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Have recently acquired this 25/06 rifle in a multiple long gun purchase. Other than the 25 06 stamped on barrel and the name on the scope, I don't have much to go on. It appears to me to be a custom gun of some origin with a heavy barrel slightly tapered to the end. The gun weights 15.2 pounds most of which is in the solid tapered barrel. The barrel diameter on the end discharge end is 1". The recoil pad on the stock end has Pachmayr Gun Works on it. Through limited research I see where Pachmayr made some accessories such as that, and also made custom guns out in California. I wish this was one of them!
The scope is a 2" Unertl with a spring assist recoil slide. The end caps are threaded and screw into the scope. You can adjust the amount of recoil travel by adjusting the stops on the spring. Again with limited research, it seems the recoil slide would have been used prior to that sort of motion compensation being built into more modern scopes. The optics are clear and certainly usable.
I'm hoping someone on here can shed some light on what this is and the time frame it may have been made. It may just be a one off custom gun someone made to see how heavy a barrel was possible. I have not shot it yet, but a prop of some type would be absolutely necessary for a steady shot. Your insight is appreciated! I have more photos.
The scope is a 2" Unertl with a spring assist recoil slide. The end caps are threaded and screw into the scope. You can adjust the amount of recoil travel by adjusting the stops on the spring. Again with limited research, it seems the recoil slide would have been used prior to that sort of motion compensation being built into more modern scopes. The optics are clear and certainly usable.
I'm hoping someone on here can shed some light on what this is and the time frame it may have been made. It may just be a one off custom gun someone made to see how heavy a barrel was possible. I have not shot it yet, but a prop of some type would be absolutely necessary for a steady shot. Your insight is appreciated! I have more photos.