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This came along on gunbroker a few weeks ago, I never thought
I would be able to afford a Niedner rifle, but this was well within my budget. It is a target rifle but still a Niedner
300 H&H





I apologize for the quality of the pictures. I'd like to learn as much as I can about this rifle, and would love to hear your thoughts and opinions. I would be happy to take more pictures.

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It is made from a 1917 Enfield. Is it still a 30-06?

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It is made from a 1917 Remington and rebarreled to 300 H&H Magnum

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As you probably know, Ben Comfort won the 1935 Wimbledon Cup at Camp Perry, shoooting a .300 H&H target rifle made for him on a M1917 Enfield action by Griffin & Howe.
http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2009/09/history-ben-comfort-1935-wimbledon-cup.html

This caused a sensation in the long range (1000 yard) shooting community and a sudden increase in interest for what had been until then a rather obscure cartridge.

Your Niedner looks really fine. I assume it is a single shot and that in place of a magazine there is a trough to facilitate loading. Pictures of the action with the bolt open would be nice, as well as the underside of the stock.

Congratulations on a great find.

This doesn't hold a candle to your Niedner, but this is my Dubiel heavy barrelled Springfield target rifle, made in imitation of the Springfield Model T or Special Target rifles, in caliber .30-'06:




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Wow Bill, what a beautiful rifle. My sincerest admiration.
I went back and re-read some older threads on Niedner rifles.

This thread was really helpful.
Niedner thread

So, I took the action out of the stock and looked for a number and initials on the bottom of the barrel 1475 CB which would put the rifle as being made approximately 1938 and being rifled by Carlyn W. Behrman.

I also took off the butt plate,


I don't know how well you can see this, but it is stamped
"T SHELHAMER FOR BEN COMFORT"

Truthfully, I never knew who Ben Comfort was until I saw this and googled him.

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These "Camp-Perry" rifles are an interesting part of our shooting history.

With any Niedner I would like to see the muzzle and the barrel number.


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xausa,

Nice Dubiel, how is it marked and does it have a number with the name?


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Fred,
Glad to see it came and you are happy. You must have couldn't believe your eyes when you read under the buttplate. Fantastic, Congrats!!!!!
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Hi Lynn,

Yes, I was totally happy when I saw what was under the buttplate.
I never dreamed that I would own anything with "Niedner" on it, or stocked by Shelhamer. This was a very wonderful surprise.

Alright, I took some more pictures for Michael and Bill.

Here is the number and initials on the bottom of the barrel.


Here is a view of the muzzle, the barrel is 32 inches long and
is 1 inch diameter at the muzzle.



Bill (xausa), you are right, it is a single-shot, here is a picture of the magazine block



and another looking down into the open action


and finally a picture of the bottom of the rifle, I think there may have been a barrel band on the rifle, but that at some later point they decided to free float it.


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Fred, that is wonderful!

From the other thread..." If your rifle said Niedner on the barrel and Shelhamer on the stock, well, that said it all."- MP

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