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85lc Junior Member Offline Posts: 51 Location: Georgia Joined: Jun 28^th, 2018	Re: FS A Westley Richards ZAR Rifle Mfg 1896 577-450 Nov 6^th, 2025 at 9:50am	Print Post
	That is a very nice looking, clean ZAR rifle. Should be a good shooter. I wonder how that dent in the muzzle occurred.

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beltfed Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1798 Location: Central Wi Joined: Dec 20^th, 2007	Re: FS A Westley Richards ZAR Rifle Mfg 1896 577-450 Reply #1 - Nov 7^th, 2025 at 10:56pm	Print Post
	That dent across the muzzle sure looks like it could have been intentional Too bad, for such a nice Martini beltfed/arnie


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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1373 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: FS A Westley Richards ZAR Rifle Mfg 1896 577-450 Reply #2 - Nov 8^th, 2025 at 5:54am	Print Post
	I suppose the "dent" could have been an intentional try at disabling the rifle as a shooter. On the other hand, someone swings a sword at me and I push whatever I've got in his face. Bill Lawrence


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TN Longhunter Participating Member Offline Posts: 21 Location: Tennessee Joined: Jan 15^th, 2014	Re: FS A Westley Richards ZAR Rifle Mfg 1896 577-450 Reply #3 - Nov 10^th, 2025 at 5:46pm	Print Post
	If Joe didn't take all of my money, this would be on the way to me. Love to have a ZAR to go with other British guns of the era.


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OldRvr Participating Member Offline Posts: 40 Location: Mass. Joined: Jan 15^th, 2017	Re: FS A Westley Richards ZAR Rifle Mfg 1896 577-450 Reply #4 - yesterday at 12:46pm	Print Post
	I am the lucky new owner of the ZAR and I plan to shoot it. I already load for that Caliber . I have a couple Of BSA models . I am thinking of slicing off the last 3/16 “ of it. I have plenty of tools that will do the job ,and having it recrowned . Any Ideas ?

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Babydriver Full Member Online Posts: 155 Joined: Mar 22^nd, 2024	Re: FS A Westley Richards ZAR Rifle Mfg 1896 577-450 Reply #5 - yesterday at 1:16pm	Print Post
	Westley Richard’s. A name you don’t see often. I have a Westley Richard’s Bullard large frame repeater in 45/70.


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SteveOKo922 Participating Member Offline Posts: 40 Location: Olympia Joined: Jan 29^th, 2023	Re: FS A Westley Richards ZAR Rifle Mfg 1896 577-450 Reply #6 - yesterday at 3:14pm	Print Post
	OldRvr wrote yesterday at 12:46pm: I am the lucky new owner of the ZAR and I plan to shoot it. I already load for that Caliber . I have a couple Of BSA models . I am thinking of slicing off the last 3/16 “ of it. I have plenty of tools that will do the job ,and having it recrowned . Any Ideas ? I think that's the only way you could shoot it. In the spirit of keeping the barrel it's true length and any patina intact, try putting an aggressive recessed crown on it. Swiss rifles like the vettterli series and my milbank amslers have very such crowns
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17308 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: FS A Westley Richards ZAR Rifle Mfg 1896 577-450 Reply #7 - yesterday at 6:05pm	Print Post
	OldRvr wrote yesterday at 12:46pm: I am the lucky new owner of the ZAR and I plan to shoot it. I already load for that Caliber . I have a couple Of BSA models . I am thinking of slicing off the last 3/16 “ of it. I have plenty of tools that will do the job ,and having it recrowned . Any Ideas ? Your gun, but I wouldn't take off any more than it needs to remove the gouge at the crown. I'd think it would take much less than 3/16" to clean it off.

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OldRvr Participating Member Offline Posts: 40 Location: Mass. Joined: Jan 15^th, 2017	Re: FS A Westley Richards ZAR Rifle Mfg 1896 577-450 Reply #8 - Today at 10:44am	Print Post
	Thanks for the advice , 3/16 was just an estimate and I agree to remove just enough to get rid of the Damage . It is still in transit so I will know better when I have it in hand . Thanks

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