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I think the .22 LR is the perfect round to have a custom rifle made on. I use my Jack Haugh 1922 MI Springfield more than any other gun I own. I have taken more than a few squirrels with it and am happy to have it slung over my shoulder while walking the woods. When things are slow I have plenty of time to look it over. The high wall 22 might have been a companion piece to a more "useful" cartridge. That's how my Springfield .22 came to exist - I wanted a mate to my G&H 30-06.

But, I'll bet that you have a scope mounted on your little 1922, don't you? I'll freely admit that a particular wall in 22LR is perhaps my favorite rifle of all time, but it has a small Unertl scope as well as the Lyman 103 tang sight, making it quite useful in the squirrel woods. Also it's a low wall, a LOT easier to load and unload than the same cartridge in a high wall.

I'd love to have the Oberlies workmanship in a CF high wall or a RF low wall, sans the buttplate of course. It's a really spectacular rifle.
Regards, Joe

Mr. Oberlies was apparently quite proud of his buttplates. I don't quite know how they were made, but I never thought of them as amateurish. I suspect that the brass ones were cast from a mold, but how were the steel ones made? They show a bit more character than a Niedner plate or a recoil pad bought from a catalog. Of course, that's just me.

Iron sights only for me. My custom has a lyman 48 and a straight banded ramp. Ill try to remember to get a couple pictures.

I understand now Joe. RF = low wall, CF = High wall - I agree. But that is one wonderful high wall!

I suppose I could bring myself to live with one of his buttplates as long as he didn't mark it with CURSIVE SCRIPT in such an awkward-looking manner. The use of cursive in such an application is one example of what My Grandmother would have termed 'common', and IMO is what many art critics would consider to be of the Primitive School. Fine for some folks but not what I prefer.

Oberlies' rifles are certainly fine enough to justify engraved heel and toe plates and IMO it's a shame he didn't use them. Another good alternative butt treatment would be horn heel and toe plates with appropriate carving if wanted. I agree that the typical Niedner plate is rather cheap-looking but there are several Guild members who make some very attractive and obviously higher-class plates. And covering a recoil pad with pigskin is not too difficult for the heavy kickers. There are fifty ways that IMO are more attractive than the one shown, sorry. But like the Madam said to the Bishop, "You pays your money and you takes your choice!"

Just wish I had the money....
Regards, Joe

Extensively engraved by William Gamradt; whacking gophers.

Come on, tell the truth, in your imagination, you got the SS rifle, the crossed sticks, the big sky skyline.....it's really 1873 and your shooting at little buffalo right?

As to what it's good for?

From a couple of my acquaintances:
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"Good for tincans, anyway."

*"Not to mention Faberg� eggs."

"empty caviar cans?"


Please, O'please...don't force me to be burdened with such an ill-thought out piece; I might be forced to enjoy owning it. Or worse, use it to kill stuff -- like for what a gun is made to do.

Enlightening discussion, tho.

tim, I've got a great imagination as well, but.. Those are the Crazy Mts., May 2010, made the x-sticks from 5/8" dowels, the field is emerging winter wheat, the scope is a Parsons made from NOS Lyman 5A parts, the shooter is my MicroSoft engineer buddy (who did a conference call during a lull) and the gophers were actually in the field beyond. A similar pic graced the August cover of Precision Shooting last year.

Kurt's imagination is even wilder: there is a red fox engraved on one side and an ocelot on the other. We are already tuning up for the spring 'ought 11 "stand".