Folks, when I first met Glenn Fewless (HST to many) 3 years ago, he showed me a CPA frame that had been engraved by Mr. Ken Hurst.  When I asked him what he was going to do with it, the answer was "I don't know".  After some poking and prodding, we started building a schuetzen rifle with this action as the heart.  I built a pattern for the buttstock fit to Glenn's dimensions, and Dave Crossno duplicated it in a snazzy piece of California Claro walnut.  I fit up and finished the stock, and the fine checkering was done by Mrs. Melanie Hurt, of Virginia.  Glenn barreled the action, and I'll let him continue with the particulars on that...suffice it to say it is rather unusual. 

Greg

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Dave: 

I could tell you, but...


First of all I would like to thank Messrs. Hurst and Pennell for their fine work on this rifle. Mr. Pennell made a pattern stock that he fitted to me, which was duplicated in this wood. The stock design, fit and finish are his fine work.  Mr. Hurst scratched up all my careful polishing.

The exceptional job of checkering was designed and executed by Melanie Hurt. She captured just what I wanted for the rifle.  Thank you, Miss Melanie.


OK, the metal work... We have been refering to this rifle as the Race Gun. It is an experimental affair. Top secret, hush hush stuff, don't you know. What you see as a barrel is a Green Mountain #4 Octagon .45 caliber barrel that was taken from production before rifling. Suspended on silicone O-rings inside the smooth bore is a 17" .22 rf liner barrel secured solidly only at the breech.


The idea is to test out some theories on the accuracy of vibration damped barrels and to take advantage of a shorter barrel time in an offhand rifle.  I did shoot the rifle off of the bench  before all the pretty was added on, and it looked quite promising. Howsomever, it really needs to be done on a pure bench rifle platform to see what the design is capable of. 

In any event, the barrel has more accuracy than I am capable of using offhand and the short barrel can only help in that regard. Besides, when you are shooting a rifle this pretty, nobody will notice your score.

Glenn

That's pretty easy on my eyes Glenn! I could be happy just holding such a beautiful piece of art!

Hey Glenn
Is that the same rifle you used to shoot sillouette with. Less partial pine stock, and shiney barrell with 40/50 chambering. If so it sure has came a long way. 

Rick

Gentlemens:

Thanks to y'all for the kind words. Howsomever, I am just the mechanic.  All the pretty you see is the labors of Messrs. Hurst and Pennell, and Ms. Hurt. They are the artists that put the lipstick on my pig.   

And yes Rick, it be the same pine stocked .40-50 you saw at E'ham. They grow up so quickly these days, don't they?

So, Mr. Steele, you managed to trace me back to the Skunk Works, did you? And here I thought I had obliterated that trail.

The rifle's maiden voyage will be this weekend at a Gallery match in Wheaton, IL. 

Glenn