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40-70 Gov double barrel rifle
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Another fun project, I took this old Lafever 20g. that would have been a beautiful upland bird gun had someone not blown an inch and a half section out of the left barrel an inch in front of the forearm and converted it to a side by side 45-70 Gov. After installing the two barrels into the breach block, milling out a solid steel muzzle block and soldering all the ribs, three leaf rear site and ramped front site in place it was time to find out if my math was right. Upon firing the rifle at 25, 50 and 100 yards I was fortunate to find out that all was well. At 25 yards with the lowest blade of the rear site we were level with the bulls eye, bullets were approximately 2” apart. At 50 yards with the mid height blade the impact holes were level with the X, and 1½” apart. At 100 yards with the highest blade we took out the X and the second hole was less than an inch away. Not bad for open sites on any rifle. The target you see in the picture was fired by the owner of the rifle at 100 yards when he picked it up at the shop. (Good shooting Dave you make me look good.)

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These two six pound rifles are a pleasure
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to carry as well as to shoot.
On top we have a helically fluted E. R. Shaw barrel in 243 Win, mounted on a Howa 1500 short action with a walnut stock resembling Remington model 7 with the exceptions of the schnobble removed and a cheek rest.
 
On the bottom we have a mauser action in 7mm-08. This is slightly heavier as the barrel is not fluted. Once again we have the model 7 dimensions on the stock and similar checkering pattern. We retained the schnobble, designed forend and added a cheek rest and a detachable magazine.
 
Both rifles shoot sub minute of angle groups with several of the owners hand loads.
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Choose your components for your own custom built one of a kind hunting rifle by J. White Gunsmithing. Have an unusual project you would like to have? Give us a call we will do our best to help you. Call 207-564-7308