High-end .22LR rifles

[johnnydollar]

never mind.

 

[Offfhand]

I found mention online of a likely one-off A.H. Fox .22LR double rifle, made by CSMC, but could find no pictures of same. Anyone have any pics of that one?

Thanks for the reminder, as I had forgotten the Mini-Fox .22 double I looked at when visiting Galazan's shop (CSMC) several years ago. I was semi-interested in it but was being fitted for some shotguns he was building for me at the time, picking out the wood for them, plus a WR double rifle I was interested in, were too much of a distraction. I did take a few snapshots however, a few of which are shown here.

 

[Offfhand]

Here are a few more photos of the Mini-Fox .22RF double showing treatment of buttstock and foreend. The gold wife inlay in wood is the most extensive and elaborate I've ever seen anywhere.

 

[johnnydollar]

Here are a few more photos of the Mini-Fox .22RF double showing treatment of buttstock and foreend. The gold wife inlay in wood is the most extensive and elaborate I've ever seen anywhere.View attachment 776728 View attachment 776729

That is an exquisite work of art. Thanks for posting the pics of it!

 

[johnnydollar]

There is now a thread running that discusses "low-end .22 rifles". I hope no one draws the conclusion that those of us who have posted in this thread or have followed it are in any way ".22 snobs". I started out, as I'm sure most everyone else did, with a low dollar .22 rifle, in my case a single shot H&R 365. Marvelously accurate in those more innocent days, but, sadly, long gone. It is the .22 rifle that ignited my interest in .22s, and as time has passed, I have accumulated a decent collection of quality rifles. But I love all .22s, low and high -end.

 

[Rembrandt]

Owning high end .22's are more an appreciation for quality machining, design, materials, and accuracy....things not found in low-end 22's. Has nothing to do with being snobbish.

 

[someguy2800]

Good christ, I like nice things but that fox double barrel is pushing it into ridiculous. I guess I could put it in my bathroom to draw attention away from my gold inlayed toilet.

 

[johnnydollar]

Good christ, I like nice things but that fox double barrel is pushing it into ridiculous. I guess I could put it in my bathroom to draw attention away from my gold inlayed toilet.

The Fox double is more an example of what can be done with a rifle, in my opinion, than what should be done with one. There is, after all, only one of those in existence.

 

[Offfhand]

Good christ, I like nice things but that fox double barrel is pushing it into ridiculous. I guess I could put it in my bathroom to draw attention away from my gold inlayed toilet.

Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder, so I suppose that also applies to "ridiculous." I expect that the craftsmen who go to work every day making guns like that see nothing ridiculous about their work, nor do the customers who buy them. On the day I grabbed the quick snapshots of that rifle at the Galazan factory I saw several other "ridiculous" arms in various stages of completion and snapped more shots as shown attached, like the shotgun inlays, color tinted engraving (several of these were in the works), a craftsman carving a stock and another finish worker. I was there picking up my new .410 double shotgun, that perhaps some might consider "ridiculous" but I simply consider it a nice gun to hunt quail with.

 

[johnnydollar]

Certainly some outstanding craftsmanship at Galazan's shop. Thanks for posting those pics!

 

[Picher]

"Sorry honey, we can't afford a house or new car. I've got to buy this really expensive gun that I can't shoot because it will lose half its value if I do. But, I really love you for being so understanding.

 

[farmerboy78]

Well, I had my valmet m45 d&t'd and mounted a 24x Bausch and Lomb target scope and shot these groups... tried wolf extra match, eley tenex, sk pistol match special, geco match... needless to say the sk pistol and older tenex shot amazing. Several five shot groups with the sk and 1 9 shot group of the eley (all I had). Thinking about buying alot of the sk pistol seeing how it's cheap and shoots like this...

 

[Offfhand]

"Sorry honey, we can't afford a house or new car. I've got to buy this really expensive gun that I can't shoot because it will lose half its value if I do. But, I really love you for being so understanding.

I always chuckle when this common fallacy is repeated. Only it isn't as common as it once was because increasing numbers of investors have discovered that investing in high quality firearms offers better return, with less risk, than the stock market. Plus the bonus of enjoying ownership and use. The trick, of course, like buying art, is recognizing quality and knowing what to buy. Generally speaking, the amateur gun investor can't go wrong with "brand name" marquees (Holland&Holland, Purdey, etc.). Case in point are the two guns in attached photo. Both of which were bought about the same time a few years ago. The AR, which I've never shot, will currently fetch about half what I paid for it on today's market. The other, a 20 ga. H&H Royal which I've enjoyed hunting with and fired hundreds of times, will yield a 50% quick sale profit.

 

[johnnydollar]

^^^^^ I know which one I would rather own. (Here's a clue--it's the one that isn't black.)

 

[johnnydollar]

Well, I had my valmet m45 d&t'd and mounted a 24x Bausch and Lomb target scope and shot these groups... tried wolf extra match, eley tenex, sk pistol match special, geco match... needless to say the sk pistol and older tenex shot amazing. Several five shot groups with the sk and 1 9 shot group of the eley (all I had). Thinking about buying alot of the sk pistol seeing how it's cheap and shoots like this...

Nice shooting! Looks like you have a keeper.

 

[johnnydollar]

Has anyone had any experience with this rifle--a Lithgow 101 from Australia? They seem to be well-made rifles, selling for about what some of the low-end Anschutz rifles sell for. Anyone have one?

 

[farmerboy78]

Has anyone had any experience with this rifle--a Lithgow 101 from Australia? They seem to be well-made rifles, selling for about what some of the low-end Anschutz rifles sell for. Anyone have one?
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No, but I'd love to get my hands on one!

 

[Offfhand]

Earlier in this thread I posted photos of a few of the fantastic left hand Rimfire rifles in the collection of my southpaw neighbor. He was here yesterday with a prototype LH Kimber with S#0X, shown in attached photos.

 

[Gordon]

all that then hook a sling swivel to the barrel ?

 

[johnnydollar]

A Kimber Hunter-Silhouette barreled action in a Classic Varmint stock.

 

[johnnydollar]

BR Anschutz with a vintage Redfield 12X scope.

 

[RugerNo1Fan]

Wow, some fantastic rifles here!
Here's one of my humble examples; a somewhat customized Brno Model 2

 

[bhk]

Very nice.

 

[johnnydollar]

Wow, some fantastic rifles here!
Here's one of my humble examples; a somewhat customized Brno Model 2
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I've always wanted a Brno model 1, or, especially a Model 2. They are fine rifles, with superb balance. Thanks for posting!

 

[RugerNo1Fan]

I've always wanted a Brno model 1, or, especially a Model 2. They are fine rifles, with superb balance. Thanks for posting!

Yes, they are very nice sporters.This one came to me as an unfinished project by a fellow named Mike McCastle in MD. I had to final shape, add BP and grip cap, and finish the stock. The only other real custom feature is a Win. M70-type safety, and it came with ConetrolDaptar bases and rings