Originally Posted By: Alvin Linden
.....and he proceeds to verify it genuineness by accepting from a rank stranger, that a particular rifle is O'Connor's Minar without [at least without citing in his writings] his verification of this from the O'Connor family [Bradford is still alive and active with the JACK O'CONNOR CENTER in Lewiston Idaho or more importantly the serial numbers matching!


Whoa! The history and provenance of O'Connor's Minar Springfield...........from O'Connor to John Jobson, to Jobson's widow, to the current owner is pretty well established and documented. Beyond O'Connor's writings about the rifle, Jobson also wrote an article complete with several pictures about the rifle after having received it from O'Connor. With few exceptions, this O'Connor rifle has more pictures taken......and its history of change through the years documented.....than any other Jack owned.

The rifle was on public display at the (2008?) ACGG show in Reno...........unfortunately for just hours rather than the entire weekend.

Your characterization of its authenticity being established by a "rank stranger", just to bolster your agenda of questioning Petrov's opinion on his "Minar .257" is bit disingenuous.

Further........as far as establishing the .257 as indeed a Minar, Petrov included this caveat:

"With bolts, glue and fiberglass used to repair the O'Connor rifle there is not much about the inletting that can be used to help in the identification of other Minars. Pictures mailed back and forth confirm that externally the supect rifle and the O'Connor rifle are by the same hand. It would be very helpful to find another Minar rifle so we can close this case with more than circumstantial evidence."

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THE RIFLE'S INLETTING WHICH MINAR HAD SO IMPRESSED PETROV WITH, ON HIS OWN RIFLE WAS ABSOLUTELY USELESS IN IDENTIFYING IT AS A MINAR...AND THIS WAS THE RIFLE HE USED TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY HIS RIFLE...AS A "MINAR!


Your shouting doesn't advance any point you may have. Which, in this case, you don't have.

Petrov believes the Springfield in question is a Minar. He used his experience in comparing stock styles to come to that conclusion. In my experience with the man there isn't anyone more accepting of further research.....either contradictory or supportive.....than Petrov.