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Last edited by Marks_21; 02/03/21 07:29 AM. Reason: fixed link
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I fixed the link above... Boy that sure makes my Lon Smith High Monte Carlo Gun look "normal"
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I think the stock maker may have consulted with Dali on the design of that one, it kind of reminds me of the dripping clock.
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yep, definitely dali ish...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Cool stock for sure. It's general shape reminds me of an Alex Henry prototype rifle of which two or three were ever made. They were specifically for shooting prone, in reverse position (feet toward the target) and had two sets of triggers.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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This is the prototype rifle I mentioned. It is a muzzleoader. There is a second set of triggers under Al Robert's right hand on the forearm. This photo was taken a few years ago at a Creedmoor match at Oak Ridge. ![[Linked Image from blackpowdercartridge.com]](https://www.blackpowdercartridge.com/Media/Articles/2018%20Issues/2%20Summer/MR1-03%20&%2004%20combo.jpg)
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Looks like a roll over stock. Dished out to allow a person to roll his check over the gun so the other eye can see the beads. But the Henry gun is just as likely. Just shows many of the squirrels in the woods are behind the gun and if you have the means you can get a gunsmith to do even weird work.
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The hand hold area looks way out of proportion. Nice wood figure!
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Geoffrey Boothroyd in an article in the Shooting Times April29-May5 1976 refers to this stock as unusual and states that it was patented by Alex. Henry and Daniel Fraser in1877. The rifle he illustrates the article with was in .451 calibre. He states that a similar rifle is in the collection of the Kilmarnock Museum and Dick Institute in Kilmarnock. Both triggers are able to operate the action, the normal trigger in the prone position and the forward trigger used when the shooter is lying on his back. There is also a leather fitted pad on the comb of the stock which can be moved forwards or backwards to suit the rifleman.
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Used for shooting in the back position which is often used in target shooting past 1,000 yards. Konor will perhaps know the Glen Tilt range on the Atholl Estate in Scotland no doubt. I think that goes back to 1,200 yards although I have only shot it back to 1,000. Only range I know of where shooting is suspended to let deer across or if low flying aircraft come screaming down the Glen. Great spot! Lagopus…..
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