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Reply #15 - Dec 14th, 2022 at 6:49pm
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jhm wrote on Dec 13th, 2022 at 7:00pm:
Ho Ho Holy cow! That thing is too pretty to shoot. But I'll bet you will...



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Yes I will use it. I've got twenty rounds of ammo to try in it. The weather is a bit severe right now so might be a while.  Wait a minute, the monthly Schuetzen matches at Butte.  Smiley

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Reply #16 - Dec 15th, 2022 at 6:34am
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You are a lucky man!

I hope Santa will surprise me with something as nice.  I did snag a nice single shot rifle in the Rock Island auction last weekend, so we shall see.

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Reply #17 - Dec 15th, 2022 at 8:59am
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how did you get the sand piled so high around the GMC?
  
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Reply #18 - Dec 15th, 2022 at 9:38am
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CptCurl wrote on Dec 15th, 2022 at 6:34am:
You are a lucky man!

I hope Santa will surprise me with something as nice.  I did snag a nice single shot rifle in the Rock Island auction last weekend, so we shall see.

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Good for you Curly. I hope you post pictures of it.  
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Reply #19 - Dec 15th, 2022 at 12:23pm
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Beautiful rifle Joe!

Now you need to get some checkering on that Borchardt!

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Reply #20 - Dec 15th, 2022 at 11:48pm
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Thanks Bob. Yes it does need checkering.

And here is Dave Casey shooting his original Zischang Borchardt at Butte last weekend.
  
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Reply #21 - Dec 17th, 2022 at 8:09pm
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Digging around in my junk pile turned up this nifty Parts Unknown eyepiece.
  
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Reply #22 - Jan 24th, 2023 at 7:32pm
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With palm rest attached.  And a Winchester dovetail blank installed.
  
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Reply #23 - Jan 24th, 2023 at 9:21pm
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Stunning rifle Joe! Love it!
  
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Reply #24 - May 20th, 2023 at 1:36am
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Thanks Vall.   

So far I like it. At 51 inches it is very long.  The Borchardt action is long and the barrel is 32 inches, plus 14 inches of pull really add up. I never gave length a thought.
It does hold well and I'll do okay with it as long as I do my pushups and stay in shape. 

The Borchardt as I understand it, was not an immensely popular rifle back in the day. I can understand how the rear sight without a lead screw and no numbers on the scale would contribute to that. In use it was a bugger for me when trying to make fine elevation adjustments or even getting back to zero. 

Had my feelers out for a tang sight to replace the Borchardt sight when along came a Walker reproduction sight. That along with the MVA Hadley eye cup I'm perty sure there's nothing left I can do to this rifle. Well, maybe scope blocks, but the barrel is an original #4 Winchester and I just have not been able to bring myself to drill holes in it. If I want to use a scope I'll use another rifle.
  
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Reply #25 - May 21st, 2023 at 2:49am
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Beautiful! Congrats. Fantastic looking Sharps
  
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Reply #26 - Oct 3rd, 2023 at 8:52pm
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Here it is with checkering. No finish in the checkering yet. I had no part in the stock work but I did cut the tree down.
  
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Reply #27 - Oct 3rd, 2023 at 10:04pm
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And with finish.
  
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Reply #28 - Oct 3rd, 2023 at 10:44pm
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Absolutely stunning Joe!!!
  
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Reply #29 - Oct 4th, 2023 at 8:12am
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I find your short cheekpiece very interesting, Joe.  Is it meant to fit somebody else only by luck?

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