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Can some one tell me the distance from the end of the floor plate forward to the end of the stock on a G&H 30-06 Springfield??. Were they all sort of the same???. Help here will save me some money or spend me some money.. Thanks

Do you know the vintage of this "Steinway" of BA rifles- often G&H in pre-WW2 era would remove the arsenal stamped serial numbers, and re-marked the gun later with their own set of numbers. Here's a possible "starting point" from Silvio Calabi's fine book on Ernest Hemingway's guns- His was made to order in 1930 are bears SN 956-- His as shown full length with the 24" barrel on page 77- I would "eye-ball" SWAG from that about 10.5" to 11" from the front of the magazine box/floor-plate to the tip of the forearm.

What are your primary concerns here? Someone has possibly cut down the fore-stock? Does it have a black front cap inset? If so, I don't think that it has been altered. What is the barrel length- from the chamber to the muzzle, and of shortened from 24" length, was it then re-crowned? G&H had a fairly recognize-able style and form in the 1930-1941 era, so if your prospective rifle is in that serial number range and is unaltered, and it fits you, buy it-- I have a G&H custom on a Mauser square bridge in .35 Whelan made in 1938 (and I have the paperwork on it too) and it is 11.5" dead on in that area you questioned, but it is a Masuer, not an 1903.It is equipped with a Zeiss scope in the G&H detachable mounts- it is rugged, smooth in action, as all the 98 Mauser BOLT ACTIONS TEND TO BE-(IMO anyway) and the wood to metal fit is superb- plus it shoots MOA groups, and at 11 lbs with the scope mounted, recoil is not a problem. Can we perhaps see some fotos of this fine G&H masterpiece??

I would need more information to even take a guess. I have measurements from early (first two-years) G&H rifles.

7.5", 10.5", 10", 11 1/2", and 10.5".

Wow- back in the great custom rifle pre-War era-quite a range there. Are they all G&H rifles built on 1903 actions, Michael?? Thanks for the data!

Thank you Michael and fox;;
This gun measures a ahort 8 In. and it does look short. It is an early gun, and appears to be legit, Just short in the front of the stock. Tnanks again. David

Picture of the gun along with the G&H number would help a lot.

"Are they all G&H rifles built on 1903 actions."

One is a 7mm on a Mauser the rest 1903's.

Michael: If I get this gun bought I will get the information that you asked for to you. Thanks again for your help.

David: I always prefer to help before a rifle is bought. I just hate to give bad news after the money is spent. If you wish to keep it private you can always email or PM me.

I promise not to poach it

Or- scrambled, over easy (my choice) or sunny side up--- All attempted levity aside, Michael- your "Guy Code" response is one of many reasons why this and the German/Austrian gun sectors of Dave's website are the best, and the main reasons why I hang around.