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dot43 in walnut...

Bob in OHIO

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This one fits right in my wheel house.
:thumbsup:

The staining of the wood is most likely from iron in the tree when it was growing.
This has quickly been moving up on my "favorite" list.​
 

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dot-43

I have to say thats one purty rifle. I've seen other walnut stocks "lacking" for the lack of a better term no grain to speak of. Just a smokey line running up through the wood.
That stock is as crisp as they get. Thanks for sharing.:hail:
 
BIO,
That has to be one of the best mid war stocks I have ever seen. A true beauty,congats.:hail::hail:
 
Unissued, IMO.
The wood is period stained, but never had a top coat of oil to darken the wood...
beautiful open pores etc etc...​
 

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Ah, now I know why you turned your nose up at that other :thumbsup: BiO, that thing is smokin. I've never seen one nicer. Pic stickied. What block? h, k ?
 
Those who might view Brünn I as a second rate manufacturer have obviously never seen a dot 1943 wearing walnut. Be still, my fluttering heart!:hail:
 
Actually g-block & xmas gift to self.
Speed milled front band, E/135 rear band. The blue is superb and yes, 'dot' did quality work.
I appreciate the thumbs up...​
 
The Brünn I factory was on par with Mauser for quality in my book, and even surpassed them at times. Attached is a first shot report for May of 1944, showing the percentage of rifles that passed first shot for accuracy test in May. Nice rifle Bob, I can see why you like it!

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Thats a nice one Bob!!


Would you guys buy a gun just for a stock like this if it was mis-matched??

I passed on a dot43 with this same stock but the whole stock set was mis-matched to the reciever (but matching) and was also a bolt m/m. $600 asking price was too much for me but I wanted that stock!! Easy push thumb take apart too...



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Wow! Gorgeous rifle!

Looks like BCD was second only to BNZ in that first shot report. I thought they had a better reputation than that.
 

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