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Kimber of Oregon Model 89 BGR 7×57 ( 7mm Mauser ). Serial 8901165 has a 22-inch light sporter barrel sans provisions for open sights. Features include a Model 89 action (controlled round feeding via a Mauser-type full length claw extractor, three position Model 70-type safety, steel bottom metal with inside-the-bow release) and a AA-grade walnut stock (ebony forend tip, panel checkering, steel grip cap, inletted sling swivel studs, logo recoil pad). DIMENSIONS: Weight is 7.2 pounds and the length-of-pull is 13.65 inches. CONDITION: Likely unfired since factory proof. The bore is exceptional, strong and bright. Mechanics are solid and trigger pull crisp. Metal and wood finishes tightly crowd 100 percent. No box or literature. Talley light weight ring mounts (30mm) are attached. The price is firm and layaway is available. $3,500 plus shipping.

Custom Remington Model 700 .308 Winchester presented to Lones Wigger upon winning the 1976 National High Power Silhouette Championship. Consigned by a fellow competitor as purchased directly from Wigger, serial A6224111 custom features include a 24-inch barrel by Roy Dunlap (tapering to .750-inch muzzle diameter, recessed crown), a Hart trigger and a second thumbhole stock for standing position. Both stocks have glass bedding over the full length of the action. IMPORTANT: There is no safety and the trigger breaks at nothing more than an angel’s whisper. DIMENSIONS: Weight (with presentation stock and optic) is 10.0 pounds and length-of-pull (presentation stock) is 13.15 inches. CONDITION: The bore is strong and bright. Barrel finish (polished blue) is approximately 80 percent with spots of silvering or rubbed to bare. The muzzle and crown area is thinned and tarnished. Action finish is approximately 85 percent. Stocks are each approximately 80 percent. OPTIC: A Leupold VX-III 6.5-20×40 EFR Air Rifle scope (dot reticle, .25 MOA clicks, adjustable objective) is seated in Leupold mounts. Optics are clear with cleaning rubs on lens coatings. LONES WIGGER: Widely regarded as the finest competitive rifle shooter to have ever taken aim for the United States, Lones Wigger was a member of four Olympic Teams, winning both Gold and Silver in 1964 and a second Gold in 1972. He also set 13 individual world records and shared another 16 with team members. Over his storied career, Wigger won 91 National Championships across several events. He shot for 20 major American teams on the world stage, including four Olympic Teams, seven World Championships, five Pan-American Games and four Championship of the Americas with a records of 67 team and 44 individual medals over his career. Wigger was also a member of 12 Council Internatinale Sport du Militarie (CISM) military teams, winning 34 CISM medals. He also proudly serviced with the United States Army Marksmanship Unit and completed in international matches representing the United States for 23 years. Finally, Lones Wigger was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in June, 2008 – the only shooter in history to have received this honor. The price is firm and layaway is available. $2,500 plus shipping.

Van Horn custom .458 Lott. Based on a much-refined 1917 Enfield with serial number WV375, it wears a 22-inch tapering barrel (.805-inch muzzle diameter, ramp front sight assembly with brass-beaded blade, four port Mag-Na-Port, sling swivel stud, island express with fixed blade). Barrel underside is marked “458 14”, “B3160”, “B.J.O.” and “TJ” with the J presented “lazy” (on its side). Features include a much-refined action with custom base for a red dot sight on the front ring, custom bolt handle, custom bottom metal with inside-the-bow release and a tuned custom trigger. Finish is an outstanding rust blue. STOCK: Properly shaped for its intended purpose from a AAA-grade blank, dressings include a rosewood forend tip, exceptional 26 lines-per-inch wrap checkering, steel crossbolt with engraved caps, soft Monte Carlo comb with shadow-lined scalloped cheek rest, toe line stud and a thin Pachmayr pad. Bedding extends from the lug to the forend tip. CAPACITY: Four plus one. Feeding is smooth, extraction/ejection are positive and the bolt closes smoothly over “single fed” rounds. DIMENSIONS: Weight is 9.8 pounds and the length-of-pull is 13.45 inches (13.0 inches to wood line). CONDITION: The bore is outstanding. Metal finish is approximately 99 percent. Rear bridge drilled tapped with third filled hole. Wood is approximately 97 percent with a scattering of small impressions. The price is firm and layaway is available. $6,500 plus shipping.

Van Horn custom .460 Weatherby Magnum (caliber verified). Serial PH505 is based on a refined 1917 Enfield. Features include an 18-inch barrel (20 inches with brake, front sight with folding hood and brass-beaded blade, sling swivel stud, island express rear sight, custom base for red dot sight). Features include a stippled front ring, custom bolt knob, custom bottom metal with inside-the-bow release and a tuned custom trigger. Metal finish appears to be CeraKote. STOCK: The AAA English walnut stock is of substantial profile with a rosewood forend tip, 26 lines-per-inch wrap checkering accented with fleurs, double crossbolts, soft Monte Carlo comb with shadow-lined scalloped cheek rest, toe line stud and a Pachmayr recoil pad. The barrel is fitted with second recoil lug and bedding its full length. DIMENSIONS: Weight is 10.2 pounds and the length-of-pull is 13.9 inches. CONDITION: As one would expect, the bore is outstanding. Metal finish is at least 99 percent. Wood is approximately 98 percent with occasional minor indications of handling. The Burris FastFire II optic works properly. The price is firm and layaway is available. $10,000 plus shipping.