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Holy Moly! What a dilemma! I won't know what my Holy Grail is until I see it! It seems that I have found my Holy Grail each time I add a new treasure to my collection. I collect 1903 Springfield after market gadgets and doo-dads. Most of my favorite pieces are one-of-a-kind made by highly skilled custom gun makers and many may have come from home shops. One piece that stands out is a receiver sight with many characteristics of a Lyman 48. If I find an 03 gadget that equals this one in craftsmanship or just plain appeal that will be my Holy Grail until the next nifty doo-dad comes along. Gary Bush  
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My Holy Grail is going to take a different turn... but it is a single shot.
I have always loved the movie "Jaws." Ever since, I thought it would be cool to have one of the Greener Harpoon guns like Quint used on the great white. I remember seeing them in the H&R catalogs when I was in high school. I remember seeing them in Navy Arms catalogs when I was a new teacher starting out, and VERY poor. Then saw a couple at Butterfields' auctions, bid on them, but not enough. Then, there was one at a Cabelas a few weeks ago, but was sold before I could win the lottery, or think of what to sell to get it.
What would I do with it? I don't know. When I had my parents' place I could have shot a deer from the front door as he was eating apples off the tree and could prevent him from running off into a neighbor's yard or pool. But then sold the property. Soo... the search goes on.
I suppose it would be just as cheap to make my own version with a machinist's help using a T/C Contender carbine and sacrificing a .357 barrel (I have both ).
Perhaps one of you has one gathering dust, and perhaps I have something you have a hankering for....
Lou M
If it weren't for the wonder of electricity, you'd be reading this post by candle light!
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Mannlicher-Schoenauer converted to Left Hand. As far as I know Pachmayr made a few such conversions in the 1950s.
With kind regards,
Jani
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I would have to say to win the power ball and buy MP's collection. 
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Various knowing friends have told me that at least one Maynard rifle with a Harry Pope barrel is known to exist; for me that would be the rifle to have. If someone has pictures and can post them it would be much appreciated.
Bob Roberts
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Heym Modell HR-38 Exclusive in kal. 7x65R. 'R' stand for Bill Rugers No. 1 of course. 
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Custom 39 Marlin,preferably by Steven Dodd Hughes.
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Custom 39 Marlin,preferably by Steven Dodd Hughes. Or a low wall, by same.  Brent
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Custom 39 Marlin,preferably by Steven Dodd Hughes. Or a low wall, by same. Brent You guys are relatively lucky, note the word 'relatively'(G). Most of the others' holy grails are unavailable for various reasons, and all you guys hafta do is shell out the shekels!(BG) I mean, after all, you don't hesitate to spend even more on an automobile, a possession that will soon wear out and may well become a source of near-embarrassment in only a few years(VBG)! While OTOH a custom rifle by SDH will be a source of major pride as well as impeccable braggin' rights for not only your lifetime but also for many generations to come. Maybe that routs deserves a little more serious consideration... Regards, Joe
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  ( I'm truly flattered guys, and I'd love to own one myself! I'm really lucky I get to shoot Kurts' a couple times per year! I just posted pix of a Marlin M-94 on whitey's thread. )
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