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AI Descrip Does Not Match
Oct 7th, 2025 at 9:48pm
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The description doesn’t match the rifle. No Monte-Carlo cheekpiece, etc.  it’s as thought the AI program scraped the internet for general descriptions and the dealer used copy-and-pasted … ughh!
  
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Re: AI Descrip Does Not Match
Reply #1 - Oct 7th, 2025 at 10:48pm
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All that crap and they don't even know the caliber.  I think I will keep my 15K
  

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Reply #2 - Oct 7th, 2025 at 11:45pm
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bpjack wrote on Oct 7th, 2025 at 10:48pm:
All that crap and they don't even know the caliber.  I think I will keep my 15K

Well sniper scopes only came on 30 caliber rifles, and since it’s all original, it must be a 30 something.
  
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Reply #3 - Oct 8th, 2025 at 1:57am
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Oy vey, what a load of bullshit!
"The A.O. Zischang Sharps-Borchardt Schuetzen rifle is a high-grade, European-style target rifle that marries robust American-pattern single-shot craftsmanship with the refined ergonomics and sighting philosophy of the German/Austrian Schützen tradition. Built or finished by A.O. Zischang (known for high-end import, custom finishing, and retailing of fine long-arms), these rifles take a stout single-shot action — influenced by the falling-block Sharps lineage and often incorporating Borchardt-era improvements in locking and bedding — and dress it in the heavy, long-barrel, and full-stock package that Schützen shooters prize. Visually and functionally the rifle is unmistakably Schützen: a long, heavy, tuned barrel for steadiness and inherent accuracy; a Monte-Carlo or high-comb stock with cheekpiece and extended forend to provide a consistent cheekweld for precise sighting; richly checkered and sometimes engraved furniture; and a deluxe set of target sights (globe front often with interchangeable inserts and a precision, micrometer-style rear sight or vernier tang sight) to enable exact windage and elevation control at long distances. The attention to fit and finish — hand-fitted action bedding, selective barrel lapping and crowning, polished feed/ejection surfaces, and a crisp, adjustable trigger — places the Zischang Sharps-Borchardt Schützen well above ordinary hunting sporters and into the realm of serious precision target rifles or collector’s pieces. On the firing line, these rifles typically reward patient, deliberate shooting: the heavy barrel and long sight radius reduce disturbance from the shooter's position and improve the aiming process, while the match-grade trigger and careful bedding often translate into sub-minute accuracy potential with appropriate ammunition (historically black-powder or early smokeless target loads, and in modern hands with carefully developed handloads). The Schützen configuration favors single-shot accuracy and a manual of arms that emphasizes precision over speed — slow reloads and a focus on stability are part of the platform’s ethos. From a practical standpoint, collectors and shooters should inspect provenance, bore condition, and the integrity of the action bedding (many of these rifles were hand-fitted, and any stock refinishing or repair can affect accuracy)."
  
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Reply #4 - Oct 8th, 2025 at 9:22am
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I think that it has a Winchester scope, not a Lyman 5A,  what say you?
  
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Reply #5 - Oct 8th, 2025 at 9:32am
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Good grief that is pathetic…and holy smokes theres a 10% premium on this auction just like the big boys.
  
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Reply #6 - Oct 8th, 2025 at 10:24am
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Just about average depth of Bryant Ridge Bullshit. But, to be fair, their shipping and customer service matches their item descriptions. Must have studied at the P T Barnum Business School.
  
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Re: AI Descrip Does Not Match
Reply #7 - Oct 8th, 2025 at 10:50am
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Not sure if it's a Lyman or a Winchester, but of course it must have been on a sniper rifle when new! 
That reads like a salesman wrote a glowing story for the ad. It really is a nice rifle though.
  

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Reply #8 - Oct 8th, 2025 at 10:56am
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The difference between a Lyman 5A and Winchester 5A in theory is the rib on the Lyman. 

There are a couple photos of the scope and it appears to be stamped Lyman.  I hope whoever wrote the description can tell the difference between Winchester and Lyman if only by counting letters. Lyman fits on one hand, Winchester takes two.

  
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