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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11468 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #30 - Nov 29^th, 2015 at 1:35pm	Print Post
	When you walk into the engraving room display at the Cody museum. As you go in the door, in the case to the immediate left is the finest Whitney Laidley Long Range Rifle you will ever see. Is it engraved? Yep! Joe.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #31 - Nov 29^th, 2015 at 4:43pm	Print Post
	Neat Joe! Hope to make another trip to the BBHC some day! I'm sure a lot has changed in 10 years!

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11468 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #32 - Nov 29^th, 2015 at 5:18pm	Print Post
	It used to be right next to the door on the right when you walk out. I drooled heavily over it many times. Joe.

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majorfs45 Full Member Offline Posts: 141 Location: Stillwater, OK Joined: Aug 10^th, 2008	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #33 - Nov 29^th, 2015 at 6:34pm	Print Post
	Looks like the Remington style action to me, but neat rifle! We do have one guy that shoot silhouettes with us and he has a Remington style action Whitney that Dave Crossno fixed up for him. He refers to his Whitney as a "poor man's" Rolling block. Nice rifle!


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majorfs45 Full Member Offline Posts: 141 Location: Stillwater, OK Joined: Aug 10^th, 2008	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #34 - Nov 29^th, 2015 at 6:45pm	Print Post
	Rusty, Rifles like that are hard to part with, but at least you got to hold it and get a feel for it. Plus it is super to know that there is at least one fine example of a long range Whitney rifle out there. Just wish the person that ended up with it would come on here and share some of the details with us.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #35 - Nov 29^th, 2015 at 8:59pm	Print Post
	majorfs45 wrote on Nov 29^th, 2015 at 6:45pm: Rusty, Rifles like that are hard to part with, but at least you got to hold it and get a feel for it. Plus it is super to know that there is at least one fine example of a long range Whitney rifle out there. Just wish the person that ended up with it would come on here and share some of the details with us. Rusty rifles? You've lost me again? What rifle are you referring to now? I DO OWN the Whitney Laidley I pictured, so I get to hold it as much as I please.

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majorfs45 Full Member Offline Posts: 141 Location: Stillwater, OK Joined: Aug 10^th, 2008	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #36 - Nov 29^th, 2015 at 10:20pm	Print Post
	Rusty said he own a Long Range Whitney, but no longer had it.


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majorfs45 Full Member Offline Posts: 141 Location: Stillwater, OK Joined: Aug 10^th, 2008	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #37 - Nov 30^th, 2015 at 7:55pm	Print Post
	This has been a great thread. Fun to talk about the "other Roller". I have a few patent photos of the Type II and Freund improved Remington action. I will start another thread for those.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #38 - Nov 30^th, 2015 at 9:46pm	Print Post
	That would be great! I've looked at the type II years ago, and almost bought one. But since it was a military style, I passed on it. I did get my Whitney type I out, and checked the cocking mechanism, just to see if it opens on half cock, and it indeed did! Pretty neat feature, as long as you remembered to pull it that last bit to full cock when ready to fire!

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majorfs45 Full Member Offline Posts: 141 Location: Stillwater, OK Joined: Aug 10^th, 2008	Re: Whitney-Laidley Split Breech Reply #39 - Dec 1^st, 2015 at 9:39am	Print Post
	Agreed, it is like dropping the block on a Sharps with the hammer on the first notch and after loading, remember to bring back to full cock before firing. You just have to get use to doing it and then it would be second nature to a shooter. I think though hunting, what a heck of a feature. To be able to walk around the woods hunting and have the rifle loaded, but yet in safe mode.


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