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Today I drove down to Dave Norin's shop to pick up the action and had a great visit with Glenn Fewless and Fred Bowen at the same time. From there I took it to my retired gunsmith for the fitting and chambering of the new barrel. He has agreed, in addition to accomplishing those chores along with resoldering on the sights and other fittings, to make and solder on bases for this vintage H&H scope. They will be low enough as to not interfere with the sights.  
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Yes, I saw the finished actions and was in full covet mode... It is going to be a lovely rifle. I also was able to closely examine a couple of Field patent rifles. I took a whole passel of pictures and notes and such... I wish to duplicate one of them, a wonderful Scott- Field, with an action I have.
My thanks to Messrs. Norin, Black, Bowen, and a friend of Mr. Bowen's with the front name of Glenn for the friendship, help and exaggerated stories....
Best to all,
Glenn (the other)
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Glenn, I want to see the egg shaped barrel when it is done. I had a great time trying to describe to my friend who is fitting the barrel how much fun I had watching a bunch of very talented lunatics examining some rifles. 
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My Farquharson is finally done the first 2 shots went into an inch at 100 yards. I made the fatal error of looking through my spotting scope and pulled the last shot to 2"s. My retired gunsmith took so long to get it done because he insisted on getting the scope bases he made to where the scope was dead on at 100 yards. This took many trips to his range.  
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Joel,
I would like to see more pics of the finished gun if possible.
Also, please refresh my memory if you have stated before, are the scope mounts see thru for the open sights?
Thanks,
Very nice, very nice!
Last edited by LRF; 05/27/11 07:01 PM.
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Joel, that is ever so nice!
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Very Nice, looks like the scope was always on it.
MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014
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The scope mounts are not see through, but simply pressing in the side button allows it to be slide off. It really is an excellent design which returns to zero. This is the scope as pictured in the 1904 H&H catalog. 
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Such a good choice to use a vintage scope, and sadly so uncommon!
I'd suggest that scope was quite possibly used for sniping in WWI as the 1 to 6 range markings and the intervals between the lines look bang on for .303
As the scope is a bit more modern than the one shown in the catalogue, it might well be somewhere in the 1905-1914 range. The slide focus borrowed from the Davidson telescopes of the 1860s-80s having been abandoned.
Last edited by Old Glass; 08/18/11 03:39 AM.
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I agree that an old scope really set off a nice restoration. The trick seems to be getting the old optics in the same shape as the rifles. There seems to be too few guys doing work on the old scopes, especially the German ones.
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