,468.24 in today's dollars. So, I would have bid $6,500. LOL

 

[Doug3006]

So I did a little Internet research. $400 in 1921 has an inflation-adjusted value of about $6,400 today. It goes without saying that you’d play heck finding a gun of equal quality for $6,400 today.

 

[Doug3006]

Great minds as they say!

 

[CoElkHunter]

@VertigoBE ... Maybe that's true for you - the peep sight won't cut it. I know it'd be true for me. But is it possible that you're underestimating Cody's skill level with the rifle? I have to believe between the muzzle brake and the generous recoil pad (which he didn't mention but surely will be installed), that perhaps he'll have what he needs to bring out the full potential of both the rifle and its peep sight?

And heck, while we're humorously Frankensteining this exquisite piece of art, let's just add a tacticool fore end, which really gets at the heart of one of my own personal firearms related pet peeves: tactical lever guns.

Strictly my opinion, but I think the creators of such things should be quoting the words of Mary Shelley: "A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape plainly to me... the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed that it was the wretch, the filthy demon to whom I had given life."

Yeah, well Mary Shelley needs to leave Townsend's @Bob Nelson 35Whelen "particulars" out of her writings. "to whom I had given life and was now pointing his .35 Whelen rifle at me". LOL JUST KIDDING Bob!