Westley Richards 1871
I was happen to come into another Westley Richards 1871 patent rifle in 577/500 No.2 last weekend.It should be a great shooter as the bore is in good shape and the wood is very solid.I am always happy...
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Yep, 100% the same rifle. How long ago did you let it go? The gent I bought it from was from Florida and I think I got a pretty good deal on it. Did you shoot it at all?
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I sold it about 4 years ago. Didn't get to shoot it. I found something I wanted more right after I received it back from the stocker.
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Well I hope to have some shooting to report before too long here. Who stocked it? I have an 1869 which needs a proper forend and this one looks pretty good especially compared to the one on the '69 now.
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I don't remember. He was a fairly recent Russian immigrant. He did some metal work on it as well. I was happy with the metal work and mostly the stock. I wasn't too happy with the checkering. If I...
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