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singleshotsam Oldtimer Offline Posts: 585 Location: Silver City NM Joined: Jan 15^th, 2009	Back from Allen Springer and ready to checker Sep 4^th, 2025 at 5:29pm	Print Post
	MVA 1885 action with SST and pistol grip. Shilen Match Grade barrel chambered in 7X57 Rimmed. Wood from Kenn Womack, turned by Treebone Carving. Barrel sights from NECG and a MVA tang. Scope is a Unertl Small Game 6X. Being a personal project it took a considerable length of time to complete. Allen did an exceptional job on the rust bluing and color case. The stocks will ship off tomorrow to Maryann Hockenbury for a nice point pattern checkering pattern. I hope it shoots as well as it looks.


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DWT1885 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 436 Location: New Jersey Joined: Nov 25^th, 2010	Re: Back from Allen Springer and ready to checker Reply #1 - Sep 4^th, 2025 at 7:48pm	Print Post
	A beautiful 85 Curt.

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rifleman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 310 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: Back from Allen Springer and ready to checker Reply #2 - Sep 4^th, 2025 at 7:53pm	Print Post
	Al still has it! Thats a heck of a rifle Curt.


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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1874 Location: NW, Iowa Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: Back from Allen Springer and ready to checker Reply #3 - Sep 4^th, 2025 at 9:21pm	Print Post
	That’s a beauty Curt.

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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1985 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Back from Allen Springer and ready to checker Reply #4 - Sep 4^th, 2025 at 10:49pm	Print Post
	Beautiful and impeccable work, as always, Curt!


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17117 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Back from Allen Springer and ready to checker Reply #5 - Sep 5^th, 2025 at 10:31am	Print Post
	Absolutely gorgeous! Al is the best, and only person I use for CCH and rust bluing.

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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1834 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Back from Allen Springer and ready to checker Reply #6 - Sep 11^th, 2025 at 8:20pm	Print Post
	That is a unique feature on the breech end of the barrel... JMH


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17117 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Back from Allen Springer and ready to checker Reply #7 - Sep 12^th, 2025 at 9:02am	Print Post
	jhm wrote on Sep 11^th, 2025 at 8:20pm: That is a unique feature on the breech end of the barrel... JMH It's actually needed on some actions when fitting them with lightweight barrels that wont be large enough at the breech end to have a shoulder to butt up to the receiver. Some leave a larger ring like this, or a gradual shoulder curved up just at the receiver. Some factory Rolling Blocks had a short octagon section at the chamber area.

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singleshotsam Oldtimer Offline Posts: 585 Location: Silver City NM Joined: Jan 15^th, 2009	Re: Back from Allen Springer and ready to checker Reply #8 - Sep 12^th, 2025 at 5:15pm	Print Post
	The barrel started as a Shilen blank. I wanted a lighter profile, this is something similar to the Winchester Model 70 Feather Weight profile but with a longer cylinder section. I received an email from Maryann Hochenbury today that the checkering is completed and the stocks are heading back my way. I will post photos when the rifle is assembled. Thanks for all the kind words about the rifle.


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