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    Hunting rifles, G29o,Low turret, BYF 44, BYF45

    Found these thru the years as hunting rifles...with the help of some friends we put them back as best we could. The bottom K98K was actualy as found(BYF45). The sniper rifle still had the original stock but was an old shop project by the time I found it. Im sure some old GI was quite proud of his son over it. The sling hole had been filled and a shotgun recoil pad had been added, and most of the rest of it was gone.
    The G29o , north of the finger groves was missing and the top wood and bands as well.
    The third one was BISHOP stocked.. all had matching bolts(yaHoo) and the bores were all wonderfull... Really just sharing.. but I am living proof you can still find this stuff!
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    My grandfather's BYF 43 was his hunting rifle from the day he brought it home from Europe to the day he was too weak to pick it up anymore. It now resides in my safe, next to the BYF 44 which belonged to my wife's grandfather.

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    Outstanding! Rifles can be so much more than the sum of there parts...I guess all of mine will end up in a garage sale in the end. But for the time being ..on my time off I like nothing better than to break one out, poor a cup of coffee and wonder were it had been. And perhaps who carried it during the war.

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    Let me know when and where the garage sale will be cause I'm gonna be jonny on the spot to get that low turret sniper. Nice collection, BTW.

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    Here's the BYF 43



    All-matching, except the stock. The stock numbers never matched the action. And when I say never, I mean from the day my grandfather pulled it out of the crate his unit found the rifles in.

    In fact, the solid walnut stock that grandpa had on the gun fell apart when I shot it after inheriting the rifle. I replaced it with a stock which is correct for a BYF 43. I think its the one in the photo...I went through a couple before I found the stock it currently resides in. It looks absolutely gorgeous in real life, and came from an Australianicon seller on gunboards.com. The walnut stock also came from Oberndorf, and has WaA 63 markings on it and a flat plate.. Indicating 1930s production unless the inspector in '43 wanted to play a cruel joke on future collectors.

    This rifle is from the k series of serial numbers. I think it's a Jan-Feb production, but I could be getting confused with the '44. k production in '43 is known to have used walnut for stocks, so getting a '43 with a WaA 63 walnut stock (flat buttplate) makes sense.. I'd say they were making do with what they had.

    Cleaning rod and site shield I put on (I never saw them, even when I was a child and first handled this gun).

    Grandpa always claimed accuracy out to at least 250 yds, and my experience bore this out after I had it recrowned to correct a slight ding on the crown. I stressed to the gunsmith that I wanted to keep the military crown profile, and cut as minimal amount of material as possible. I advised him as to the importance of this rifle in my collection, and how disappointed I would be if they didn't follow my instructions. I was 100% satisfied with the work. They only took .050" off and the cut is sharp enough to nick your finger, without having burrs. It is now a 300 yd gun. State Line Gun Shop in Mason NH did the work.

    This rifle will be handed down through the family, and won't see a yard sale at least until long after I've stopped caring.
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    Thats a beauty!!!! i think its great you know so much of the history...thanks for sharing!!!
    Also, thankyou VH.. would love to come back as a ghost to see the garage sale myself!
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