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A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. #169666 12/08/09 04:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska Michael Petrov OP Sidelock
OP Michael Petrov Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska	NOTE: Bretton Hall is a place not a person! MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014

Re: A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. Michael Petrov #169669 12/08/09 04:35 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,447 Likes: 278 Maryland eightbore Sidelock
eightbore Sidelock Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,447 Likes: 278 Maryland	I'm almost afraid to ask if that is what is inside a target model slow lock. Tell me it was completely restocked to make it look like that.

Re: A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. eightbore #169675 12/08/09 06:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,531 Likes: 20 Warrington, PA Remington40x Sidelock
Remington40x Sidelock Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,531 Likes: 20 Warrington, PA	Please tell us more. That's an absolutely beautiful piece of workmanship.

Re: A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. Remington40x #169694 12/08/09 07:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska Michael Petrov OP Sidelock
OP Michael Petrov Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska	Yes it's a complete restock job, not my rifle, it's about to disappear so I wanted to share these pictures. The Bretton Hall reference, well that was for fun and too see who had the December PS MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014

Re: A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. Michael Petrov #169695 12/08/09 07:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 604 Likes: 29 gasgunner Sidelock
gasgunner Sidelock Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 604 Likes: 29	Is that the one that was at Tulsa last month? John

Re: A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. gasgunner #169696 12/08/09 07:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska Michael Petrov OP Sidelock
OP Michael Petrov Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska	Originally Posted By: gasgunner Is that the one that was at Tulsa last month? John YES! MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014

Re: A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. Michael Petrov #169697 12/08/09 07:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska Michael Petrov OP Sidelock
OP Michael Petrov Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,881 Alaska	Hotbed of early custom gunmaking MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014

Re: A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. Michael Petrov #169713 12/08/09 09:36 PM
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 20 Maine Throwback Boxlock
Throwback Boxlock Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 20 Maine	Nice PS article Micheal - worth the wait - I think it will be a good reference.

Re: A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. Throwback #169715 12/08/09 09:47 PM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 422 Likes: 1 Humboldt County, CA waterman Sidelock
waterman Sidelock Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 422 Likes: 1 Humboldt County, CA	How do you tell a slow lock from a speed lock?

Re: A Super Rifle From Bretton Hall. waterman #169733 12/08/09 11:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 704 mkbenenson Sidelock
mkbenenson Sidelock Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 704	I think speedlocks are marked 52A not 52. But some early rifles went back to factory, had speedlocks installed, do not have A. Am not positive about foregoing .... 52 experts on forum are invited to correct me.

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