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Category - Custom Rifles - Fine Rifles

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Custom Rifles
Fine Rifles

Kent Bowerly --- Custom Ruger No.1 Falling Block --- .243 Winchester

Description:
27" tapered octagon-to-round barrel with quarter rib and swivel stud. Highly figured European walnut stocks by Kent Bowery with semi-beavertail forfend, classic point-pattern checkering, fluted sidepanels, steel capped pistol grip, classic comb with beaded cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel stud, and checkered steel buttplate. Refined Ruger No.1 action by M Stratton with forward knuckle removed, engine-turned breechblock, and finely-inletted sliding top tang safety with S inlaid in gold. Finely scroll engraved by Bob Evans with gold borderlines, a bull elk on left and a mountain lion on right in bright-colored vignettes on a blued receiver and with contrasting scrolls at the corners. Leupold Vari-X III 6.5-20x40mm matte-finish scope with very fine duplex reticle and long range parallax adjustment on engraved fixed Talley rings fitted directly to quarter rib dovetails without separate bases. Pull 13 1/4". Weight: 9lbs, 3oz. Stockmaker and metalsmith names hand-engraved on sides of barrel. Virtually new condition. Exact mate available in .223 Remington. Same price.

Rifle Caliber: .243 Winchester
Manufacturer: Kent Bowerly
Model: Custom Ruger No.1 Single Shot
Serial Number: 133-67339
Barrel Length: 27
Condition: Virtually new
Metal Condition: Excellent
Wood Condition: Excellent
Bore Condition: Excellent
Butt Pad: Checkered steel buttplate
LOP: 13 1/4
Rib: Quarter rib
Weight: 9lbs, 3oz
Engraving: Finely scroll engraved by Bob Evans with gold borderlines, a wolf on left and a pronghorn on right in bright-colored vignettes on a blued receiver and with contrasting scrolls
Item Location: Livingston, Montana
Optic: Leupold Vari-X III 6.5-20x40mm matte-finish scope with very fine duplex reticle and long range parallax adjustment on engraved fixed Talley rings fitted directly to quarter rib

Price: $9,995.00