My Gunsmith and his labor of love

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My Gunsmith and his labor of love

Post by herb » Sun May 03, 2020 5:44 pm

In the past I have posted many pics of my local gunsmith Nick Makinson working on some of my guns. Numerous times he mentioned a .600 nitro express he build for an American client. I felt that it was one of his greatest works and I could sense the joy & pride when he talked about that gun.

I have spent countless hours in his workshop as he is also a dear friend and I visit him often to hear stories of his Birmingham days before he immigrated to Canada.

The .600 NE has come up for sale and I found it a very interesting read. There are pictures and a lot of details. The price is also mentioned at the end.

Extraodinary Nick Makinson .600 Express
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Re: My Gunsmith and his labor of love

Post by Shivaji.Dasgupta » Sun May 03, 2020 6:22 pm

really superb.....
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Post by timmy » Mon May 04, 2020 5:06 am

What beautiful work! This sort of rifle is really art, in many aspects. One thing I note are the tang extensions, from the action to the comb and pistol grip. This is testimony to the recoil of this round, Thanks for sharing this, Herb. It is truly something to behold!
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Re: My Gunsmith and his labor of love

Post by pistolero » Mon May 04, 2020 2:20 pm

Oh My God!!
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Post by pran80 » Mon May 04, 2020 3:58 pm

Herb,
Thanks for sharing. Can keep looking at the rifle for hours due to its sheer beauty.
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Re: My Gunsmith and his labor of love

Post by herb » Tue May 05, 2020 12:13 am

timmy wrote:
Mon May 04, 2020 5:06 am
What beautiful work! This sort of rifle is really art, in many aspects. One thing I note are the tang extensions, from the action to the comb and pistol grip. This is testimony to the recoil of this round, Thanks for sharing this, Herb. It is truly something to behold!
Very correct Timmy, more of an art than a functional tool.

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Post by ckkalyan » Tue May 05, 2020 10:23 am

Quite a range of astoundingly superior quality and, highly embellished firearms! :shock: I couldn't believe my eyes!

Thanks for sharing herb :cheers:
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Post by Vikram » Tue May 05, 2020 4:20 pm

That's a beautiful gun. The only thing delicate about it is the engraving. Everything thing screams Africa.

At $200,000 it is definitely not on the inexpensive side. Guns America lists it as sold. Someone lucky got it!

Thanks for sharing, Herb.
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